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The Globalization of Beer Pong

By On September 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment

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 complicated.

As The Wall Street Journal reports (sub required), beer pong is now sweeping the nation.

Here’s the setup:

Now what does this [...]

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The Localization of iPhone

By On August 29, 2007 · 2 Comments

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 the keypad, shown here.

Of course, this little shortcut isn’t so handy if I want to visit a .org or .edu Web site.

It’s [...]

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Of Kosovo and .ks

By On July 9, 2007 · 9 Comments

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 Russia on its side. Meanwhile, Kosovo is appealing to the US for a little help.

What does all this mean for Web globalization executives?

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A Whole New Way of Looking at the World (Wide Web)

By On June 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment

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 country codes to memorize them all.

Which is what drove me to develop the Map of the World Wide Web.

This map aligns country codes [...]

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