.WS Setting Standard For Global Domain Names

The .WS Registry has started to rebrand itself,  to take advantage of the coming rise of International Domain Names (IDNs).
What started as Western Somoa, and has been equated to Web Site, for some time, is now being rebranded, as "World Site".
Take a look at this nifty Video that they have released.

VIDEO 

You would think that Verisign, the owners of the .com/net Registry would have taken the lead in this regard.

ICANN’s Vote Opens the Door for Fully Multilingual gTLD Domains

ICANN’s Vote Opens the Door for Fully Multilingual gTLD Domains

ICANN’s vote today approved new generic top level domain names (gTLDs), which may be applied for in any language. This vote not only paves the way for new domains like .Coke, .FedEx and .Target, but more significantly opens the door for internationalized domain names (IDNs) such as .קום, .ком and .ألعاب.


Full Details:  HERE

ICANN Finally Pushes IDN gtlds FORWARD!

After many years of discussion, ICANN has finally open up the international playing field to allow the furthering of IDN gtlds.
An obvious example of what will be:

Ownership of новости.com which means, News.com in Russian...will also include новости.ком
a fully translated/transliterated version of the English version of .com

This will also cover several other languages, which have been long available in the English .com version only.

Verisign, the owners of the .com/.net registries has made it be known that they will be going forward with this initiative.

With these historic announcements,  we should see a huge increase and interest,  in the acquision of  IDN.com domain names across most languages.

Availability of companies, or individuals to purchase their own brands, for example .coke or .apple, has also
been approved, going forward.

Much more discussion can be viewed HERE

First 5 Figure Hindi IDN Domain Name SOLD!

First 5 Figure Hindi IDN Domain Name SOLD!

The first 5 Figure Hindi IDN Domain Name Sale Occurred late last year, and has now been publicly reported.
How do I know?
I was the seller, in this transaction.
I was asked by Aaron Kravitz, at IDNBlog.com, to do a Q&A session, with respect to this sale.
The full details, can be viewed here.

http://idnblog.com/

Ultra Premium Chinese Domain Names 中文域名

Ultra Premium Chinese Domain Names 中文域名

My partner/wife and I own some Ultra Premium .hk domain names.

Looking to get the word out on these, that if the price is right, we might sell a few of them.

I'll also be sending out some letters to see if there are potential endusers, out there, as well, over the next few weeks/months.

The beauty of the .hks are the fact that they are bundled to include the original name .hk/.香港 , the varaint so if you have the Simplified version, the Traditional will resolve to it, and vice/versa.

Also included in the bundle is an English .hk , although it may be different than the original, since it was allocated on a first come/first served basis.


I'd like to get some additional exposure for them...so if there are Chinese members here who belong to some additional Chinese language forums, I would appreciate any links to this thread, you could provide. (if thats within the rules, of course.)

Heres the list:

I've included the variants, as well.

