Adventures in web globalization, since 2002
Just a quick note to announce that our Country Codes of the World poster was featured this week in the exhibits section of Communication Arts magazine — one of the world’s leading design publications. I’m happy to see so many …
In 2002, I began benchmarking Web sites specifically by how they were localized for other countries and cultures. This work evolved into The Web Globalization Report Card. Flash-forward to now and I’ve just published the fifth edition of this report: …
I wanted to post three exciting events that I’ll be speaking at in the months ahead. If you’re in the neighborhood or planning to attend, please let me know. New Communications Forum 2008 April 22-25, 2008 The Vineyard Creek Inn …
So SDL is buying Idiom. SDL has posted an FAQ page about the deal here — but the list is absent a question I recently posed: Does this acquisition mark the beginning of the end of SDL being a translation …
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been named a 2008 Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research. It’s a very interesting organization, focused on the “study of new communications tools, technologies, and emerging modes of communication.” I plan to …
Now that Google is getting into the music downloading business in China, 2008 promises to be a very interesting year in the battle between Google China and the leading Chinese search engine Baidu. Google today unveiled a “Year of the …
Guest Article: By Jane McConnell NetStrategy/JMC Based on the 2007 Global Intranet Strategies Survey by NetStrategy/JMC The second annual Global Intranet Strategies Survey conducted from June through August 2007 revealed some starting facts about the true state of globalization behind …