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> <channel><title>Global by Design &#187; Arabic</title> <atom:link href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/category/arabic/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com</link> <description>Adventures in web and mobile globalization</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:34 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>And another thing&#8230;</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/12/28/and-another-thing/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/12/28/and-another-thing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:42:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ampersand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Glyph Language Services]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5598</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI recently received a t-shirt from Glyph Languages Services that I have to share: The ampersand is composed of translations of the word &#8220;and&#8221; into 150 languages &#8212; from Afrakaans to Zulu. Very impressive. Okay, now this is my last &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/12/28/and-another-thing/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4571</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIf you&#8217;ve been following this blog for awhile, you know I&#8217;m a fan of internationalized domain names (IDNs). Over the past year or so, ICANN has approved more than 20 IDNs across a range of countries, scripts and languages. I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/21/think-outside-com-a-map-of-the-worlds-idns/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/02/21/think-outside-com-a-map-of-the-worlds-idns/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Top 25 Global Web Sites of 2011</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wikipedia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WGRC11]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4344</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;m pleased to announce the publication of the 2011 Web Globalization Report Card. This year, we reviewed 250 web sites across 25 industries. The web sites represent nearly half of the Fortune 100 and nearly all of the Interbrand Global &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The next Internet revolution will not be in English</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:58:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unicode]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baidu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Latin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yandex]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4100</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet This visual depicts about half of the currently approved internationalized domain names (IDNs), positioned over their respective regions. Notice the wide range of scripts over India and the wide range of Arabic domains. I left off the Latin country &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/04/the-next-internet-revolution/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>See the world: A multilingual eye chart</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/08/31/see-the-world-a-multilingual-eye-chart/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/08/31/see-the-world-a-multilingual-eye-chart/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:16:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unicode]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eye chart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multilingual eye chart]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3729</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet The latest creation from Byte Level Research, available for purchase at bytelevel.com/eyechart. This unique take on the Snelling eye chart includes characters from more than 20 languages. It&#8217;s the perfect gift for an eye doctor &#8212; as well as &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/08/31/see-the-world-a-multilingual-eye-chart/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/08/31/see-the-world-a-multilingual-eye-chart/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chinese IDNs have arrived</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/28/chinese-idns-have-arrived/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/28/chinese-idns-have-arrived/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:58:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ICANN]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3597</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetICANN gave approval to Chinese IDNs &#8212; for China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This is a significant development &#8212; particularly since China was one of the major forces pushing ICANN to support IDNs. To give you an idea of how &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/28/chinese-idns-have-arrived/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/06/28/chinese-idns-have-arrived/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The dawn of a new URL</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/06/the-dawn-of-a-new-url/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/06/the-dawn-of-a-new-url/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 03:25:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ICANN]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3265</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetICANN 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 Chrome all worked fine. Here is Safari: Safari is unique &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/06/the-dawn-of-a-new-url/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/06/the-dawn-of-a-new-url/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The first of the fast-track IDNs</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-first-of-the-fast-track-idns/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-first-of-the-fast-track-idns/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2679</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetICANN shed some light on its fast-track application process today, announcing the first four countries to pass the string evaluation of the process. Here they are: Saudi Arabia (SA): السعودية Egypt (EG): مصر United Arab Emirates (AE): امارات Russian Federation &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-first-of-the-fast-track-idns/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-first-of-the-fast-track-idns/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet the next generation of country codes</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/08/next-generation-cctld/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/08/next-generation-cctld/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:23:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2345</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet So now that the media hype over internationalized domain names (IDNs) has died down, let&#8217;s focus on the messy details of what this all means. First of all, we&#8217;re not about to see the non-Latin equivalent of .com anytime &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/08/next-generation-cctld/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/08/next-generation-cctld/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>United Airlines doesn&#8217;t speak