English Translation - Bicycles - xn--ub1as4k3rg.hk

自行车.hk

自行车.香港

自行車.hk - Variant

自行車.香港 - Variant

Bicycles.hk


English Translation - Dress - xn--6n2aljy9p.hk

连衣裙.hk

连衣裙.香港

連衣裙.hk - Variant

連衣裙.香港 - Variant

WomensClothing.hk


English Translation - Sports Glasses - xn--6fr246fj1qm8e.hk

运动眼镜.hk

运动眼镜.香港

運動眼鏡.hk - Variant

運動眼鏡.香港 - Variant

SportsGlasses.hk


English Translation - US / USA / United States - xn--vcsx75g

美国.hk

美国.香港

美國.hk - Variant

美國.香港 - Variant

United-States.hk


English Translation - Lingerie - xn--v6qp15k.hk

内衣.hk

内衣.香港

SexyUnderwear.hk


English Translation - Pearls - xn--mdyob.hk

珍珠.hk

珍珠.香港

Gemstones.hk


English Translation - Wallpaper - xn--sps869f.hk

壁纸.hk

壁纸.香港

壁紙.hk - Variant

壁紙.香港 - Variant

Wallpaper.hk


English Translation - PCs - xn--ciqpn789g85j.hk

个人电脑.hk

个人电脑.香港

個人電腦.hk - Variant

個人電腦.香港 - Variant

PersonalComputers.hk


English Translation - Images - xn--o1qp07a.hk

影像.hk

影像.香港

StockPhotos.hk


English Translation - Toronto - xn--jpq85vba.hk

多伦多.hk

多伦多.香港

多倫多.hk - Variant

多倫多.香港 - Variant

Toronto.hk


English Translation - Photos - xn--2uxqs.hk

照片.hk

照片.香港

Pics.hk


English Translation - Spices - xn--qev907i.hk

香料.hk

香料.香港

Spices.hk


English Translation - Foreign Exchange Market  -  xn--1jrs0jltaz6m.hk

外匯市場.hk

外匯市場.香港

外汇市场.hk - Variant

外汇市场.香港 - Variant

FXMarket.hk



Thanks....Steve  & Nancy.

P.S. This is definitely not a fire sale, and we may only sell a few. Just looking ahead, and doing some due diligence.

SEO Benefits Of IDN Domain Names

It looks as if there is a definite advantage in SEO, to having an IDN Domain Name.
I have heard many reports of how well they are placing.
Here are a couple of additional threads that report the same news.


SEO Benefits of IDNs
SEO Benefits of IDNs #2

mp3隨身聽.com FOR SALE - mp3players in Traditional Chinese.

Hi,

I'm looking for offers on -   mp3隨身聽.com

Thats mp3players.com in Traditional Chinese.

A super name to develop or flip to an mp3 manufacturing company.

Offers can be emailed to:  stbmax2002@yahoo.com

Only reasonable offers, will be reviewed, and acknowledged.

Additional Chinese domains can be viewed at ChineseDomainNames.info  

4 0f 9 first page Google listings are IDNs

4 0f 9 first page Google listings are IDNs!

Are IDNs good for search engine ranking and SEO?

Would they be a Web Developers dream?

Besides the fact that great generic terms can still be purchased for more than reasonable prices, the answer would have to be YES!

More Here

Earthquake & Tsunami Rock Japan

What is being reported as an 8.9 Richter Scale Earthquake, and resulting 10 meter high Tsunami, has rocked Japan.
Our prayers and best wishes, go out, to our Japanese friends.

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Google Buys Itself an IDN Portfolio

Google Buys Itself an IDN Portfolio.

It seems that Google has been quietly building itself an IDN Portfolio.
Many smaller companies have done this already, but we are now seeing a shift into larger companies, purchasing IDN Domain Names for themselves.
Google, is not the only BIG company doing this, as you can see by other posts on this site.

The full story is available on IDNBlog.com    

Corporate World Starting To Embrace IDN Domain Names

Corporate World Embracing IDNs.

With recent news of Google, Microsoft and McDonalds buying up IDN Domain Names, Pizza Hut China has jumped in as well.
必胜宅急送.com or http://xn--09st2hjis03i62p.com/
It looks like the business world is becoming savvy to the fact that IDNs will be an important piece of their overall business strategy.
Investors should take note...this is the start of what will only increase IDN values, and jumping in ASAP, before generic domains become out of reach, would be a wise decision.

More HERE

Microsoft Buying IDNs Too!

Microsoft Buying IDNs Too!

First it was McDonalds, and Goole buying up IDN Domains, now Microsoft is buying as well.

 виндоус.рф = Windows.rf




domain: XN--B1AELUGSN.XN--P1AI

state: REGISTERED, NOT DELEGATED

owner: Microsoft Corporation

owner-phone: +1 425 882 8080

owner-fax-no: +1 425 936 7329

owner-e-mail: domains@microsoft.com

owner-e-mail: ccops@markmonitor.com

phone: +1 425 882 8080

fax-no: +1 425 936 7329

e-mail: domains@microsoft.com

e-mail: ccops@markmonitor.com

org: Microsoft Corporation

registrar: RUCENTER-REG-RF

created: 2010.07.05

paid-till: 2011.07.05

source: RU-CENTER

More HERE

Google Buying IDNs?

