[Sigia-l] notation for locales

[Peter Van Dijck]

Thanks Ruth!

What's the G8/G9?

Peter

On 8/1/07, Ruth Kaufman <ruth.kaufman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> To level set, my understanding of "locale" is a combination of country +
> language. I normally notate this as a pair of words or codes, such as
> "CN-FR" or "Canada, French".
>
> For a diagram, you could show something like a high-level site map or
> topology and color-code areas that are a) worldwide content (usually
> English, relevant worldwide), b) translated but not localized (i.e.,
> worldwide content translated into national languages), or c) localized ( i.e.,
> produced or translated specifically for that region). You could then
> annotate the nodes of the diagram with lists of locales that the color
> coding (or whatever other symbology you choose) applies to. If you have many
> locales, you could tier them so you have 3 or 4 standard levels of
> treatment. Tier 1 is normally the G8 (or G9, depending on how your
> company/client classifies countries for marketing purposes). Tier 2 might be
> other significant markets, Tier 3 may be countries you don't localize for,
> and you may have a special class for "emerging markets" or something along
> those lines. If you can standardize on tiers, then you'll also have an
> easier time diagraming regional differences in how you're treating content.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ruth
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