Remember - the internet is international

This morning I was reading a Shel Israel's blog - My 5 secrets meme. For me - it was point number 5 that sprung out to me:

5. I don't care for American football.

My guess is that Shel is actually in the US given the spelling on his site, and the thing that stood out to me was the term "American Football".

Last night I was reading a friend's blog (interesting how communication in a Web 2.0 world is about reading your friend's blog) who discovered that he had a fan for his music site in Eastern Europe.

I know it is an obvious statement - but the world is now an international world. I don't know if Shel wrote "American Football" for the sake his international readers - but it highlights a great point - you may have to remember your international readers whilst writing.

Being English (and therefore still thinking that we have an Empire) I appreciate the distinction between the terms "American football" and "football".

Thanks to my frequent visits to the US, I have become a fan of "American Football" but could never understand why the term "football" was used. I could ramble on for hours about this - but, from both an American Football fan (go Panthers go) and a football fan (Liverpool FC - you'll never walk alone) -- thanks Shel for using the correct terminology for the sake of your international readers.

Given that there is so much competing for my attention - it is the little things that keep me interested!