On the heels of the news McDonalds are buying IIDN Domain Names...It Looks like Google are also buying IDNs, as well.

More HERE

ICANN & Versign....What's The Holdup?

What's The Holdup?
ICANN Internet Governance: Is It Working?/Steve DelBianco & Braden Cox

 (From 2007) Similarly, ICANN has simply taken too long to implement


internationalized domain names, a step that would improve Internet availability for

populations that don’t use the Roman alphabet character set. This failure could

prove fatal to the ICANN experiment if these populations and their governments

decide to implement their own non-Roman DNS.

More Here

First "Site of the Year" Google Trend Award is... an IDN

First "Site of the Year" Google Trend Award is... an IDN.
ПРЕЗИДЕНТ.РФ was selected the 2010 Google Trend Award for category Site of the Year .This category was presented for the first time in Google Trend . The second annual awards ceremony Google Trend for 2010 was held on 1 February,2011 .There were a total of 15 categories,such as sportsman,actor,movie,passion,question of the year and many others.For the first year,Google decided to add the Site of the year category.In order to choose the winner,the Google team had to analyze many search queries made by Internet users in 2010.


More HERE

McDonalds Onboard With IDN Domain Names

McDonalds Onboard With IDN Domain Names

Looks like McDonalds Corp are covering their bases, purchasing several .РФ, Russian IDN Domain Names. (See Below)
I would that they have also purchased or are looking into purchasing their other language equivalents, as well.
When corporations, start to pay attention to IDN Domain Name representation, you know that its just a matter of time for them to become mainstream, and garner more attention, and in turn higher offers/prices.


1 БИГТЕЙСТИ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF


2 БФРМ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

3 ДОМРОНАЛДАМАКДОНАЛДА.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

4 МАКГОРОДОК.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

5 МАКДОНОЛДС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

6 МАКДОНОЛЬДС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

7 МАККОМПЛЕКС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

8 МАКНАГГЕТС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

9 МАКНОВОСТИ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

10 МАКФЛУРРИ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

11 МАКХЭППИДЕНЬ.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

12 МАКЧИКЕН.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

13 МАКЭКСПРЕСС.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

14 РОНАЛД.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

15 СЕМЕЙНАЯКОМНАТА.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

16 ЦЕНТРРОНАЛДАМАКДОНАЛДА.РФ 2011-01-19 2012-01-19 ZAO Moscow-McDonalds BEELINE-REG-RF

P.S. There is still time to find great secondary market deals, but those deals won't be around forever.

IDN Domain Names Make $$$

IDN Domain Names Make $$$

John Tziviskos is a veteran domain investor, with one of the top premium portfolios of Greek IDNs. Recently in response to posts here and on Acro.net, John showed me his proof of revenue from the last year. I was impressed that a number of John’s top Greek IDNs netted a total profit of $22,000, and thought that many other IDN investors could benefit from a Q&A.

Full Interview...IDNBlog.com

IDNs Present Intriguing Long-Term Growth Opportunities

IDNs Present Intriguing Long-Term Growth Opportunities

VeriSign’s conference call last week was just a blip on the radar of most domainers, with the exception being DNW’s coverage here. Meanwhile, large investment research firms have certainly taken note.

VeriSign CEO Mark McLaughlin said on the call that he expects big things for the IDN gTLD market, and that he looks forward to partaking in the opportunity that is the ” IDN or the internationalized versions of .com and .net.” McLaughlin added that VeriSign will bid on many IDN versions of .COM, stating: “You could expect us to bid on all of the transliterations for .com and .net” when the new gTLD process is opened up.

