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Month: November 2016

NOTO, as in No Tofu

December 2, 2016November 28, 2016 by John Yunker

First of all, I love tofu. But when you see it on a computer screen, it’s not so nice. Like those two rows of “tofu-shaped” objects shown below that indicate a missing font: Tofu used to be a much bigger problem …

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Categories Google, Languages, Mobile, Software Localization, Unicode, Web Globalization

Boeing and the trouble with flags in global gateways

November 16, 2016 by John Yunker

Examine the Boeing global gateway below and see if you can see a problem: I did not realize the Middle East had an official flag but, according to this gateway, it does. And herein lies a major problem with using flags — they’re …

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Categories Apple, Global By Design, Global gateway fail, Global navigation, Usability, Web Globalization

The world’s biggest shopping day is November 11th

November 7, 2016 by John Yunker

China’s Alibaba is the creator (and exporter) of this one-day ecommerce extravaganza that takes place on 11/11. And despite being a one-day event the pre-promotion is in full effect. According to brandchannel, Alibaba is intent to set new records this year …

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Categories Alibaba, China, Global Marketing, Holidays, Retail globalization, Singles Day, Uncategorized

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