Google vs. Baidu: A User Experience Analysis
There are tons of articles about Google vs. Baidu, but few of these articles take an in-depth look at how Google compares to Baidu from a Chinese user’s perspective. In …
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Google international revenues surpass domestic
Way back in 2006, I predicted that Google’s international revenues would surpass US revenues by the end of 2007. I was a few months off. Today, Google announced Q1 results. …
The year of Google vs. Baidu
Now that Google is getting into the music downloading business in China, 2008 promises to be a very interesting year in the battle between Google China and the leading Chinese …
Is Facebook “translation worthy” or just plain cheap?
I read at Design Across Cultures that Facebook is planning to use “crowdsourcing” to allow its users to create translated content. Crowdsourcing is a hot new buzzword that is best …
Most popular posts of 2007
I’ve had Google Analytics installed on this site for some time now, which makes it a great resource for tracking the most popular posts of the year. So here are …
Apple iPhone localization favors .com over country codes
The Apple iPhone goes on sale today in the UK and Germany. Awhile back I wondered how Apple would localize its Web keypad, which features the .com button to accelerate …
A look inside Google globalization
I just came across a great presentation by way of Blogos today. It’s by Dr. Thomas Arend, international product manager at Google. If you’re interested in learning more about how …
iGoogle: Now in 42 Languages
The customized Google home page known as iGoogle has been localized into a bunch of additional languages, bringing the grand total to 42. Here are the most recently added languages: …
Vint Cerf on the mobile internet
Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, speaking on the future of the Internet: When Google News for mobile devices became available in French, the biggest spike in usage outside …
Understanding the global search market
The fine folks at Multlingual Search have published a report on the state of the search engine markets in more than a dozen countries. This report is a quick read …
Losing our languages
I often point to Web sites like Google and Wikipedia as great examples of multilingual Web sites. Google supports more than 120 languages and Wikipedia supports more than 150. Few …
The Localization of iPhone
So I gave in to my inner geek and purchased an iPhone. One of the things I first noticed (and love) about the Web browser is the .com button on …
The Next Generation of Google Asia
PC World writes that Google is testing new home page designs for Taiwan and Hong. This comes on the heals of Google’s new Korean home page. The company is focusing …
The Best Global Web Sites (and why)
What separates good global Web sites from great global Web sites? Is it just the number of languages a Web site supports? Certainly languages are essential. Although every Web site …
Google Gets Animated in Korea
In case you thought that Google’s austere home page design was sacrosanct, think again. In an effort to win over the locals in Korea, Google has just launched a new …