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Month: September 2007

Halo 3 Puts Age Before Language

September 27, 2007 by John Yunker

The final installment of Microsoft’s best-selling game franchise Halo is now in stores everywhere. I took a moment to check out the Web site — which is probably about as close as I will get to owning the game. First …

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Categories Video Game Globalization, Web Globalization

Happy European Day of Languages!

September 26, 2007 by John Yunker

Do you know what day it is today? Today is the official European Day of Languages. This year’s theme is “talk to me.” Here’s the official Web site. The Web site offers some nifty downloads, such as this visual that …

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Categories Languages

Losing our languages

September 24, 2007 by John Yunker

I often point to Web sites like Google and Wikipedia as great examples of multilingual Web sites. Google supports more than 120 languages and Wikipedia supports more than 150. Few other companies come close to supporting that many languages. And …

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Categories Google, Languages, Wikipedia

Say Goodbye to .YU

September 21, 2007 by John Yunker

Although the country code .SU (Soviet Union) refuses to die, .YU (Yugoslavia) is now history. As the ICANN blog notes: With the transition of Serbia and Montenegro to using .RS and .ME comes the task of migrating users from the …

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Categories Domain names, Russia

.SU: The domain that refuses to die

September 20, 2007 by John Yunker

The .su country code domain stands for Soviet Union. It was established in 1990, just before the Soviet Union ceased to exist. And although the Soviet Union is but a memory, .su is alive and well, despite the best efforts …

Read more.SU: The domain that refuses to die

Categories Domain names, Russia

Global by Design: The Guide to Global Navigation

September 19, 2007 by John Yunker

The September/October issue of Global by Design is now out. Our feature article is on established and emerging best practices in global navigation. We note improvements made recently by companies such as eBay and GE. And we include a checklist …

Read moreGlobal by Design: The Guide to Global Navigation

Categories Domain names, Global By Design, Global navigation, Web Globalization

Bienvenido a AOL España

September 19, 2007 by John Yunker

Last week, AOL launched its Italian Web portal. This week, AOL launches AOL España. Said AOL President and COO Ron Grant in a recent interview: “We are going to be expanding internationally. We’re going to have a relentless focus on …

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Categories Business globalization, Web Globalization

The Globalization of Beer Pong

September 18, 2007 by John Yunker

In my day, our drinking game was quarters. All you needed was a glass and a quarter — and beer, of course. Today, drinking games have gotten a bit more complicated. As The Wall Street Journal reports (sub required), beer …

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Categories Business globalization, Domain names

The New York Times Tears Down Its Wall

September 17, 2007 by John Yunker

Tomorrow the New York Times will no longer charge for on-line access to articles. That’s good news for people like me who post the occasional blog that links to a NYT article. There are also rumors brewing about The Wall …

Read moreThe New York Times Tears Down Its Wall

Categories Web Globalization

The Hottest Translated Languages, According to SDL

September 16, 2007 by John Yunker

SDL today released its “World Language League Table” which lists the languages that SDL has been most frequently translating. The company says it translates more than a billion words each year into more than 150 languages. Here are then 10 …

Read moreThe Hottest Translated Languages, According to SDL

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