United Airlines doesn’t speak Arabic
I wanted to highlight a great catch made by commenter Ben to my earlier post on United’s in-flight navigation system, shown here: If you look closely at the lower right …
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March of the Magellanic Penguins
This has nothing to do with Web globalization, but it is something that I hope you’ll enjoy. It is a short story called The Tourist Trail. As you may remember, …
Web Globalization Certificate Program at St. Louis University
Professor Nitish Singh, author of The Culturally Customized Web Site, has just launched a certificate program in Web globalization management through St. Louis University. You can learn more at www.globalizationexecutive.com.
IDNs get on the fast track
So with the “father of Internet” and chief Internet evangelist at Google, Vinton Cerf, chairing the latest IDNA working group and ICANN issuing a fast track PDF document, it appears …
The global gateway at 35,000 feet
I flew to Japan recently and discovered that a new entertainment system had been installed on my flight. But what made the system worth mentioning here was what I saw …
Iran reaches 100,000 country code registrations
According to Iran’s registry, the country reached 100,000 .ir registrations last month. For a country of 65 million people, 100,000 registrations is still a drop in the bucket. Compare that …
The ROI of online press releases
The Society for New Communications Research has released a new study on the value of posting online press releases for all the world to see. In the old days of …
Geolocation in the Wall Street Journal
I was quoted briefly in an article in the Journal on the benefits of geolocation. Geolocation can be used to do many things, but I find it particularly useful in …
Google Translate adds languages; Microsoft adds translation widget
Google Translate recently added 11 languages to its impressive portfolio of supported languages. To give you an idea of just how aggressive Google has been in this area, here is …
The world according to Google
Inspired by our Country Codes of the World map, I developed a smaller version that includes the ccTLDs currently in use by Google for its local search engines. As you …
The TAUS take on Google Translation Center
The post I wrote on the Google Translation Center has been the most-visited page on this blog over the past month. Clearly, Google has struck a nerve in the translation …
The “age gateway” comes of age
For years I’ve been preaching the importance of the “global gateway” — the elements that Web sites use to seamlessly direct Web users to their localized Web sites and content, …
Google Chrome and Simon: Separated at birth?
Is it just me or does the new Google Chrome icon remind you of the old Simon game of the 1980s. Yes, I know I’m dating myself here, but I …
Will .cn become the new .com?
I recently came across a chart of the most popular domain extensions, compiled by Stephane Van Gelder. Although I keep track of ccTLD registrations for the Country Codes of the …
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