Arabic</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/26/united-airlines-doesnt-speak-arabic/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/26/united-airlines-doesnt-speak-arabic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:22:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1445</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI wanted to highlight a great catch made by commenter Ben to my earlier post on United&#8217;s in-flight navigation system, shown here: If you look closely at the lower right corner of the screen, the Arabic link is not correctly &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/26/united-airlines-doesnt-speak-arabic/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/26/united-airlines-doesnt-speak-arabic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>iGoogle: Now in 42 Languages</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/10/19/igoogle-now-in-42-languages/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/10/19/igoogle-now-in-42-languages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:22:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/10/19/igoogle-now-in-42-languages/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe customized Google home page known as iGoogle has been localized into a bunch of additional languages, bringing the grand total to 42. Here are the most recently added languages: - Arabic - Bulgarian - Catalian - Croatian - Icelandic &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/10/19/igoogle-now-in-42-languages/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/10/19/igoogle-now-in-42-languages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Localization of iPhone</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-localization-of-iphone/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-localization-of-iphone/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:17:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Domain names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unicode]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-localization-of-iphone/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetSo 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 the keypad, shown here. Of course, this little shortcut isn&#8217;t &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-localization-of-iphone/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-localization-of-iphone/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Web Globalization Report Card 2007</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:49:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIs just about ready for publication. You can see which companies are included in this year&#8217;s report here. This has been a particularly exciting report to write because there are some very clear trends developing. There are also a few &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Rise of the Arab Internet</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/28/the-rise-of-the-arab-internet/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/28/the-rise-of-the-arab-internet/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:53:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/09/28/the-rise-of-the-arab-internet/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAccording to Madar Research, there were more than 26 million Arabic-speaking Internet users at the end of 2005, an increase of 50% over 2004. Although overall Internet penetration in the Arab world is still less than 10% (the UAE leads, &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/28/the-rise-of-the-arab-internet/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/28/the-rise-of-the-arab-internet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>McDonalds in China; Elle in the Middle East</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/mcdonalds-in-china-elle-in-the-middle-east/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/mcdonalds-in-china-elle-in-the-middle-east/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:43:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/06/20/mcdonalds-in-china-elle-in-the-middle-east/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe Wall Street Journal features two articles on business globalization and localization &#8212; from McDonald&#8217;s building drive-thrus in China to Elle publishiing a Middle East edition. For Elle, the challenge is complex because there is no one &#8220;Middle East&#8221; market &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/mcdonalds-in-china-elle-in-the-middle-east/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/mcdonalds-in-china-elle-in-the-middle-east/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google News Adds Arabic</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/google-news-adds-arabic/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/google-news-adds-arabic/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:03:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/06/15/google-news-adds-arabic/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetGoogle News has added Arabic to its portfolio of 35 localized sites. This site takes a language-specific approach to the news rather than country-specific approach. It&#8217;s getting a little crowded at the bottom of each News page&#8230;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/google-news-adds-arabic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Borders to Enter Middle East</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/06/borders-to-enter-middle-east/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/06/borders-to-enter-middle-east/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:50:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/02/06/borders-to-enter-middle-east/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetWhile Amazon has done little on the Web globalization front over the past year, Borders has been slowly but steadily expanding its retail presence outside the US. it currently has 54 locations in the UK, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/06/borders-to-enter-middle-east/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/06/borders-to-enter-middle-east/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>They&#8217;re Building A New DNS Mousetrap (But It&#8217;s Not Better)</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/11/28/theyre-building-a-new-dns-mousetrap-but-its-not-better/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/11/28/theyre-building-a-new-dns-mousetrap-but-its-not-better/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:47:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/11/28/theyre-building-a-new-dns-mousetrap-but-its-not-better/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe domain name system (DNS) was built by geeks for geeks. It was never intended to be all that user friendly &#8212; and, for many people, it&#8217;s not. That&#8217;s one reason why search engines have come in handy &#8212; because &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/11/28/theyre-building-a-new-dns-mousetrap-but-its-not-better/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2003/03/19/the-globalization-of-google/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAmy Campbell alerted me to a very interesting graphic on the Google Zeitgeist page. It tracks the languages used to access Google over the past two years: Google handles more than 200 million queries a day from around the world. &#8230; <a
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