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Month: August 2015

Is .com worth changing your name?

November 12, 2015August 11, 2015 by John Yunker
taking .com global IDNs

Venture capitalist Paul Graham believes so. He notes: 100% of the top 20 YC companies by valuation have the .com of their name. 94% of the top 50 do. But only …

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Categories Business globalization, Country Codes, Domain names, Global Marketing, IDN (Intl. Domain Name)

Global gateway icon: Globes gain traction

August 10, 2015 by John Yunker

Regular readers of this blog know well that I advocate for a global gateway icon on websites and apps — a visual element that lets users know, regardless of their language, …

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Categories Global navigation

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