Machine translation gets specialized
To follow up on my last post about the transformation of the translation industry, I was just sent a press …
Month: November 2007
The end of translation as we know it
The translation industry has undergone significant change over the past two years — and not just in terms of consolidation. …
Introducing Brian Heumann
If you read the post about German Web sites yesterday, you may have wondered how I know so much about …
How international are German Websites?
John Yunker, the host of “Global by Design”, has invited me to publish some of my articles on this blog. …
Web globalization article in Computerworld
Computerworld has published a very good article on Web globalization (and not just because I was quoted in it). It …
Of Yahoo and shark finning
I recently saw a movie that opened my eyes to the horror of shark finning. The movie is Sharkwater (www.sharkwater.com). …
Apple iPhone localization favors .com over country codes
The Apple iPhone goes on sale today in the UK and Germany. Awhile back I wondered how Apple would localize …
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One million .CN registrations in just one month
That’s right. According to the latest stats from China’s registry, roughly one million .cn domains were registered between September 1 …