Comments on: ICANN Invent A Whole Universe Of Mess http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/06/27/icann-invent-a-whole-universe-of-mess/ The blog of Scatman Dan Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jon http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/06/27/icann-invent-a-whole-universe-of-mess/#comment-2401 Jon Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:09:50 +0000 http://blog.scatmania.org/?p=1358#comment-2401 QR and DM codes are becoming more popular in the UK. I think that most of the Nokia N-series phones come with readers[1], and I'm pretty sure the new Blackberries can read them too (but I can't find a link to support that). Hopefully as the features from these high-end phones trickle down, QR codes will take off. I was recently involved in a project for Revealing Histories[2] where we put QR codes on a lot of objects and documents at the Manchester Art Gallery[3], which wasn't massively successful, but I think it was one of the first public deployments in this country. --Jon [1] http://blogs.s60.com/seeintos60/2006/12/2d_barcode_reader_for_nokia_n7.html [2] http://www.revealinghistories.co.uk - I built this site. [3] http://2d-code.co.uk/manchester-art-gallery-qr-codes/ QR and DM codes are becoming more popular in the UK. I think that most of the Nokia N-series phones come with readers[1], and I’m pretty sure the new Blackberries can read them too (but I can’t find a link to support that). Hopefully as the features from these high-end phones trickle down, QR codes will take off.

I was recently involved in a project for Revealing Histories[2] where we put QR codes on a lot of objects and documents at the Manchester Art Gallery[3], which wasn’t massively successful, but I think it was one of the first public deployments in this country.

–Jon

[1] http://blogs.s60.com/seeintos60/2006/12/2d_barcode_reader_for_nokia_n7.html
[2] http://www.revealinghistories.co.uk - I built this site.
[3] http://2d-code.co.uk/manchester-art-gallery-qr-codes/

]]> By: The Pacifist http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/06/27/icann-invent-a-whole-universe-of-mess/#comment-2400 The Pacifist Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:31:38 +0000 http://blog.scatmania.org/?p=1358#comment-2400 Additional: <i>What’s to stop me becoming the registrar for .microsoft, .paypal, or .natwest.</i> The fact you need to present ICANN with $100,000 and a business plan explaining why you should be allowed it and how you will generate revenue... The council may be able to register .london and then sell domain names under that to local businesses, but you won't. Hopefully they'll notice that you don't, in fact, work for Microsoft. Additional:

What’s to stop me becoming the registrar for .microsoft, .paypal, or .natwest.

The fact you need to present ICANN with $100,000 and a business plan explaining why you should be allowed it and how you will generate revenue… The council may be able to register .london and then sell domain names under that to local businesses, but you won’t. Hopefully they’ll notice that you don’t, in fact, work for Microsoft.

]]> By: The Pacifist http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/06/27/icann-invent-a-whole-universe-of-mess/#comment-2399 The Pacifist Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:26:47 +0000 http://blog.scatmania.org/?p=1358#comment-2399 <i>And how often do you actually use a .biz or a .mobi, and they’ve been around for a while now?</i> Or .aero or .museum for that matter.... curiously "the.british.museuum" is taken, but it's just a redirect... Further to Rory's comment, I notice the proliferation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_codes" rel="nofollow">QR codes</a> in Japan, which is a cool idea, but relies on people having phones with them and having the software installed... And how often do you actually use a .biz or a .mobi, and they’ve been around for a while now?

Or .aero or .museum for that matter…. curiously “the.british.museuum” is taken, but it’s just a redirect…

Further to Rory’s comment, I notice the proliferation of QR codes in Japan, which is a cool idea, but relies on people having phones with them and having the software installed…

]]> By: Rory http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/06/27/icann-invent-a-whole-universe-of-mess/#comment-2398 Rory Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:47:03 +0000 http://blog.scatmania.org/?p=1358#comment-2398 Interestingly in Japan the trend has been away from URLs in advertisements and towards search terms. Companies include a picture of a typical search box and button with some helpful terms in like the company's name and what ever the product is as the chances are pretty high their page will come back as the top result. Of course that's a system currently vulnerable to what ever the latest Google hack is, but in Japan at least it seems to be working. Interestingly in Japan the trend has been away from URLs in advertisements and towards search terms. Companies include a picture of a typical search box and button with some helpful terms in like the company’s name and what ever the product is as the chances are pretty high their page will come back as the top result. Of course that’s a system currently vulnerable to what ever the latest Google hack is, but in Japan at least it seems to be working.

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