Category: idn

IDN Scaremongering – Mashable and Times Online Screw Up

IDNs might be a slightly “hot” topic at the moment following on from ICANN’s launch of the IDN cctld program recently. However, IDNs are NOT a new topic. Far from it. They’ve been around for quite some time. Unfortunately neither The Times Online or Mashable seem to have done any homework. Considering the amount of… Continue reading IDN Scaremongering – Mashable and Times Online Screw Up

EU IDNs – Some Governments Still Don’t Get It!

Image via Wikipedia When .eu launched a couple of years ago all member states were given the chance to put names down on a “reserve list”. The idea being that these names should only be registered either by the state or its organs. Unfortunately some governments didn’t take advantage of this, with the end result… Continue reading EU IDNs – Some Governments Still Don’t Get It!

dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009

DotMobi will be launching IDNs in simplified Chinese during the second quarter of 2009. IDNs (Internationalised Domain Names) allow domains to be registered (and accessed) using non-ASCII characters. If you want to get a basic overview of IDNs check out the WikiPedia entry, or head over to the section on the  ICANN site. Related articles… Continue reading dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009

IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post

David Curtin, IEDR CEO, was interviewed during the week by Sunday Business Post’s technology editor Adrian Weckler The full interview is available online. Some of the questions posed by Weckler revealed some of the more awkward and restrictive views of the registry, including its policy on censoring domain names. However it is interesting to note… Continue reading IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post

Eurid Examining IDNs

Eurid, the organisation responsible for running .eu, is currently polling the public about their views on the introduction of IDNs. The poll maybe found here More information on IDNs maybe found on their site also

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