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Month: November 2009

IDN application update: Egypt, Russia, China…

November 28, 2009 by John Yunker

So who’s applied for IDNs so far? According to ICANN, 10 applications (representing five languages) were submitted over the first four days. ICANN won’t announce exactly who applied and for what until each application is successful — which pushes us …

Read moreIDN application update: Egypt, Russia, China…

Categories China, Country Codes, IDN (Intl. Domain Name), Russia

Country Codes of the European Union

March 31, 2013November 23, 2009 by John Yunker

I’m pleased to announce a new country codes map, this one devoted to the 27 members of the European Union. The ccTLDs are sized according to population and to the side is a list of the top 17 ccTLDs by …

Read moreCountry Codes of the European Union

Categories Country Codes, Maps

How do you type € again?

November 21, 2009 by John Yunker

It’s not easy having an American English keyboard when you frequently need to input characters like è or ä or ç. Or ¥. Or €. Maybe it’s because I switch between Mac and Windows so frequently. Or maybe I’m just …

Read moreHow do you type € again?

Categories Unicode

A book day, every day, including Forgetting English

November 21, 2009 by John Yunker

There is a woman who set out to read (and review) a book a day for a year. Not Moby-Dick, mind you. Books of a certain length. And she did it. A book a day for a year. But she …

Read moreA book day, every day, including Forgetting English

Categories Completely unrelated

A fantast.ic new country code

November 19, 2009 by John Yunker

Last week I wrote about the coming of IDNs (internationalized domain names). But IDNs aren’t the only new country codes to keep your eyes on. There is also the occasional new Latin-based ccTLD. Like .IC. The Canary Islands is looking …

Read moreA fantast.ic new country code

Categories Country Codes, Domain names

Minimalism in global gateways

November 18, 2009 by John Yunker

A global gateway doesn’t have to be fancy. In fact, it shouldn’t be fancy. It should be as easy to understand as a stop sign. Form and function and nothing else. You don’t want people getting confused, waiting for animation …

Read moreMinimalism in global gateways

Categories Global navigation, Web Globalization

ICANN is now accepting IDN applications

November 16, 2009 by John Yunker

It’s now November the 16th in Asia, which means the “Fast Track” has begun. Here’s the process: The Fast Track process is only for ccTLDs and only for those countries with non-Latin official languages. So if you qualify, get your …

Read moreICANN is now accepting IDN applications

Categories Country Codes, IDN (Intl. Domain Name)

Eagle over Seattle

November 15, 2009 by John Yunker

Offtopic, I know, but I have to share. This is a photo of an eagle I snapped yesterday. Normally, I’m a second too late for these types of pics. Such a beautiful bird. And there is a globe in the …

Read moreEagle over Seattle

Categories Completely unrelated

Meet the next generation of country codes

November 8, 2009 by John Yunker

So now that the media hype over internationalized domain names (IDNs) has died down, let’s focus on the messy details of what this all means. First of all, we’re not about to see the non-Latin equivalent of .com anytime soon. …

Read moreMeet the next generation of country codes

Categories Arabic, China, Country Codes, IDN (Intl. Domain Name), Russia

The IDN media deluge begins

November 2, 2009 by John Yunker

ICANN has been talking about IDNs for years. For that matter, so have I. So I half-expected a “boy that cried wolf” scenario to play out when ICANN finally did approve IDNs. That is, ICANN would say “IDNs are coming!” …

Read moreThe IDN media deluge begins

Categories Country Codes, IDN (Intl. Domain Name)

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