Pampering Russia
This is a great article about Procter & Gamble’s adventures in Russia. While currency devalatuations have been challenging, the economy has since stabilized and sales are growing at 50% annually …
John Yunker
HTML and Unicode
Another useful Web globalization Q&A has been added to the W3C site. It has to do with the issue of character sets and encodings. I can’t even begin to describe …
FYI: Trade Events Listing
The US Dept. of Commerce has compiled a fairly hefty list of domestic and international trade events. The list is located at http://www.export.gov/comm_svc/eps_events.html.
Casual Dress Going Global
According to the Herman Report, casual dress is gaining popularity around the world… Recent research by the Bank of Scotland discovered that a significant number of employers now operate with …
Starbucks in Paris
Starbucks continues its global expansion with its first French locations, set to open in early 2004. Many pundits have warned that Starbucks will face anti-American resistance throughout the country. I …
Web Globalization Strategies (Live)
I will be speaking on Web globalization at the Documentation & Training Conference on October 7th just north of Boston. It’s going to be a great program. Other speakers include …
A Computer Primer for Translators
As any good craftsman can tell you, it’s not enough to simply have the right tool for the job — you also need to know just how to use it. …
Profiles in Unicode
The New York Times has a great profile of Michael Everson, one of the many architects of Unicode. I hope some day there are more profiles like this about the …
Walgreens en Español
Walgreens claims to be the first national pharmacy retailer with a Web site designed specifically for Hispanics: WalgreensEspanol.com. One major problem with this new site — it’s near-impossible to find …
Interesting Global Gateway
RedDot, a maker of content management software, is using a rather unique global gateway, as shown here: Notice how it uses ISO-specific country abbreviations, such as PL for Poland, AU …
The New Old Globalization
An excellent editorial by Robert Wright in The New York Times about globalization. He does a wonderful job of showing how globalization is far from a new development, yet one …
Is Globalization Good?
According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, people around the world generally approve of increased international trade. They also “think positively” of international and multinational organizations, such …
Scholastic en Español
With the publication of Madonna’s much-hyped children’s book, The English Roses (Las Rosas Inglesas), Scholastic is launching a Spanish-language imprint, Scholastic En Espanol. According to the press release, Hispanics currently …
World Wide Madonna
This article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) explains the logistics of Madonna’s foray into children’s publishing. Madonna has never done anything small, so why should her first children’s …
Law & Web Globalization
Thanks to Amy Campbell for pointing us to a note by Larry Bodine about the growing number of law firms with multilingual Web sites. Apparently, Jones Day says it is …