I often run into websites that end in .ch (instead of .com.) I’ve always thought that meant a Chinese registration, but did not think much more about it. (Except why China?)<\/p>\n
Then I just read in Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s annual Founder’s Letter<\/a> that the first web server was at the address http:\/\/info.cern.ch\/<\/a>. I knew CERN was based in Europe, and I couldn’t imagine China had anything to do with the beginnings of the internet. I did learn the first server was developed on a NeXT computer (started by Steve Jobs after Apple and eventually folded back into Apple with his return.)<\/p>\n Turns out CH is short for Confoederatio Helvetica<\/a> which is the Latin name for Switzerland. And if you read it again, yep, there is a familiar font name in there. Turns out the Helvetians were a Celtic tribe that lived in the area long ago.<\/p>\n Since I follow a lot of tech content, it is no wonder I run into so many .ch URLs. It is a “cool” top-level domain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I often run into websites that end in .ch (instead of .com.) I’ve always thought that meant a Chinese registration, but did not think much more about it. (Except why China?) Then I just read in Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s … Continue reading