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Month: February 2006

Expand Globally; Hire Locally

February 27, 2006 by John Yunker

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 it would apply to many emerging markets these days. Says the article: According to Taihe …

Read moreExpand Globally; Hire Locally

Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Google Payments Stat

February 25, 2006 by John Yunker

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 made payments to advertising partners of more than $3.9 billion. ” While the margins are …

Read moreGoogle Payments Stat

Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

English as a Second Language. English as a Global Language.

February 24, 2006 by John Yunker

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: “The world will all be speaking English soon enough,” he told me. His Web site …

Read moreEnglish as a Second Language. English as a Global Language.

Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

More on QuikDrop and eBay

February 23, 2006 by John Yunker

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 to the article, the company is does “about 15,000 auctions a week” with 40% of …

Read moreMore on QuikDrop and eBay

Categories Web Globalization

Wal-Mart: 15 Countries and Counting

February 22, 2006 by John Yunker

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 — ups in Mexico and downs most everywhere else. Still no ecommerce site yet for …

Read moreWal-Mart: 15 Countries and Counting

Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Pew Survey Finds Internet Usage Increasing Globally

February 21, 2006 by John Yunker

The folks at the Pew Global Attitudes Project have produced a report that further illustrates the dramatic growth in Internet usage around the world — particularly in emerging markets. You can download a copy of the report here According to …

Read morePew Survey Finds Internet Usage Increasing Globally

Categories Web Globalization

Globalization Moves Up Microsoft Feature List

February 20, 2006 by John Yunker

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 indication that software developers are responding to customer demand for products that support global ecommerce …

Read moreGlobalization Moves Up Microsoft Feature List

Categories Web Globalization

Lowering the Language Barrier: From eBay to Dekadu

February 20, 2006 by John Yunker

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 sellers from English into eight languages, beginning with Spanish and French (I’m trying to learn …

Read moreLowering the Language Barrier: From eBay to Dekadu

Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

Another Day Another Webinar…

February 16, 2006 by John Yunker

Every time I say I’m too busy to sit through yet another Webinar, I get a few more emails promoting Webinars that just might be worth sitting through. Here are two that caught my eye — and might be worth …

Read moreAnother Day Another Webinar…

Categories Events, Web Globalization

Spanish Harry Potter Coming Soon

February 16, 2006 by John Yunker

The Spanish-language edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due out next week. Now this begs the question: Which Spanish is it being translated into? According to the press release: As with the five preceding Potter books, the …

Read moreSpanish Harry Potter Coming Soon

Categories US Hispanic Market, Web Globalization
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