China: We’re Number Four!
According to Business Week, China might soon revise GDP upwards by a whopping 20%. Says the article: That would make China the world’s fourth-largest economy, suddenly overtaking Italy, France, and …
John Yunker
An Inside Look at the Globalization of Windows
Robert Scoble has taped an interesting interview with Michael Kaplan, who’s the technical lead in charge of the globalization of the upcoming Windows Vista OS. If you’ve got a half …
Globalization Lessons from Sesame Street
According to this New York Times article on the globalization of Sesame Street… Last year, more than 68 percent of Sesame Street’s revenues came from income from licensing of products. …
A New Globalization Blog: Found in Translation
Ryan Coleman, CTO of Clay Tablet, writes a blog about the globalization industry called Found in Translation. I just found it today, although he’s been publishing it since October. I’m …
Is This the Quarter eBay Intl. Beats eBay US?
Could eBay now be generating more revenues from outside the US than from within the US? I suspect so. If not, it’s going to be REAL close. This from the …
.eu Off to a Strong Start
It is only just the “sunrise” period for registering the new .EU domain and already it looks to be doing well. This article claims more than 80,000 registrations in the …
Video Game Localization Becoming Big Business
Like Hollywood studios, video game makers are upping the stakes on global launches of new products — trying to reach more markets more quickly. But to do so successfully requires …
China’s Evolving Cell Phone Culture
This is a great Wall Street Journal article on China’s culture and how it relates to technology — primarily voice mail. An excerpt: Many Chinese who have worked for inefficient, …
If It’s Feta, It’s Greek (to me)
According to the EU high court, “feta” is not a generic word; it is unique to Greece. Which means only the Greeks can make and market feta, kinda like “champagne” …
Reebok en Español para Estados Unidos
According to Internet Retailer Reebok has just launched a Web site for the US Hispanic market: Barrio Rbk. I’m clearly not in the target demographic as the site just annoyed …
Global CMS News: Translations.com and Clay Tablet
Two recent press releases worth mentioning… Translations.com has announced a strategic partnership with CMS vendor Percussion. Thrifty Rental Car (profiled in the July issue of Global By Design) is one …
They’re Building A New DNS Mousetrap (But It’s Not Better)
The domain name system (DNS) was built by geeks for geeks. It was never intended to be all that user friendly — and, for many people, it’s not. That’s one …
Starbucks Wins Back Brand in Russia
According to the Moscow Times, Starbucks “has regained the right to use its brand on coffee houses in Russia after a protracted legal battle with a trademark squatter who was …
The Other “W” Comes to China
While President Bush is about to enter China, another W is also set to enter the Chinese market — the hotel W. According to this article, the W Shanghai – …
SDL Announces Technology Partner Program
SDL today announced its technology partner program. The key word here is “open” as SDL seeks to convey a partner-friendly approach to other vendors in the content creation and management …