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Old 04-06-07, 12:57 AM
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I was wondering if somebody could fill me in on those weird characters I see in domains sometimes. I had no idea it was even possible to register a domain with anything other than numbers, letters or dashes.
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Old 04-06-07, 01:00 AM
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They're called IDNs(internationalized domain names).
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Old 04-06-07, 01:06 AM
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Can you register them anywhere? Like even GoDaddy or NameCheap?
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Old 04-06-07, 01:18 AM
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eNom
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Default Re: Those Weird Characters

Hmm... if you implement one into your domain it probably wouldn't be worth much right?
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Do you mind posting an example of one?

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Default Re: Those Weird Characters

Not as much as just a regular ol' English domain but depending on the length and keywords it could be worth a good amount of money.
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I'm not sure where I could get one as I don't see them that often Brandon and I don't have any weird characters on my keyboard either. Jerlene you got any idea or an example?
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Example of an IDNs: Bücher.com
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Default Re: Those Weird Characters

I can almost guarantee that most of those wouldn't get type-in traffic though so that's one reason why they probably wouldn't get a lot if you sold it.
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Default Re: Those Weird Characters

Search the web for these characters, copy and paste them into the form when registering the domain and voila.
Luckily, my keyboard has these characters.
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LOL I would love to see a pic of your keyboard. Take one just for me?
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Default Re: Those Weird Characters

Oh yah. You will definitely not get as much type in traffic. If the site is in another language, as that what the original intention of this was, you'd get a good amount of type ins.
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Ugh. That'd be a hassle.
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Example of an IDNs: Bücher.com
So, this one is totally different from just Bucher.com?
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They are domains in other languages like Arabic, They only came out lately, all premium Arabic domains are already taken and they are worth alot.
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