Complete Details At.....IDNBlog.com

.hk ready to launch .香港 IDN Equivalent

Just received this email, from hkdnr:
They will be adding the .香港 transliteration to the IDN .hk domains.

- 中文版本隨英文之後 -


Dear customer,

We are pleased to inform you that our website www.hkdnr.hk will have a fresh new look from 12 Feb 2011 onwards. We hope you will like it.

We shall send invitation to eligible .hk customers to register .香港 domain name for free during the period from 22 Feb to 10 Mar. Please click here for details.

In preparation for the launch of .香港 and Registry/Registrar model, our Registration Agreement and the relevant policies will be updated. The new version (Version 5.0) will be effective on 22 Feb 2011. It is now posted here.



Should you have further inquiries and comments, please feel free to contact us on +852 2319 1313 or email to enquiry@hkdnr.hk.

Natural Cancer Remedies

Just came across these websites, for the natural treatment of cancer. I thought that some people might benefit from the information.
CancerTutor.com
CancerTruth.net  

UFO Over Jerusalem Israel, Dome of the Rock Jan 28, 2011 HD

UFO Jerusalem Israel, Jan 28, 2011 HD

Video of a U.F.O. spotted over The Dome of the rock, Jerusalem, just the other day!

VIDEO HERE.

New Hebrew IDN Domain Name Sales Website

Just came across this new Website selling Hebrew IDN Domain Names. ( domainic.co.il )
Looks Very Interesting...I may add a few of mine from Hebrew Domain Names, to get some added exposure to my own names.
Some of my additional language domain names can be seen at GreatIDNs.com, and the associated websites linked to it.

Introducing "Streets of Monaco," the World's First $1 Billion Super Yacht

Introducing "Streets of Monaco," the World's First $1 Billion Super Yacht.

Multimillion-dollar yachts are so 2010.

So to help oligarchs and tax exiles keep pace in 2011, U.K.-based Yacht Island Design has dreamed up the "Streets of Monaco," a $1.1-billion super yacht modeled on Monte Carlo, the municipality within the principality that is known for its high-rolling casino and luxury resorts. The four-story liner, which will stretch for more than 500 feet, will include a casino, race track, go-kart circuit, multiple tennis courts, and pools with swim-in Jacuzzi bars. Rather than having decks the ship will have buildings, including a replica of Monaco's famed Hotel de Paris. The lucky owners will be able to enjoy their champagne kisses and caviar dreams on a helipad, beside waterfalls and in a restaurant with underwater views.

More HERE

VeriSign Shares IDN Plans with Investors

VeriSign Shares IDN Plans with Investors

Company updates investors on internationalized domain names.

Yesterday VeriSign released fourth quarter results. On the investor conference call CEO Mark McLaughlin answered questions regarding the market opportunity for internationalized domain names, or IDNs.

McLaughlin explained “You could expect us to bid on all of the transliterations for .com and .net” when the new gTLD process is opened up.

Of course ‘all’ is a big number. I expect the company to apply for 15-20 so-called IDN equivalents of .com.

McLaughlin also said the company has about one million existing IDN second level domain name registrations for .com and .net combined.

It’s likely that owners of these existing second level IDNs will be able to pay to “unlock” the IDN equivalent, so that IDN.com becomes IDN.IDN.

(I’m not sure what would happen if VeriSign ever lost the .com contract, as it would still technically have the contracts for the IDN equivalents of .com. I doubt anyone has considered that in the new gTLD process. The same goes for other registries to apply for “IDN equivalents”.)

VeriSign expects the first batch of new gTLDs to come online in 2012, which looks likely given recent developments at ICANN.

Post Reprinted From:  domainnamewire.com

GreatIDNs.com

India Gets 7 New IDN Domain Name ccTLDs

India Gets 7 New IDN Domain Name ccTLDs
India gets seven IDN ccTLDS and more good news for IDN domain name supporters.


One thing I learned on my trip to India earlier this month is that there are a lot of local languages.

