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Month: July 2005

Pepsi’s Global Growth Spurt

July 12, 2005 by John Yunker

It has been a good quarter for PepsiCo, driven by a healthy spike in international sales. According to this article… In the standout international division, snacks volume rose 3 percent, …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

The Globalization of Punctuation

July 12, 2005 by John Yunker

Do you display your phone number with dashes or periods? ie: 555.555.5555 or 555-555-5555 The punctuation you choose says a lot about your company (or maybe just your choice of …

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Categories Culture, Web Globalization

SDL + TRADOS: The Executive Interview

July 12, 2005 by John Yunker

Last week I interviewed Mark Lancaster, CEO of SDL, and Joe Campbell, CEO of TRADOS (now on the board of SDL), about the merger and their visions for the SDL …

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Categories Vendors, Web Globalization

Young Asians Study

July 12, 2005 by John Yunker

My colleagues at Future Tense have posted an entry on a recent Synovate study on young Asians. Here’s a quote from the study: Head of Sales Yahoo! Hong Kong, Ivy …

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Categories Web Globalization

PayPal China To Debut This Year

July 8, 2005 by John Yunker

PayPal has confirmed in the WSJ that it will launch PayPal China by the end of this year. PayPal currently offers a dozen localized Web sites. its growth strategy is …

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Categories China, Web Globalization

SDL/TRADOS Deal is Official

July 8, 2005 by John Yunker

On Wednesday, SDL shareholders approved the SDL acquisition of TRADOS. This makes SDL the hands-down leader of the globalization software market. So let the games begin! The timing of this …

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Categories Vendors, Web Globalization

The 2005 Web Globalization Survey

July 7, 2005 by John Yunker

If your company offers a multilingual Web site (or plans to offer one), I encourage you to take a moment to complete our landmark Web globalization survey. You can participate …

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Categories Business globalization, Translation, Web Globalization

Dell vs. Lenovo in China

July 6, 2005 by John Yunker

A heated battle is brewing between computer makers Lenovo and Dell in China. And The Wall Street Journal has a very good article on the many issues involved. While Lenovo …

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Categories China, Web Globalization

Does .com = USA? Yahoo! Thinks So

July 3, 2005 by John Yunker

The .com domain is technically not synonymous with the USA. There is, in fact, the country domain .us available (though few companies actually use it). IBM is one company that …

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Categories Web Globalization

Burger King Enters China

July 3, 2005 by John Yunker

While McDonald’s has operated in China for some time now, Burger King now appears close to opening its first branch in the country — in Shanghai. BK has high hopes …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Making Sense of Global Authoring

July 2, 2005 by John Yunker

Writing for the world means writing for translation. And, because translation isn’t cheap, writing for the world can be a fairly expensive process. It also can be a fairly complex …

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Categories Events, Web Globalization
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