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Month: June 2011

Going Global with JavaScript: Coming this Fall

June 27, 2011 by John Yunker

JavaScript enables everything from simple online sign-up forms to complex web-based applications. But there is not much information out there on how to effectively internationalize and localize JavaScript code. Which is why I’m pleased to announce that Byte Level Books …

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Categories Books, Software Localization, Unicode, Web Globalization

While we’re saving paper, why not save time?

June 20, 2011 by John Yunker

Perhaps you’ve received an email with this message in the footer: I’ve received plenty of these messages over the past few years. And I got to thinking that if we’re going to ask people to save paper, maybe we should …

Read moreWhile we’re saving paper, why not save time?

Categories Completely unrelated

The top 10 country codes (and the fall of China)

April 1, 2013June 15, 2011 by John Yunker

Verisign published its quarterly industry brief a few weeks ago. In it, the guide includes the top 10 ccTLDs, reprinted below: There are now more than 81 million registered ccTLD domains, which comprise about 40% of all registered domain names. Verisign says ccTLD …

Read moreThe top 10 country codes (and the fall of China)

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

Making sense of internationalized domain names

March 31, 2013June 13, 2011 by John Yunker

Paul Sawers of The Next Web has written an in-depth article on the evolution of internationalized domain names (IDNs). It’s a great article for quickly getting up to speed on how non-Latin domains work on the Internet and how they’ve …

Read moreMaking sense of internationalized domain names

Categories Country Codes, IDN (Intl. Domain Name)

The Mr. Potato Head global gateway

June 8, 2011 by John Yunker

I was happy to discover recently that a toy that I loved as a child — Mr. Potato Head — is still alive and well. Not only that, but Mr. Potato Head is the star attraction on the Hasbro global gateway: …

Read moreThe Mr. Potato Head global gateway

Categories Global navigation

India: One country, many IDNs

June 6, 2011 by John Yunker

If you’re interested in learning more about IDNs, UNESCO and EURid recently released a report on the evolution and challenges of IDNs. It’s a good read and it highlights some of the struggles that countries and registries face and taking …

Read moreIndia: One country, many IDNs

Categories IDN (Intl. Domain Name), India

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