This week ICANN approved delegation of seven (yes, seven) internationalized county code domain names to National Internet Exchange of India. The delegated ccTLDs include भारत (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--h2brj9c”; بھارت “Bharat”), encoded as “xn--mgbbh1a71e”; భారత్ (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--fpcrj9c3d”; ભારત (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--gecrj9c”; ਭਾਰਤ (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--s9brj9c”; இந்தியா (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--xkc2dl3a5ee0h”; and ভারত (“Bharat”), encoded as “xn--45brj9c.

Also getting the nod this week: a Korean ccTLD for Republic of Korea, Chinese and Tamil ccTLDs for Singapore, and an Arabic ccTLD for the Syrian Arab Republic.

In other good news for IDN supporters, it looks like new gTLDs may actually move forward at March’s ICANN meeting, opening up the door for internationalized “equivalents” of existing top level domain names.
Excerpt From Domainwire.com

Has ICANN & Verisign Dropped The Ball?

Well Its hard to believe...but its been 10 years since IDN Domain Names were first introduced, and available for purchase.
Many domainers jumped on board, and started to purchase these new domain names in several different languages, in the .com/.net extentions.
Verisign is the company that controls the .com/.net extentions, and they have gained large a large amount of revenue over the last 10 years, from the registrations, and yearly renewal fees.
In fact I think I can confidently say, that the domainers who have purchased these .com/.net IDN domain names are responsible in a very big way, for the furthering of IDN Domain Names in general.
As a group, IDN Domainers were extremely happy to know that ICANN was finally moving forward, with  implementation of  full IDN for the.com/.net., particularly since without the involvement and investment in these IDNs, and the belief that they would be an integral part of the future of the internet, the IDN Domain Name industry, would be dead in the water.
So what have they done?
They implemented IDN fast track for IDN ccTLDs, or country code extentions, and have left .com/.net  IDN
owners high and dry, in their dust
There is no question that the .com/.net IDNs will be aliased to include the respective transliterations in their repective languages...but what is the DELAY?
I know that these continual ICANN meetings, (at prestigious locations), year in and year out, with upscale lodgings and fine dining are a pretty good gig for these ICANN officials to have, and getting things done, might not be the modis operandi, in order to continue to enjoy these perks, for an extended period of time.
Its time to get your heads out of the sand, ICANN, and move the agenda along.
And while your at it, Verisign, start doing something for the people who have been filling your wallets for a decade! Who's steering the ships at ICANN and Verisign?
There is no excuse for this kind of Ineptitude!
Further discussion on this topic, with input from Tina Dam, can be viewed "HERE"    
    

카지노.kr (Casino.kr) Korean - Sells For $11,500

카지노.kr (Casino) Sells For $11,500 in the most recent Sedo sales report.
The .com version Sold in Sept for 10,000, and the Hindi version कैसिनो.com also sold for $10,000 in September.
Very good deals for the buyers IMHO, and just a fraction of the price they will net, if they ever come up for sale again.
More Details At: IDN Blog 
http://greatidns.com/

IDN Domain Names - The Best Place To Learn About This Great Domain Name Investment!

IDN Domain Names - The Best Place To Learn About This Great Domain Name Investment!

I've been a regular at IDN Forums, for almost 6 years, now.
A fellow domainer had put me on to IDN Domain Names, and this was the original (and only) place to learn, buy and trade, at the time.
I was tired of trying to acquire any Domain Names of significance, and since I didn't have a 3 inch thick wallet, it wasn't going to happen any time soon!
I found it amazing, that Great IDNs could be registered, very reasonably, I may add, and I saw that the potential for growth was astronomical!
There are several thousand members registered at IDN Forums, and many new members registering every day. Of significant  importance, is the fact that there are a large number of members who are very knowledgeable, in every aspect of the Domain Name business, but in particular IDNs.
The membership there, includes almost all ethnic origins and languages, which is of great importance for any new IDN followers, as they can find help with any questions they may have regarding IDN Domain Names.
Since that time there are a great number of IDN related websites, and a number of additional language forums as well.
There are some SUPER deals available on the sales and auction forums, every day, and if you are at all interested...you could easily acquire a VERY GOOD portfolio, for a Very Reasonable price.
This portfolio, IMHO, will be worth a great deal, going forward.
If you think that IDN Domain Names are something you should investigate...you owe it to yourself  to check it out...you certainly won't be disappointed.
Links to IDN Forums and many other resources are available from my site: IDN Domainer  

Why Should You Invest In IDNs?

