Comments on: growth around the world http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-388 John Wed, 30 May 2007 17:17:49 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-388 forex trade: they're update stats, so reflect usage, not downloads. kirill: i suspect there are a lot of people in your situation -- we don't actively try to figure out country of origin right now, although we may in the future. for now, i'm just trying to share usage by language setting in the browser. (you're almost certainly using en-US, since that's the easiest version to get.) forex trade: they’re update stats, so reflect usage, not downloads.

kirill: i suspect there are a lot of people in your situation — we don’t actively try to figure out country of origin right now, although we may in the future. for now, i’m just trying to share usage by language setting in the browser. (you’re almost certainly using en-US, since that’s the easiest version to get.)

]]> By: Kirill Koroteev http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-387 Kirill Koroteev Wed, 30 May 2007 16:33:39 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-387 I am a native Russian speaker living in France and using the English (UK or US - I have no idea) version. And I think there are lots of people in more or less comparative situation. How would you assess this type of situation? For example, are you able to trace in which countries which versions are used? (If it at all necessary) I am a native Russian speaker living in France and using the English (UK or US – I have no idea) version. And I think there are lots of people in more or less comparative situation. How would you assess this type of situation? For example, are you able to trace in which countries which versions are used? (If it at all necessary)

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5510 John Wed, 30 May 2007 15:17:49 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5510 forex trade: they're update stats, so reflect usage, not downloads.<br><br>kirill: i suspect there are a lot of people in your situation -- we don't actively try to figure out country of origin right now, although we may in the future. for now, i'm just trying to share usage by language setting in the browser. (you're almost certainly using en-US, since that's the easiest version to get.) forex trade: they’re update stats, so reflect usage, not downloads.

kirill: i suspect there are a lot of people in your situation — we don’t actively try to figure out country of origin right now, although we may in the future. for now, i’m just trying to share usage by language setting in the browser. (you’re almost certainly using en-US, since that’s the easiest version to get.)

]]> By: Kirill Koroteev http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5509 Kirill Koroteev Wed, 30 May 2007 14:33:39 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5509 I am a native Russian speaker living in France and using the English (UK or US - I have no idea) version. And I think there are lots of people in more or less comparative situation. How would you assess this type of situation? For example, are you able to trace in which countries which versions are used? (If it at all necessary) I am a native Russian speaker living in France and using the English (UK or US – I have no idea) version. And I think there are lots of people in more or less comparative situation. How would you assess this type of situation? For example, are you able to trace in which countries which versions are used? (If it at all necessary)

]]> By: forex trade http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-384 forex trade Wed, 30 May 2007 01:23:42 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-384 Are these data download stats, update stats, some kind of web usage stats Are these data download stats, update stats, some kind of web usage stats

]]> By: forex trade http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5508 forex trade Tue, 29 May 2007 23:23:42 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5508 Are these data download stats, update stats, some kind of web usage stats Are these data download stats, update stats, some kind of web usage stats

]]> By: John’s Blog » Blog Archive » Firefox share in busiest Internet countries http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-323 John’s Blog » Blog Archive » Firefox share in busiest Internet countries Thu, 24 May 2007 00:37:59 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-323 [...] the mass of our users still comes from the US, and that’s reflected in our own chart of usage, but I felt that this was a great visualization from the Stanford folks to highlight both how much [...] [...] the mass of our users still comes from the US, and that’s reflected in our own chart of usage, but I felt that this was a great visualization from the Stanford folks to highlight both how much [...]

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-312 John Tue, 22 May 2007 03:34:24 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-312 henrik, absolutely -- that measures something different, and you're right that it's another important one to understand. henrik, absolutely — that measures something different, and you’re right that it’s another important one to understand.

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5507 John Tue, 22 May 2007 01:34:24 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5507 henrik, absolutely -- that measures something different, and you're right that it's another important one to understand. henrik, absolutely — that measures something different, and you’re right that it’s another important one to understand.

]]> By: Henrik http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-310 Henrik Mon, 21 May 2007 17:08:59 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-310 John, also think about that a lot of users outside of US or GB are using en-US builds. I think it would be better not to analyze the UA string but the accepted language. Users with en-US builds want to have the language of sites mostly in their own language. So this way should give a better result but also need more work to do and a bit of overhead while it needs extra processing of the HTTP header. But it's just an idea... John, also think about that a lot of users outside of US or GB are using en-US builds. I think it would be better not to analyze the UA string but the accepted language. Users with en-US builds want to have the language of sites mostly in their own language. So this way should give a better result but also need more work to do and a bit of overhead while it needs extra processing of the HTTP header. But it’s just an idea…

