Dr. Simi comes to the US — the right way
Who is Dr. Simi? I was asking myself that recently and found out here. Dr. Simi is the mascot of Farmacías Similares, the world’s second-largest pharmacy chain. It has over …
The top 25 websites from the 2025 Web Globalization Report Card
This is the 21st year of the Web Globalization Report Card. The more things change, the more things stay the same. Such as Wikipedia emerging on top, with support for …
Happy Year of the Snake
This week the dragon gives way to the snake. And, with it, a number of global brands eager to make the most of lunar new year celebrations. Let’s begin with …
Global expansion means waving goodbye to flags
I read that global remittance startup LemFi received new funding to accelerate its global growth. Notes the TechCrunch article: Since its launch in 2020, LemFi has undergone rapid growth by …
2025 Web Globalization Report Card is underway
For those of you wondering (and thanks to those who’ve already reached out) the next Report Card is in production. If your company is already included (or you want it …
Five web globalization best practices that have stood the test of time
NOTE: The following is the beginning of an article I published with Multilingual Magazine recently. You can read the full article at the link below (free registration required). Twenty years …
Is Apple about to prioritize localization and expand its linguistic reach?
Apple’s recent developer newsletter caught my eye because, for once, localization was featured at the top: Apple is providing free training sessions focused on Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan …
Will Google retake the lead as the world’s most multilingual website?
What’s the world’s most multilingual website? It’s not Facebook. Not Google. Not even Wikipedia. It’s the website of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, at just over 1,000 languages. But Google has been …
Adobe’s redesigned global gateway overlay
Adobe pioneered the use of geolocation and localized overlays to improve the global user experience. As shown here, a visitor to the Adobe.com home page from Japan was greeted with …
Internet irony
Came across this web form during my Web Globalization Report Card research. When is an input field both optional and required? Here’s when. Thought you’d enjoy… PS: Have you tested …
The inherent flaw of the translation icon
There is no internationally accepted definition of what a “translation” icon should look like. But here’s the icon websites tend to use: You see it many places these days — …
Language is a feature (to be promoted)
One of the takeaways from the Web Globalization Best Practices & Emerging Trends report is that language is a feature, every bit as important as many other features. After all, …
Speed Kills: Your web globalization investment
Website performance is like the weather — everyone talks about it but nobody seems to do anything about it. I read a great article recently on website performance — do …
For global brands, Russian is no longer a “top 10” language
Russian was once considered a “top 10” language — one that any company serious about global growth would support. But Putin’s horrific actions have put an end to that. Over …
Q&A with Multilingual Magazine on 20 years of the Web Globalization Report Car
I was happy to connect with Multilingual on the most recent Report Card. Here’s the interview!