Starbucks in Paris
Starbucks continues its global expansion with its first French locations, set to open in early 2004. Many pundits have warned that Starbucks will face anti-American resistance throughout the country. I …
Starbucks continues its global expansion with its first French locations, set to open in early 2004. Many pundits have warned that Starbucks will face anti-American resistance throughout the country. I …
I will be speaking on Web globalization at the Documentation & Training Conference on October 7th just north of Boston. It’s going to be a great program. Other speakers include …
As any good craftsman can tell you, it’s not enough to simply have the right tool for the job — you also need to know just how to use it. …
The New York Times has a great profile of Michael Everson, one of the many architects of Unicode. I hope some day there are more profiles like this about the …
Walgreens claims to be the first national pharmacy retailer with a Web site designed specifically for Hispanics: WalgreensEspanol.com. One major problem with this new site — it’s near-impossible to find …
RedDot, a maker of content management software, is using a rather unique global gateway, as shown here: Notice how it uses ISO-specific country abbreviations, such as PL for Poland, AU …
An excellent editorial by Robert Wright in The New York Times about globalization. He does a wonderful job of showing how globalization is far from a new development, yet one …
According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, people around the world generally approve of increased international trade. They also “think positively” of international and multinational organizations, such …
With the publication of Madonna’s much-hyped children’s book, The English Roses (Las Rosas Inglesas), Scholastic is launching a Spanish-language imprint, Scholastic En Espanol. According to the press release, Hispanics currently …
This article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) explains the logistics of Madonna’s foray into children’s publishing. Madonna has never done anything small, so why should her first children’s …
Thanks to Amy Campbell for pointing us to a note by Larry Bodine about the growing number of law firms with multilingual Web sites. Apparently, Jones Day says it is …