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For anyone like me interested in which new gTLDs were introduced but was surprised that their names were not included in the blog post: شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) — A

by racbart 13y ago

For anyone like me interested in which new gTLDs were introduced but was surprised that their names were not included in the blog post: شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) — Arabic for "web/network" онлайн (xn--80asehdb) — Cyrillic for "online" сайт (xn--80aswg) — Cyrillic for "site" 游戏 (xn--unup4y) — Chinese for "game(s)" Source: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131023_first_new_gtlds_go_live_on_the_internet_announces_icann/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131023_first_new_gtlds_go_li...

ultimatedelman 13y ago
yeah, i couldn't believe they were talking about all these new gTLDs and then neglected to mention any of them.
srhngpr 13y ago
Thanks for the list. I was trying to find it as well. Serious question: what would sway one to register and use one of the above extensions compared to what's already out there? Other than localized content, I can't imagine typing شبكة would be simple... Also, شبكة is also relevant in Farsi (Persian).
- dsl 13y ago
  > I can't imagine typing شبكة would be simple... It is pretty easy if that is your native keyboard. http://www.foreignlanguagekeyboard.com/images/kbarabic[1].jpg http://www.foreignlanguagekeyboard.com/images/kbarabic[1].jp...
- mikeash 13y ago
  "Other than localized content...." I have a hard time comprehending your question. They've added a bunch of non-English TLDs which are clearly for use by non-English sites, but when you ask why someone would use them, you exclude the obvious use-case out of hand. Aside from communicating with computers and other humans, what would anyone use the internet for?
- wiml 13y ago
  Hmm. On my (US) Mac, switch input method to Arabic, hit af;m and get شبكة . So no harder to type than "info" really if you already have your machine set up to switch between Arabic and Roman/Latin keyboard layouts.
seky 13y ago
You're right, thanks for supplying the info
th0br0 13y ago
Thanks for the list! It is somewhat ironic, that none of the registries are in (one of) the language's home countries... most especially given the recent NSA things happening.
wyclif 13y ago
It would be helpful if there were a list of all the new TLDs.
- petepete 13y ago
  Not exactly a 'list', but many of them are here: http://gtld.123-reg.co.uk/ http://gtld.123-reg.co.uk/ edit: Here's a list: https://gist.github.com/peteryates/7132974 https://gist.github.com/peteryates/7132974
  - wyclif 13y ago
    Thanks, exactly what I was looking for but couldn't find.

by racbart 13y ago

ultimatedelman 13y ago

yeah, i couldn't believe they were talking about all these new gTLDs and then neglected to mention any of them.

srhngpr 13y ago

Thanks for the list. I was trying to find it as well. Serious question: what would sway one to register and use one of the above extensions compared to what's already out there? Other than localized content, I can't imagine typing شبكة would be simple... Also, شبكة is also relevant in Farsi (Persian).

dsl 13y ago
> I can't imagine typing شبكة would be simple... It is pretty easy if that is your native keyboard. http://www.foreignlanguagekeyboard.com/images/kbarabic[1].jpg http://www.foreignlanguagekeyboard.com/images/kbarabic[1].jp...
mikeash 13y ago
"Other than localized content...." I have a hard time comprehending your question. They've added a bunch of non-English TLDs which are clearly for use by non-English sites, but when you ask why someone would use them, you exclude the obvious use-case out of hand. Aside from communicating with computers and other humans, what would anyone use the internet for?
wiml 13y ago
Hmm. On my (US) Mac, switch input method to Arabic, hit af;m and get شبكة . So no harder to type than "info" really if you already have your machine set up to switch between Arabic and Roman/Latin keyboard layouts.

seky 13y ago

You're right, thanks for supplying the info

th0br0 13y ago

Thanks for the list! It is somewhat ironic, that none of the registries are in (one of) the language's home countries... most especially given the recent NSA things happening.

wyclif 13y ago

It would be helpful if there were a list of all the new TLDs.

petepete 13y ago
Not exactly a 'list', but many of them are here: http://gtld.123-reg.co.uk/ http://gtld.123-reg.co.uk/ edit: Here's a list: https://gist.github.com/peteryates/7132974 https://gist.github.com/peteryates/7132974
- wyclif 13y ago
  Thanks, exactly what I was looking for but couldn't find.