http://www.dailydomainer.com/2007161-idn-internationalized-domain-names.html
Many folks think IDNs are the next great domain gold rush.. The concept is that not all of the world uses English character (ASCII) keyboards. Lots of the best IDNs are taken already and the waters are still a bit murky in terms of which standards will get adopted, but get out those Cyrillic keyboards and foreign dictionaries if you're interested folks. And tread carefully. ;)
Two korean idns (Cellular phone) went for $37,000 and $42,000 today
http://www.idnforums.com/forums/11190-a-fierce-battle-is-raging-on-snapnames-for-2-korean-idns.html
Posted by: Jeff M | May 20, 2007 at 07:55 PM
comments on this sale frank? :-)
Care to buy our names now ? heheheh
***FS*** I'm sticking with ASCII names for the time being. That certainly isn't an indictment of IDNs. I wish the new registrant well. To me this just shows how much opportunity is left in the secondary market.. it's the wild-west out there.
Posted by: Jeff M | May 20, 2007 at 10:04 PM
Actually it probably not as risky as most people think. If you try to sell a domain at IDNForums with a dodgy translation, the chances that you will not be pulled up by one of the native speakers there is virtually nil.
At Dnlocal, we are attempting to launch an auction format where the responsibility of providing a description/translation is taken out the hands of the seller and placed with an independent third party. We feel that ultimately this is the way forward, if we are going to achieve the widest investor support.
Posted by: David Wrixon (aka Rubber Duck) | May 21, 2007 at 04:35 AM
By my calculation one of those is in the Top 10 Snapnames YTD.
That is in domaining terms about the equivalent of nought to 120mph in 4.2 seconds.
Posted by: David Wrixon (aka Rubber Duck) | May 21, 2007 at 05:55 AM