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'''.點看''' is an [[IDN]] [[gTLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Verisign]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> | '''.點看''' is an [[IDN]] [[gTLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Verisign]].<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> | ||
| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | ===IDN Transliterations of .com & .net=== | ||
| + | Verisign's [[Pat Kane]] noted in January 2012 that the company was planning on applying for "about 12" new gTLDs, and noted that most of these were going to be [[IDN]] transliterations of [[.com]].<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/322517-verisign-management-discusses-q4-2011-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=qanda 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript], SeekingAlpha.com. Published 26 January 2012.</ref> Expected languages included Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Hebrew.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/01/26/verisign-plans-to-apply-for-about-12-new-top-level-domain-names/ Verisign Plans to Apply for About 12 New Top Level Domain Names], DomainNameWire.com. Published 26 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/verisign-to-apply-for-a-dozen-new-gtlds/ Verisign to Apply for a Dozen New gTLDs], DomainIncite.com. Published 27 January 2012.</ref> | ||
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| + | During its first quarter earnings report, on April 26, 2012, it was confirmed that Verisign would be applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are foreign language transliterations of .com and .net. | ||
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| + | In the end, the languages chosen for transliterations are: Thai, Deva, Korean (Hang), Chinese (Hant/Traditional & Hans/Simplified), Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Japanese. The two non-IDN applications by the company are for [[.comsec]] and [[.verisign]]. | ||
| + | ===Application=== | ||
| + | Excerpts from the Response to Question #18 in TLD Application: | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 15 January 2013
| Status: | Proposed |
| Language: | Chinese (Hant/Traditional) |
| Translates to: | Transliteration of ".com" |
| Type: | IDN gTLD |
| Category: | Technology |
| Priority #: | 20 |
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.點看 is an IDN gTLD being proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Verisign.[1]
Background
IDN Transliterations of .com & .net
Verisign's Pat Kane noted in January 2012 that the company was planning on applying for "about 12" new gTLDs, and noted that most of these were going to be IDN transliterations of .com.[2] Expected languages included Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Hebrew.[3][4]
During its first quarter earnings report, on April 26, 2012, it was confirmed that Verisign would be applying for 14 new gTLDs, 12 of which are foreign language transliterations of .com and .net.
In the end, the languages chosen for transliterations are: Thai, Deva, Korean (Hang), Chinese (Hant/Traditional & Hans/Simplified), Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Japanese. The two non-IDN applications by the company are for .comsec and .verisign.
Application
Excerpts from the Response to Question #18 in TLD Application:
References
- ↑ Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings
- ↑ 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript, SeekingAlpha.com. Published 26 January 2012.
- ↑ Verisign Plans to Apply for About 12 New Top Level Domain Names, DomainNameWire.com. Published 26 January 2012.
- ↑ Verisign to Apply for a Dozen New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com. Published 27 January 2012.