Happy Year of the Snake
This week the dragon gives way to the snake. And, with it, a number of global brands eager to make the most of lunar new year celebrations. Let’s begin with …
This week the dragon gives way to the snake. And, with it, a number of global brands eager to make the most of lunar new year celebrations. Let’s begin with …
I read that global remittance startup LemFi received new funding to accelerate its global growth. Notes the TechCrunch article: Since its launch in 2020, LemFi has undergone rapid growth by …
For those of you wondering (and thanks to those who’ve already reached out) the next Report Card is in production. If your company is already included (or you want it …
NOTE: The following is the beginning of an article I published with Multilingual Magazine recently. You can read the full article at the link below (free registration required). Twenty years …
Apple’s recent developer newsletter caught my eye because, for once, localization was featured at the top: Apple is providing free training sessions focused on Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan …
What’s the world’s most multilingual website? It’s not Facebook. Not Google. Not even Wikipedia. It’s the website of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, at just over 1,000 languages. But Google has been …
Adobe pioneered the use of geolocation and localized overlays to improve the global user experience. As shown here, a visitor to the Adobe.com home page from Japan was greeted with …
Came across this web form during my Web Globalization Report Card research. When is an input field both optional and required? Here’s when. Thought you’d enjoy… PS: Have you tested …
There is no internationally accepted definition of what a “translation” icon should look like. But here’s the icon websites tend to use: You see it many places these days — …
One of the takeaways from the Web Globalization Best Practices & Emerging Trends report is that language is a feature, every bit as important as many other features. After all, …
Website performance is like the weather — everyone talks about it but nobody seems to do anything about it. I read a great article recently on website performance — do …
Russian was once considered a “top 10” language — one that any company serious about global growth would support. But Putin’s horrific actions have put an end to that. Over …
I was happy to connect with Multilingual on the most recent Report Card. Here’s the interview!
Twenty years ago, Wikipedia was just a few years old and available in about a dozen languages. Today, Wikipedia supports more than 300 languages and has emerged on top of …