October 2012 – Global by Design

Is white the world’s most popular car color?

December 3, 2012October 28, 2012 by John Yunker

It’s well known that colors carrying different meanings in different cultures. The paint producer PPG Industries has released results from a global survey on car color preferences around the globe. And it turns out that car consumers in North America, …

Give me a .uk and hold the .co

October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 by John Yunker

Ever wonder why the UK home page for Amazon is located at amazon.co.uk and not simply amazon.uk? It’s one of those quirks of the domain name system. Countries have control over the administration of their country codes, which means country-specific standards, …