Adventures in web globalization, since 2002
Thanks to fellow Mizzou J-school graduate Matt Hilburn for pointing this out. If you visit the home page of Newsweek.com, you’ll see the front pages of this week’s issue from around the world, as shown here… Outside the US, the …
According to Madar Research, there were more than 26 million Arabic-speaking Internet users at the end of 2005, an increase of 50% over 2004. Although overall Internet penetration in the Arab world is still less than 10% (the UAE leads, …
Forrester Research, by way of Internet Retailer says that the percentage of Europeans shopping online has increased from 42% in 2003 to 56% in 2005. The UK has the highest percentage of shoppers, at 73%, while Italians lag far behind …
According to Shanghai Daily by way of another news outlet, “Hong Kong-listed Tom.com is going to announce its takeover of eBay’s China division and its PayPal service.” It was less than a year ago that I wrote Is eBay Losing …
Tridion is a Web CMS software company that has carved out a lucrative — and growing — niche of supporting global/local content management. That is, the software allows local offices to easily create and blend local and global content while …
As books continue to become harder and harder to find on Amazon’s home page, It’s nice to see a Web site like Alibris, which serves up only books, CDs, and DVDs. The company appears to be doing quite well and …
The Pew Global Attitudes Project recently conducted a survey of citizens of Japan, China, Pakistan, and India. Conclusion: These people don’t like each other all that much. Between contested territories, painful histories, and the simple fact that neighbors often make …
Yesterday Transware announced its latest version of its globalization CMS software application: Ambassador 6.8. According to the release, the software “allows customers of Transware’s translation services to automate the ordering, workflow, approval and review of their translation and localization projects …
Google vs. Baidu is the heavyweight battle of the Chinese Internet market. And a lot of media coverage is being devoted to analyzing this fight. Based on what’s out there now, Baidu has won round one. The question now is …
Guest Article: By Dr. Mark Ritter McElroy Translation Company From time to time translation agencies receive requests for a “literal”translation. This seemingly inoffensive adjective is much like the term “obscene.” No one is quite sure how to define it, but …
Barnes & Noble operates 850 book stores across the United States (including B Dalton), selling more than 450 million books a year. But the company has not strayed outside the US borders, yet. The other day, Israel National News reported …
Global superstars, like global companies, are realizing that it’s not enough to launch an English-only Web site. If you want to truly speak to the world you need a multilingual Web site. Take Beyoncé. Even though her songs are in …
Note: This post is excerpted from the September issue of the Global By Design newsletter. Earlier this year, we published the third edition of The Web Globalization Report Card, our annual benchmarking of many of the world’s leading corporate Web …
When I first saw this Web site I couldn’t believe it — a school district Web site that supports 25 languages — that’s right, 25 — including Russian, Somalian, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. Punjabi? There are only a handful …