Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Byte Level Research
  • Subscribe
Global by Design
0
  • About
    • Subscribe to Global by Design
    • Contact
  • Companies
    • Adobe
    • Amazon
    • Apple
    • Canon
    • Cisco Systems
    • GoDaddy
    • Google
    • Intel
    • LinkedIn
    • Microsoft
    • Nike
    • Samsung
    • Starbucks
    • Twitter
    • Verisign
    • Xiaomi
    • Yandex
  • Web Globalization
    • Automotive web localization
    • Web Globalization Report Card
    • Country Codes
      • Domain names
      • Internationalized domain names (IDNs)
      • Maps
    • Global navigation
    • Business globalization
    • Retail globalization
    • Mobile
    • Software Localization
      • Unicode
      • Multilingual search
    • Countries
      • Brazil
      • China
      • India
      • Iran
      • Japan
      • Russia
  • Translation
    • Culture
    • Languages
    • Vendors
    • Machine Translation
  • Maps
  • Books
  • Shop
  • 0

Month: May 2007

Google Cross Language Search is Live

May 27, 2007 by John Yunker

Google’s new “cross language” search tool that I mentioned last week is now live and ready for testing at translate.google.com. I gave the tool a brief run-through today and it is definitely rough around the edges. To get the best …

Read moreGoogle Cross Language Search is Live

Categories Google, Machine Translation, Translation

Blogging in Tongues

May 22, 2007 by John Yunker

The May/June issue of Global by Design is now out and our lead article focuses on companies offering multilingual blogs and RSS feeds. Companies on the forefront of doing so include Cisco, Deloitte, and Sun. Sun features a blog written …

Read moreBlogging in Tongues

Categories Global By Design, Web Globalization

AOL: 14 Countries in 18 Months

May 18, 2007 by John Yunker

A few weeks ago I wrote about AOL’s new portal for India. According to Reuters, or, Thomson, AOL is only just getting started. AOL plans to expand into 14 markets over the next two years. And this is in addition …

Read moreAOL: 14 Countries in 18 Months

Categories Business globalization, China, India, Russia, Web Globalization

Taking Customer Service Global (via Charleston)

May 18, 2007 by John Yunker

I’m headed to Charleston next week for the Services Industry Summit an annual event sponsored by Service Strategies. I’ll be speaking on the unique opportunities (and challenges) of localizing your customer service Web sites and knowledgebases for audiences around the …

Read moreTaking Customer Service Global (via Charleston)

Categories Events, Web Globalization

Google’s Cross Language Search Coming “Soon”

May 17, 2007 by John Yunker

Google held its Searchology event today and formally launched its “universal” search interface. And, according to Wired, Google will be launching its Cross Language Information Retreival “soon.” Cross language search allows you to translate your search query into another language …

Read moreGoogle’s Cross Language Search Coming “Soon”

Categories Google, Machine Translation, Translation

Web Globalization Leaders of Industry

May 9, 2007 by John Yunker

Last week I highlighted the top 10 best global Web sites from our 2007 Web Globalization Report Card. But there are other Web sites that deserve mention. As part of the report, we grouped the 200 Web sites into 18 …

Read moreWeb Globalization Leaders of Industry

Categories Global By Design, Web Globalization

Idiom Summit Highlights: Momentum and More Acronyms

May 4, 2007 by John Yunker

Here are some thoughts from the past two days of the Idiom User Summit, in no particular order: – There was a lot of buzz around machine translation (MT). Both Systran and Language Weaver are here and there were (at …

Read moreIdiom Summit Highlights: Momentum and More Acronyms

Categories Apple, Events, Machine Translation, Translation, Vendors, Web Globalization

Idiom Summit: Twice as Big as 2006

May 2, 2007 by John Yunker

I’m at the Idiom user conference, being held this week in the beautiful Hotel Del in San Diego. If you look at attendees as a barometer of idiom’s success, there are 224 attendees here today representing 105 companies — double …

Read moreIdiom Summit: Twice as Big as 2006

Categories Vendors, Web Globalization

Search Global by Design

Become a Sponsor

Since 2002, Global by Design has reached millions of readers passionate about languages, localization, global design and website globalization. To learn more about advertising via website and newsletter, please contact us.

Popular Posts

Wikipedia and the Internet language chasmWikipedia and the Internet language chasm
1,000 languages: The world’s most multilingual website1,000 languages: The world’s most multilingual website
What’s the world’s most multilingual website? (2018 update)What’s the world’s most multilingual website? (2018 update)
Leading with languages: Why 30 languages is below averageLeading with languages: Why 30 languages is below average
Keeping translation simple (and fast): A Q&A with One Hour TranslationKeeping translation simple (and fast): A Q&A with One Hour Translation
The top 10 global websites from the 2020 Web Globalization Report CardThe top 10 global websites from the 2020 Web Globalization Report Card
Cisco Systems: The Best Global Enterprise Technology WebsiteCisco Systems: The Best Global Enterprise Technology Website
Transcreation is here to stayTranscreation is here to stay
The Chinese TypewriterThe Chinese Typewriter
The top 25 websites from the 2018 Web Globalization Report CardThe top 25 websites from the 2018 Web Globalization Report Card
Amazon Translate joins the machine translation crowdAmazon Translate joins the machine translation crowd
What’s the world’s most multilingual website? (2019 update)What’s the world’s most multilingual website? (2019 update)

Coming in 2021

Archives

Pages

  • About Global by Design
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Country Codes of the World Cup
  • Creative Country Codes
  • Directory of Spanish-language Web sites for US Hispanics
  • Dot Brand Domains
  • Internationalized domain names (IDNs)
    • Japanese IDNs
    • Russian IDNs
  • My account
  • Shop
  • Sitemap
  • Subscribe to Global by Design
  • What’s new…

New Class: Going Global 101

Going Global 101: Develop a Smart Global Expansion Plan for Your Brand and Website Join me on Skillshare. More classes to come.

「Global by Design」日本語版

日本語版

Popular Posts

Wikipedia and the Internet language chasmWikipedia and the Internet language chasm315 Total Shares
1,000 languages: The world’s most multilingual website1,000 languages: The world’s most multilingual website212 Total Shares
What’s the world’s most multilingual website? (2018 update)What’s the world’s most multilingual website? (2018 update)169 Total Shares
Leading with languages: Why 30 languages is below averageLeading with languages: Why 30 languages is below average56 Total Shares
Keeping translation simple (and fast): A Q&A with One Hour TranslationKeeping translation simple (and fast): A Q&A with One Hour Translation55 Total Shares

Global by Design tag cloud

Adobe Amazon Amazon Apple art of the global gateway Bing BMW Capgemini China Cisco Country Codes Deloitte Facebook Facebook flags global gateway globalization Global navigation Google Google Translate Honda Hotels.com ICANN IDN (Intl. Domain Name) Japan KPMG l10n Language Languages Localization Machine Translation Microsoft MT Nike Nissan philips SDL Starbucks Toyota Translation Travel Twitter web globalization Web Globalization Report Card Wikipedia

Join us…

Copyright 2002 - 2020 / Hosted by Byte Level Research