Expand Globally; Hire Locally
The Wall Street Journal features a good article on companies hiring locally as they expand globally. Although the article focuses on China, I suspect that …
Month: February 2006
Google Payments Stat
The Google Blog says that “over the past four years, Google has billed advertisers in 65 countries more than $11.2 billion in 48 currencies, and …
English as a Second Language. English as a Global Language.
A few years ago I spoke with an executive at a Fortune 500 company who confidently explained why his company wasn’t translating its Web site: …
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More on QuikDrop and eBay
Internet Retailer features an article on QuikDrop. The company is going to offer sellers free translation of auction listings in up to eight languages. According …
Wal-Mart: 15 Countries and Counting
Wal-Mart is currently doing business in 15 countries, but that number is going to grow. The company has certainly had some ups and downs overseas …
Pew Survey Finds Internet Usage Increasing Globally
The folks at the Pew Global Attitudes Project have produced a report that further illustrates the dramatic growth in Internet usage around the world — …
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Globalization Moves Up Microsoft Feature List
I’m pleased to see the beta version of Microsoft Commerce Server 2006 listing “globalization support” as one of their top three features. This is another …
Lowering the Language Barrier: From eBay to Dekadu
I just came across a press release from an eBay drop-off chain called QuikDrop. The release says that it will be providing translations services for …