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Month: August 2021

Starlink is technically global, linguistically not so much

August 31, 2021 by John Yunker

Starlink, the SpaceX-operated satellite communications service, “is now delivering initial beta service both domestically and internationally, and will continue expansion to near global coverage of the populated world in 2021.” …

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Categories Global gateway fail, Global navigation, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Expedia drops flags in its recent redesign

August 19, 2021 by John Yunker

A common refrain in Global by Design are the many risks of using flags as part of your global navigation strategy. As I’ve noted over the years, many companies have …

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Categories Expedia, Flags, Global By Design, Global gateway fail, Global navigation, Travel, Web Globalization, Web Globalization Report Card

Microsoft takes on homograph domains

August 18, 2021 by John Yunker

The Internet can be a dangerous place. It seems every day we hear horror stories of hacking and phishing attacks. And some of these dangers track back to the domain …

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Categories Country Codes, Domain names, IDN (Intl. Domain Name), Microsoft, Web Globalization

Taking emoji global: Google and Adobe

August 1, 2021 by John Yunker

Two interesting posts to share about the globalization of emoji… GooglePolishing Up Emoji Emoji have a global audience and it’s important for them to be globally relevant. Pie emoji is …

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Categories Adobe, Culture, Fonts, Global By Design, Google, Social, Usability, Web Globalization

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