The World Is Getting Flatter
Tom Friedman’s much-anticipated new book, The World Is Flat is just around the corner and Zack Lynch offers a preview. Tom proposes that we are entering a third era of …
John Yunker
It’s Not Too Expensive; You’re Just Too Cheap
How’s that for a great slogan. I saw it on the side of a Stone Brewery truck here in Escondido. This is an appropriate slogan for a brewery that produces …
Global Newspaper Index
If you need to know what are the “best” newspapers available in countries around the world, check out NewspaperIndex.com. Journalist Hans Henrik has created a fairly extensive database and made …
Is Google Losing Its Global Edge?
Suw Charman says “I still think there’s a fundamental mental block regarding the rest of the world from a lot of American companies and developers.” She points out the new …
Globalization Cuts Both Ways
From Cool News of the Day… “We hear about the spread of U.S. popular culture, making Europe, to its horror, more American. But the influence works the other way, too,” …
Gmail In Emerging Markets
Richard Koman for SiliconValley Watcher writes about the potential of Gmail in developing markets. The greatest reason why I think Gmail has a good shot at popular usage is Google’s …
eBay Bets $100m on China
At the eBay analyst briefing today, the company announced that it was investing $100 million in growing its business in China, a market Meg Whitman said will define global success …
Web Globalization Using .Net
Microsoft Canada is sponsoring a Webinar on using localizing .Net for specific markets. It sounds like a “techies-only” call.
Starbucks Egg & Cheese
I read in the Journal this morning that Starbucks has been testing hot breakfasts at 80 locations in Seattle and are getting close to a national rollout. What wasn’t mentioned …
Web Globalization Gone Bad
The US Department of Defense is launching local “news” sites in an effort to counter what it believes is “misinformation” about the United States in the foreign media. One Web …
GE Needs Growing Markets to Keep Growing
From the WSJ: Jeff Immelt, chief executive of General Electric Co. (GE), said at the Advancing Enterprise 2005 conference in London that 60% of the company’s growth over the next …
McRiceburgers in Taiwan
According to the Taipei Times (by way of Reveries), McDonald’s has added rice burgers to its menu. The burgers consist of chicken or beef patties sandwiched between two rice cakes. …
Le Meridien Bets Big On India
The Le Merdien hotel chain plans to double the number of properties in India from 10 to 20 over the next four years. According to the press release, all Le …
McDonald’s Celebrates 15 Years in Russia
I vividly remember the news when the first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Russia. The place was mobbed with customers eager for a taste of American fast food. It was a …
What’s a Locale?
Michael Kaplan spells out four different locale defintions. Although the definitions are quite technical, they underscore the complexity of managing locales within software applications and Web sites.
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