Why Should You Invest In IDNs?

A few good friends started a casual email discussion as to why IDNs are valuable. Spurred on by their thoughtful responses, here are my thoughts on the matter:

Pent-Up Demand Leading to Future Value:
In many countries IDNs will displace Latin domains as the domains of choice since native language domains are preferred.......

Full Details....http://IDNBlog.com 

я.com Single Letter Russian Domain Name

я.com Single Letter Russian Domain Name is on auction, at IDN Forums, at the moment.
Someone will be getting an AWESOME Domain Name, for a Great Price!
Auction Thread Here:
http://www.idnforums.com/forums/28143-%D1%8F-com.html

Which Is The Better IDN Domain Name?

In order to determine which is the best IDN Domain Name value, we need to look at a number of variables.
After some consideration, I would say that in most languages the ccTLD extention would be in most cases somewhat more valuable.
However, in some cases, such as Geographical domain names, I feel the .com, and transliteration, which will be included in the ownership of the .com , will be more valuable. The reason for this, is it just fits better, and also is not reserved or regulated by the Government where the ccTLD resides.
This would cover most languages, in my opinion.
As, far as the Arabic, and Indian languages, are concerned, I would have to go with the .com version.
In the case of Arabic, because there are so many countries that speak it, the .com would have more connection with the population, as a whole.
This may also be the case, with the Indian Domain Names, as there several different dialects, used within the overall population.

IDN Domain Names - The BIGGEST Change To The Internet Since Its Inception!

IDN Domain Names - The BIGGEST Change To The Internet Since Its Inception!

Remember when the Internet was born, and you were able to purchase Domain Names for the Very First Time?
Some people were wise, and invested in this New Opportunity.
Virtual Real Estate was born!
Real Estate, that didn't cost hundreds of thousands of dollars...but just $10.
Later on we discovered that these pieces of real estate, were worth huge amounts of money.
Geographical Locations, Financial Terms, Products and Services, could all be purchased, and Prime Generic terms are worth BIG Money.

At one time you could purchase a decent Domain Name for a few thousand dollars.

Not Any More!

People are snapping up names that don't even make sense, like HomeInsurancesQuotes.com, and CarsRentals.com, etc, etc...

Why are Good Generic Names Worth So Much?

Prime Generic Terms, in Domain Names, when developed will place you high on the Search Engines, and bring you massive amounts of TRAFFIC and REVENUE.

Prime Generic Terms can also draw a large amount of type-in traffic, and therefore good revenue as well.
The problem is, ALL these names were purchased within a short period of time, and in order to acquire them, you MUST be very Wealthy, or you can forget about even trying.
Not so with IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names).
Prime Generic Terms are STILL Available to Purchase, At Very Reasonable Prices.
But Just as before, with English (ascii) Domain Names, they will become Extremely Valuable, as exposure to them increases. The Wise person will see this, and get involved, before these Domain Names, rise in value, and become unreachable to the average person.
Isn't it TIME you  had a Closer Look at this MASSIVE Opportunity, before it Slips Away?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKrLPVCsA4
http://GreatIDNs.com

Why IDNs Should Matter to Domain Investors

Posting on Elliots Blog

My wife and I had dinner the other night with Aaron Krawitz and his wife, Emily. Aaron and I met at a New York domain investor get together, and not only are we both domain investors, but our wives are in the same year of graduate school working on a similar degree. Aaron is an Ivy-League graduate and currently works at a prestigious New York firm.

