BUSINESS DAY: "Writing the Web's Future in Numerous Languages," by Daniel Sorid, New York Times, 31 December 2008.
The bulk of new pages coming will be in Hindi and Mandarin, but the programs tend to be in English, so Western software companies are scrambling to tap the obvious market.
The web users projection map on the jump page, BTW, is another Core-Gap map, with all the big dots around the edge.
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Looking at this map and the Nuclear power map, it would seem that Nigeria is our toe-hold into Africa. We should push for some real mil-mil coordination and initiate a trade agreement. They have oil, a wide variety of minerals, agriculture and one of the fastest growing telecommunications markets in the world. This way we make the regional great power.
Posted by Seth
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February 2, 2009 8:02 AM
"Hindu"?
Not a language. Hindi?
India is an interesting case. It has so many languages that they have had to stick to English, along with local languages, for a lot of activities -- law, government, business. Middle class Indians are teaching their kids English.
We may see a lot of Indian web content in English -- which gives them instant access to a wealthy global market.
We shall see ... .
Posted by Lexington Green | February 2, 2009 9:34 AM
thanks, Lex. changed above
Posted by Sean Meade
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February 2, 2009 11:45 AM