Very interesting article in the NY Times today about the inner workings of Google: The projected display, called Live Query, shows updated samples of what people around the world are typing into Google’s search engine. The terms scroll by in…
The BBC has long been the global news leader. It has also invested heavily in Web globalization — offering the news in 43 languages: Now to give you some idea of how significant an undertaking this is, most major multinational…
Ford Motor Co. is paying an “incredible penalty” for Britain’s absence from the European single currency and its UK competitiveness will be hurt if the nation does not join, the auto giant said Monday. “The longer we stay isolated, the…
Internet users are expected to number 655 million worldwide by the end of 2002. That’s a 30 percent increase over the previous year, with the developing world accounting for a full third of all new users. From the UNCTAD E-Commerce…
I contributed an article to the John Rhode’s WebWord site. It’s all about the importance of the global gateway – an often overlooked and increasingly important aspect of Web globalization. I’d be curious to know what you think.
Research International just released the results of a study on global branding. I found this excerpt very interesting: Despite the growing need for localized positioning highlighted through the research, there are two groups of brands for which marketing that is…
The translation industry used to have four vendors that towered over everyone else: Bowne Global Solutions, Berlitz GlobalNet, Lionbridge, and SDL International. In September, Bowne bought Berlitz, and then there were three. Check out the article: Bowne translates strategy into…
I wanted to highlight a few good Web resources that I’ve been reading lately: Asia Business Intelligence This is a weblog maintained by Rich Kuslan. Rich has worked and traveled throughout Asia over the years. This is important reading for…
Former advertising executive Charlotte Beers, now undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, is launching a $10 million ad campaign that promotes America to the Arab world. Ads are airing on television and radio in the Middle East…
According to Gartner, more Europeans use short messaging service (SMS) than email. Currently, 41 percent of European adults use SMS, compared to 30 percent that use the Internet Increasingly, people don’t interact with the Internet (or each other) through a…
Displaying mathematical and scientific symbols on Web pages – and elsewhere – has always been a challenge due to lack of font support. That’s about to change. The folks at six organizations — the American Chemical Society (ACS), the American…
XML, by default, requires Unicode. Which is a very good thing. But other than that, XML is only as global as we make it. Enter the Free Standard Group. They’re working on the Common XML Locale Repository. It’s a mouthfull,…
In Japanese, “docomo” means “anywhere,” but now it might just mean “any word” as well. NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan’s top mobile carrier, said on Friday it plans to begin sales of a new ultra-thin mobile phone equipped with a 400,000-word…
Well, it appears that McDonald’s has fallen on hard times. According to the New York Times, it is “pulling out of three countries and closing restaurants in about 10 other nations as part of a restructuring aimed at righting its…
Want to know a big reason why Amazon is doing well these days? According to this article: Sales rose 33 percent to $851 million, helped by growth of some 90 percent from its international sites, most of which was powered…