Adventures in web globalization, since 2002
That’s what Tekrati has to say about Nielsen//Netratings’ latest global Web usage report. Their research shows that people in the US (and a few other markets) are spending the same …
Here’s a good article on the upsides and downsides of this thing called globalization. And a few excerpts that jumped out at me: In recent years, about 100,000 software-writing jobs …
While I realize that Wal-Mart is a lightning rod for publicity, both good and bad, I’m constantly amazed at just how poorly the company manages to avoid the bad variety. …
First, the bad news… According to the WSJ the EU is investigating whether iTunes overcharges UK customers. The price of a song in the UK is about 20% more than …
Emerging markets are making the world a lot less easy to label In the old days of global commerce, before the Internet, an international marketing director could focus on a …
Greg Josefowicz, CEO of the Borders book chain, has looked into the future and he sees India. According to this article, the Ann Arbor-based chain is betting on international expansion …
eBay has launched of an international classified ads Web site called Kijiji, which the company says means “village” in Swahili. Kijiji is available for 50 cities in Canada, China, France, …
The Journal writes about Hollywood’s strategy to (finally) begin discounting DVDs in China in an effort to be more competitive with the pirated DVDs. The discounted DVDs will still cost …
I’m at the IA Summit in Montreal and have been pleased to find that IA (information architecture) professionals are tackling the challenges of content globalization in a big way. And …
Because I spend the bulk of my time talking to US executives about expanding globally, my focus is typically on creating non-English Web sites. But Web globalization cuts both ways. …
I find it amazing how quickly a person can adopt a technology and, after having adopted it, grow impatient with it when it isn’t used to maximum effect. Take email …
I wrote about GE’s global growth plans in our February edition of Global By Design and I’m thrilled to see the Journal writing about it as well. GE expects to …
According to CNET, the MII, China’s equivalent to the US’ FCC, says that there will be 120 million Internet users in the China this year. That keeps them on track …
Could Hooters become the next Hard Rock Cafe? Judging by the pace at which it is spreading around the world, anything is possible. Believe it or not, there are now …
Levis has been losing money for eight years now; that has to be some sort of record. Fashion is fickle and there is very little Levis can do when the …