Cecil McBee vs. Cecil McBee
The Wall Street Journal is an excellent source of stories that capture the confusion and chaos that is globalization. Consider the story of jazz great Cecil McBee. Here is an …
Month: October 2004
Belkin: Using Unicode to Create a More Global Gateway
If you want to see how Unicode can help a Web site be more globally friendly, drop by the home page of the Belkin Web site. You will arrive at …
Free Guide to the Spanish Speaking Market
Multilingual Computing has published a “Guide to the Spanish Speaking World.” It includes an article from yours truly on Web localization for the US Hispanic market; in the article I …
Asian American Market 101
Kang & Lee, a multicultural marketing agency, offers a number of informational resources on its Web site, including an Asian Americans 101 primer. Here are some interesting stats: Between 1990 …
Red Hat to Add Support for Indian Languages
Linux developer Red Hat says it will add five new languages to its next generation of enterprise software – all Indian languages. Equally important, Red Hat plans to offer customer …
Getting Out the Multilingual Vote
The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that San Diego County is still hundreds shy of reaching its required number of bilingual poll workers who speak Spanish, Tagalog or Vietnamese. According …
Nokia Going Global With Ad Campaign
According to The Wall Street Journal, Nokia is launching its first fully global ad campaign. The slogan “1,001 reasons to have a Nokia imaging phone” will find its way into …