Web Localization for Russia
In April, after publishing a Web localization report for Brazil, we soon began receiving requests for a similar report on Russia. So I’m pleased to announce our Russia Localization Report. …
Countries
Of Kosovo and .ks
Last year, Montenegro became independent from Serbia and now Kosovo is making a strong push in that direction. But Serbia does not want to let go of Kosovo and has …
Live Earth.org: From English to Zulu
I visited the Live Earth Web site today and was pleased to see that the site supports eight languages, including Chinese, Turkish, and Zulu. It appears that the languages were …
Globalize! Globalize! Faster! Faster!
More and more US companies and Web sites are accelerating their pace of global expansion.Consider the following: According to this Reuters article, Starbucks plans to increase the number of international …
A Whole New Way of Looking at the World (Wide Web)
When you work in this industry for awhile, you get pretty familiar with country codes such as .de for Germany or .cn for China. But there are simply too many …
The Joyo of Amazon
Amazon has had a presence in China since its 2004 acquisition of Joyo.com. And it appears things are going quite nicely. Says Jeff Bezos in a recent Wall Street Journal …
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 …
AOL: 14 Countries in 18 Months
A few weeks ago I wrote about AOL’s new portal for India. According to Reuters, or, Thomson, AOL is only just getting started. AOL plans to expand into 14 markets …
Web Globalization and The Bottom Line
What’s the ROI of Web globalization you ask? Let’s take a look at two recent earnings announcements from Google and eBay, two major bellweathers of the virtual global economy. Let’s …
Global by Design: Web Localization for Brazil
The March/April issue of Global by Design is now out and features key tips on Web localization for Brazil. Brazil is the target of a growing number of multinationals; this …
Global by Design: Banned in China
A reader in Shanghia informed me that he was unable to visit globalbydesign.com. A second reader has found this to be the case as well. So it’s looking very much …
Most Popular Posts of 2006 (Belated Edition)
Okay, so I finally got around to reviewing 2006 stats for Global by Design. My goal is to install a real-time “most popular” sidebar; until then, here are the most …
Web Globalization Reaches the Top: Cisco’s CGO
As early as 2000, people like me have been saying that it would be just a matter of time before corporations added a Chief Globalization Officer to their ranks. It …
eBay China: Round Two
In September, news leaked out that eBay was rethinking its China strategy. Today this strategy becomes a bit more clear. The Wall Street Journal reports that eBay is effectively pulling …