If Russians are wary of Cyrillic domains, who’s buying them?
About a year ago, the NY Times ran an article with the headline: Russians Wary of Cyrillic Web Domains. As someone who has long been bullish on the future of …
Country Codes
I’m huge in Japan
My last name happens to be a rather popular brand name in Japan. The Yunker product is a health tonic and has been around since the late 1960s — just …
IDN update: Korea and India join the party
To date, there have been 33 internationalized domain name (IDN) requests across 22 languages. Most recently, India and Korea passed the string evaluation stage with their IDNs. I’ve updated my IDN …
Gruber gives up on his ✪ IDN
Tech pundit John Gruber threw in the towel on his domain ✪df.ws. He writes: What I didn’t foresee was the tremendous amount of software out there that does not properly …
Another country code bites the dust. Say goodbye to .AN
.AN is the ccTLD for the Netherlands Antilles which is about to fade into the sunset. Its days as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands will end in …
Congrats, Spain
Now I can get back to my regularly scheduled life.
Apple iPhone 4 improves international support
The iPhone is a global success story. And one of the reasons for this success can be attributed to the device’s support for more than 30 languages. But with the …
Chinese IDNs have arrived
ICANN gave approval to Chinese IDNs — for China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This is a significant development — particularly since China was one of the major forces pushing ICANN …
Country Codes of the World Cup
It’s almost here. Just a month away. The 2010 World Cup! There are 32 countries competing in the World Cup, which means 32 country codes. In celebration of those 32 …
The dawn of a new URL
ICANN announced today that its first full-length IDN has gone live. Here it is: http://وزارة-الأتصالات.مصر Give it a test drive. I just did (on the Mac) and Firefox, Safari, and …
Country code wallpaper for your iPhone
I realize I’m a bit obsessed with country codes. It’s a sickness, I know. After I created the Country Codes of the World map, I began looking at other platforms …
Bit.ly Pro is great news for ccTLD owners
Country code registrars around the world must have been smiling when Bit.ly announced its new enterprise service Bit.ly Pro. For $995 per month a company can leverage Bit.ly’s platform to …
Meet .co – An old country code with a new twist
A few months ago I wrote about the world’s most dangerous country codes. According to security firm McAfee, .cm is the most dangerous ccTLD because people frequently and incorrectly input …
ICANN approves IDNs for China, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka…
A few weeks back I asked Where is China’s IDN? ICANN not only answered my question about China, but also about a host of additional countries (and territory) that had …
In Canada, .ca is replacing .com
I spent a few days in Canada recently and was struck but how many billboards, newspapers, and web sites prominently displayed .ca instead of .com. I started writing down every …