While our wives talked about internships and the field of Psychology, Aaron and I talked about domain names and investing. Aaron has significant IDN domain name investments, and I know next to nothing about them. I asked Aaron if he would write a guest post about IDNs so I can share with my readers why he and others are so passionate about them. Aaron and his business partner, Gary Males, wrote the following. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923

Three Chances to Secure a Top Domain Portfolio This Week!

Stop buying domains that no one will remember. This week you have 3 chances to make your mark.

First, .DE is releasing the following handful of short domains to the first registrant to submit a registration fax at a specified time...

Details At IdnBlog.com

B.C River Turns Neon Green!

British Columbia River Turns Green - Video Reports
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_-gwiteFE&feature=aso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaNHo6QEeZc&feature=related

How To Get Started In IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names)

How To Get Started With IDN Domain Names.
This Is An Excellent Article. It is an Interview with one of the TOP IDN Domainers.
http://www.domainbits.com/idn/
http://GreatIDNs.com

Introduction To IDN Domain Names

Heres one of the Best Videos Available, to describe what IDNs are all about.
This video is produced by ICANN, the governing body, for the Internet.
Enjoy! Video Link
GreatIDNs.com - A Selection Of Premium IDN Domain Names, In Several Different Languages.

HOW To Buy Domain Names in YOUR OWN Language.

Hi, again.
I am going to start adding more posts regarding IDNs (Internationalised Domain Names) on a regular basis from here on.
As in any Domain Name purchase, the top categories to look for would be GEO, or Geographical Names, Cities, Towns, Resort areas. As the ccTLDs are relaeased in IDN, they will probably be reserved by the governments where these places are located. In this case the IDN.com will be the only option available, and thus will be very valuable.
Note: Ownership of IDN.com Domain Names will also give the .com owner rights the the .com equivalent in each respective name, in each respective language.
Sometimes they will also be valuable if being a Resort area for a particular demographic. For example, if a Turkish resort area is highly frequented by a Russian clientele...owning this Turkish location, in Russian would be a wise choice.
Financial and Investment related Domain Names, would be a top priority, as well, as they tend to earn higher amounts, when parked or sold.
In the same quality, would be certain service related Domain Names, such as Insurance related terms.
After that, I would be looking for Generic products, like Coffee, Bathrooms, Furniture, etc.
Most of these Domain Names will no doubt, already be registered by someone already, however, they can still be purchased on the secondary market at prices that when looking back in a couple years will be deemed Very, Very Cheap.
Are there opportunities, in this market?....YES! I have SOLD more than once, IDN Domain Names that I paid only $7.99, for $10,000, and several at somewhat less money. And this without Business, and the general public having any Knowledge, of the availability of IDNs!
This is NOW starting to change, and Knowledge of IDNs, is about to become mainstream.
The Snowball has started rolling down the hill, the horse has bolted from the barn, etc,etc...
The Value of IDN domain Names, are about to climb, to more equal level of its ascii/English counterparts.
In fact, in a couple of years, and possibly/probably sooner, I would not expect to purchase anything of any value/significance, without having a very thick wallet!
With this in mind...if you are going to jump intp this HUGE Investment OPPORTUNITY, you need to do it NOW!

Some of my IDN Related Sites are:

http://GreatIDNs.com - All Language IDN Domain Name Site.
http://Russian-Domain-Names.com - Russian
http://Arabic-Domain-Names.com - Arabic
http://HebrewDomainNames.com - Hebrew
http://HindiDomainNames.com  - Hindi/Marathi
http://CzechDomainNames.com - Czech/Slovak
http://ChineseDomainNames.info - Chinese
http://xn--mxaa5adjenwmr4c3a.com - Greek
http://IDNs.es - Spanish
http://xn--80aidkfdbtegirpx4l9g.com - Ukrainian

The Top Forum For Learning About IDN Domain Names, with members representing almost ALL Languages is IDNForums:

http://IDNForums.com

Hope this has been a helpful post...Stay Tuned For More, Soon.