Taming Foreign Languages
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers,ICANN, overseas a number of Internet related tasks. ICANN met in Paris last monthe. There were a fews interesting things that came out of this meeting.
You can read more about the results of their recent meeting from Ars Technica, here:
There are a few reasons why I have been following the issue of non-latin character domain names.
- My Foreign Lingo articles on submitting your website to foreign search engines are always popular.
- Lately I have received a flurry of emails on Russian search engine submissions and also on how to set your computer to read foreign languages.
So, naturally I have been following the question of whether countries like China and Russia will be able to use their own non-Latin character script online. This is understandably something they are pushing very hard.
During their meeting this week, ICANN discussed the question of allowing the Top Level Domain URL’s to use non-Latin characters. There is no final decision yet. ICANN says it will submit this question for public comment and will meet again in November to discuss it further.
If you would like to know what a Top Level Domain is, this article will give you an easy explanation:
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Read more on Taming Foreign Languages:
- Foreign Lingo
- How To Get Your Computer To Read Foreign Alphabets
- How To Set Your Computer To Read Foreign Languages
- Special Notice – Foreign Lingo
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They should not alow it, people who want to access a website must download special keyboards.
Hello there Paris Hilton,
Thank you for dropping by. These are interesting trends to follow. Let’s just hope that whatever happens, it is easy for everyone involved.