Why the US?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Wordsmith, Mar 14, 2007.

  1. #1
    Why is it that the US is always the first selection on the address dropdown bar? Dont tell me its the biggest as its not - that would be China!

    So come on guys a reasonable answer as to why the US is not alphabetically down the order near the UK!! Drives me mad this!

    JohnT
     
    Wordsmith, Mar 14, 2007 IP
  2. jacobsd

    jacobsd Active Member

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    It is a usability issue in the sense that they want to cater to the most valuable consumers.
     
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    US has the most % in sales over internet i think this says it all ....
     
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    d16man Well-Known Member

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    that and the internet was invented as a means of communication among the US military and other militaries...
     
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  5. Wordsmith

    Wordsmith Peon

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    Ha a good story amongst many others!!
     
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    Coolalex Banned

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    Lol its the americans that want to watch the *good* stuff on the internet the most ;)
     
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    #7
    many users come from us
     
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    #8
    B/C Zimbabwe passed on being the 1st choice :rolleyes:
     
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    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    #9
    It's up to whoever owns the Internet (a US creation) site you are visiting, it's coded into the form. It's not always first I often I have to U my way past Uganda and the UK to get to it.

    Make yourself a broswer widget or tool bar to rewrite the form to suit your taste. Or just use the Google (a US company) Toolbar and you can autofill forms and most forms will pick up the your country correctly. If you do create a tool share it with everyone here at DigitalPoint (a US based forum).

    Hmmm, all the US examples are California based, maybe forms should have California as a choice place above US and US Territories. ;)
     
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    yaffer Active Member

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    It's because Al Gore invented the internet and he says the US should be first in the drop down menu.
     
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    HAHA woooters!
     
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    And can you imagine how much warmer the globe would be if we Americans had to scroll all the way down past all those foreign countries, all the time. All that clicking and scrolling would give me greenhouse gases and I'd have to get rid of it somehow. :eek:
     
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  13. Shane ldn

    Shane ldn Guest

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    #13
    good flippin point! Sickning isn't it!
     
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    Shane ldn Guest

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    That is wrong wrong wrong!!! Sorry guy but someone lied to you. lol
     
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    Shane ldn Guest

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    I hope you don't believe that? Lol!
     
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    #16
    C-c-c-combo breaker!

    Seriously though dude, don't triple post.

    My guess is that the US has the most valuable web surfers.
     
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  17. Shane ldn

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    Sorry dude, still figuring out the rules!
     
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    #18
    The internet in US is developed,and the internet in China is still developing.The most of the sites are writen in english,while only few % sites are writen in Chinese...:).
     
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