.AU reaches one million registrations
For Australia, with a population of just over 20 million, reaching one million domain registrations is pretty impressive. Says Adrian Kinderis, Managing Director of AusRegistry, the organization in charge of …
Domain names
Apple iPhone localization favors .com over country codes
The Apple iPhone goes on sale today in the UK and Germany. Awhile back I wondered how Apple would localize its Web keypad, which features the .com button to accelerate …
One million .CN registrations in just one month
That’s right. According to the latest stats from China’s registry, roughly one million .cn domains were registered between September 1 and October 1. That brings the grand total to 7.1 …
A strange map
Our latest and greatest map — Country Codes of the World — was published about two weeks ago. Since then, the response has been pretty amazing. I had a feeling …
Here comes IDNs
I recently came across an article I wrote way back in late 2001 about the need for internationalized domain names (IDNs). You can download the article here. Back then, I …
Register.Me
As I wrote awhile back, Montenegro has gotten approval for its own top-level country code domain (ccTLD). The code is .me and should be available for registration early in 2008. …
Are You Master of Your Domains?
Earlier this year I developed the Map of the World Wide Web, shown here: This map was designed to fit on a cubicle wall and include the major country code …
Say Goodbye to .YU
Although the country code .SU (Soviet Union) refuses to die, .YU (Yugoslavia) is now history. As the ICANN blog notes: With the transition of Serbia and Montenegro to using .RS …
.SU: The domain that refuses to die
The .su country code domain stands for Soviet Union. It was established in 1990, just before the Soviet Union ceased to exist. And although the Soviet Union is but a …
Global by Design: The Guide to Global Navigation
The September/October issue of Global by Design is now out. Our feature article is on established and emerging best practices in global navigation. We note improvements made recently by companies …
The Globalization of Beer Pong
In my day, our drinking game was quarters. All you needed was a glass and a quarter — and beer, of course. Today, drinking games have gotten a bit more …
The Localization of iPhone
So I gave in to my inner geek and purchased an iPhone. One of the things I first noticed (and love) about the Web browser is the .com button on …
Of Kosovo and .ks
Last year, Montenegro became independent from Serbia and now Kosovo is making a strong push in that direction. But Serbia does not want to let go of Kosovo and has …
A Whole New Way of Looking at the World (Wide Web)
When you work in this industry for awhile, you get pretty familiar with country codes such as .de for Germany or .cn for China. But there are simply too many …
Montenegro: A New Country Brings New Localization Challenges
Last year, Montenegro split up with Serbia, becoming an independent country, as well as the 192nd member of the United Nations. This has created a bit of a headache for …