]]> By: Henrik http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5506 Henrik Mon, 21 May 2007 15:08:59 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5506 John, also think about that a lot of users outside of US or GB are using en-US builds. I think it would be better not to analyze the UA string but the accepted language. Users with en-US builds want to have the language of sites mostly in their own language. So this way should give a better result but also need more work to do and a bit of overhead while it needs extra processing of the HTTP header. But it's just an idea... John, also think about that a lot of users outside of US or GB are using en-US builds. I think it would be better not to analyze the UA string but the accepted language. Users with en-US builds want to have the language of sites mostly in their own language. So this way should give a better result but also need more work to do and a bit of overhead while it needs extra processing of the HTTP header. But it’s just an idea…

]]> By: Ian http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-308 Ian Mon, 21 May 2007 10:06:30 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-308 Link got broken up in previous posts, I've made my name the link this time. Link got broken up in previous posts, I’ve made my name the link this time.

]]> By: Ian http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-307 Ian Mon, 21 May 2007 10:05:15 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-307 Yup and the localisers still get the disc/disk thing wrong. Disc is used for round things like CDs, Disk for things like hard drives (which may contain a round thing but themselves are not round). More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(spelling)#Different_spellings_.E2.80.93_different_meanings Yup and the localisers still get the disc/disk thing wrong. Disc is used for round things like CDs, Disk for things like hard drives (which may contain a round thing but themselves are not round).

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(spelling)#Different_spellings_.E2.80.93_different_meanings

]]> By: Ian http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5505 Ian Mon, 21 May 2007 08:06:30 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5505 Link got broken up in previous posts, I've made my name the link this time. Link got broken up in previous posts, I’ve made my name the link this time.

]]> By: Ian http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5504 Ian Mon, 21 May 2007 08:05:15 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5504 Yup and the localisers still get the disc/disk thing wrong. Disc is used for round things like CDs, Disk for things like hard drives (which may contain a round thing but themselves are not round).<br><br>More info here:<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28spelling%29#Different_spellings_.E2.80.93_different_meanings">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_o...</a> Yup and the localisers still get the disc/disk thing wrong. Disc is used for round things like CDs, Disk for things like hard drives (which may contain a round thing but themselves are not round).

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_o…

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-304 John Sun, 20 May 2007 14:35:35 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-304 marcoos: they're update stats. ian: they're just representative of what people are using. there are 2 main English-language versions of Firefox: US, which is what we build here, and GB, which is localized by our Great Britain community. we can, of course, do other localizations, but it's not clear that there's a huge need. marcoos: they’re update stats.

ian: they’re just representative of what people are using. there are 2 main English-language versions of Firefox: US, which is what we build here, and GB, which is localized by our Great Britain community. we can, of course, do other localizations, but it’s not clear that there’s a huge need.

]]> By: Ian Thomas http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-303 Ian Thomas Sun, 20 May 2007 13:58:12 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-303 These figures probably over-represent en-US at the expense of other English versions. Often it is easier to download the US version than it is to download a specific localisation, so there will be lots of Brit using the US version. And are there Australian, Canadian and other English localisations? These figures probably over-represent en-US at the expense of other English versions. Often it is easier to download the US version than it is to download a specific localisation, so there will be lots of Brit using the US version. And are there Australian, Canadian and other English localisations?

]]> By: John http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5503 John Sun, 20 May 2007 12:35:35 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5503 marcoos: they're update stats.<br><br>ian: they're just representative of what people are using. there are 2 main English-language versions of Firefox: US, which is what we build here, and GB, which is localized by our Great Britain community. we can, of course, do other localizations, but it's not clear that there's a huge need. marcoos: they’re update stats.

ian: they’re just representative of what people are using. there are 2 main English-language versions of Firefox: US, which is what we build here, and GB, which is localized by our Great Britain community. we can, of course, do other localizations, but it’s not clear that there’s a huge need.

]]> By: Ian Thomas http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5502 Ian Thomas Sun, 20 May 2007 11:58:12 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-5502 These figures probably over-represent en-US at the expense of other English versions. Often it is easier to download the US version than it is to download a specific localisation, so there will be lots of Brit using the US version. And are there Australian, Canadian and other English localisations? These figures probably over-represent en-US at the expense of other English versions. Often it is easier to download the US version than it is to download a specific localisation, so there will be lots of Brit using the US version. And are there Australian, Canadian and other English localisations?

]]> By: marcoos http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-296 marcoos Fri, 18 May 2007 18:18:51 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/05/18/growth-around-the-world/#comment-296 Are these data download stats, update stats, some kind of web usage stats or sth else? Are these data download stats, update stats, some kind of web usage stats or sth else?

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