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Web map: Country Codes of the World

At the end of every URL and email address is a top-level domain (TLD). Although .com is the world’s most popular TLD, it is far from alone. There are more than 260 TLDs in use around the world, most of which are country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).

The Country Codes of the World map includes 245 country codes, which encompasses all United Nations countries as well as numerous islands and territories. Each two-digit code is aligned over the country it represents and is color coded with the legend below for quick and easy reference.

Each ccTLD is sized relative to the population of the country or territory, with the exception of China and India, which were restrained by 30% to fit the layout. At the other end of the spectrum, the smallest type size used reflects those countries with fewer than 10 million residents.

This map is an excellent resource for managers of global Web sites and global marketing executives. And because there are no country borders, this map has been proven by teachers to be a valuable tool for teaching world geography.

web world map

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

2008 Web Trend Map

2008 Web Trend MapThis time we can see almost 300 of the most influential and successful websites pinned down to the greater Tokyo-area train map. By popular demand, Information Architect Japan enlarged the poster size from A3 to A0.
What’s New?
All the lines are new and they laid the tracks in perspective, but they kept the look, feel, and story line consistent with Version 1 and 2.

Plenty of insider jokes, ironic hints, and sarcasm are included ;-)

Predictions for 2008

The short version: Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and eBay open-up, change the economics of online property, Microsoft starts panicking and everbody fights against everybody in one big battle.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Web Trend Map 2007 Version 2.0

The 200 most successful websites on the web, ordered by category, proximity, success, popularity and perspective. We have done it again – and better. Upon popular demand – here is iA’s next Web Trend Map:

Web Trend Map 2007 Version 2.0

Download it:

  1. 1600×1024
  2. 1440×900
  3. 1024×768
  4. A3/PDF
  5. Clickable online version
  6. iA Webtrend Map Screensaver (OSX)

The author: iA is a strategic design agency in Tokyo, Japan.

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Cybergeography

Il web ‘reale’

“- Case, decolla - disse Molly, e lui colpì l’interruttore, tornando istantaneamente nella matrice. Impressioni fantasma del complesso di software rimasero sospese per alcuni istanti nella calma ronzante del cyberspazio.”
William Gibson - Neuromante

Anche la rete possiede una propria geografia, le proprie autostrade, luoghi fisici attraverso i quali passano i nostri dati, i nostri viaggi.
Ogni informazione che riceviamo o che inviamo attraversa lo spazio della rete senza seguire traiettorie lineari, superando lo spazio fisico attraverso migliaia di punti d’intersezione (i server).

Normalmente quando navighiamo non ci preoccupiamo di dove stiamo andando in senso fisico (le pagine che visito sono in Russia? Sto visitando un server australiano?), ma talvolta può essere interessante dare un’occhiata a dove sto ‘realmente’ andando, oppure semplicemente quali nodi il mio pacchetto di informazioni ha dovuto attraversare per giungere a destinazione.

A questo scopo possiamo utilizzare alcuni agili programmi grafici di routing come Visualroute (anche in italiano):

Cybergeography: traceroute

nell’immagine vediamo un pacchetto di dati che viaggia da Firenze a Venezia, e passa attraverso l’Olanda!

Se invece vogliamo avere una visione d’insieme, osservare la rete attraverso una cartina ‘geografica’, allora Mappe della rete è il sito giusto.

Cyberatlas imaging

Note:

PING - Per sapere se un host è raggiungibile e qual è la qualità della trasmissione
DNS RESOLVE - Inserito l’indirizzo di un sito web, ne rivela il reale indirizzo numerico (es: www.yahoo.com = 69.147.114.210)

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006