Adventures in web globalization, since 2002
I wanted to post three exciting events that I’ll be speaking at in the months ahead. If you’re in the neighborhood or planning to attend, please let me know. New Communications Forum 2008 April 22-25, 2008 The Vineyard Creek Inn …
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been named a 2008 Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research. It’s a very interesting organization, focused on the “study of new communications tools, technologies, and emerging modes of communication.” I plan to …
I’m pleased to be co-chairing the IQPC Web Globalization Conference here in San Diego on October 22-24. I’ll also be speaking on Web globalization navigation on October 24th. The conference is taking place at the Crowne Plaza San Diego, which …
I’m headed to Charleston next week for the Services Industry Summit an annual event sponsored by Service Strategies. I’ll be speaking on the unique opportunities (and challenges) of localizing your customer service Web sites and knowledgebases for audiences around the …
Here are some thoughts from the past two days of the Idiom User Summit, in no particular order: – There was a lot of buzz around machine translation (MT). Both Systran and Language Weaver are here and there were (at …
Every time I say I’m too busy to sit through yet another Webinar, I get a few more emails promoting Webinars that just might be worth sitting through. Here are two that caught my eye — and might be worth …
Writing for the world means writing for translation. And, because translation isn’t cheap, writing for the world can be a fairly expensive process. It also can be a fairly complex and error-prone process. So it’s nice to see SDL hosting …
If you’re a tech who develops Microsoft apps for the world, you probably already know about Microsoft’s TechEd event in June. But if not, they have a Global Development & Deployment track planned. The track promises that “developers will be …
I sat in on the second part of this three-part Webinar and it was well worth it. Part three is coming up; here are the details: —————————— VASONT SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THIRD IN SERIES OF FREE CONTENT MANAGEMENT WEBINARS ON MULTILINGUAL …
Microsoft Canada is sponsoring a Webinar on using localizing .Net for specific markets. It sounds like a “techies-only” call.
I am pleased to be presenting a free Webinar hosted by Transware PLC on Wednesday, Feb. 9th at 1pm EST (10 am PST). I’ll be talking about Web globalization best practices and will draw on the findings from Byte Level’s …
Mark your calendars for another Trados webinar at December 14th. The focus of this call is the global branding of the Veritas Web site: Help! Our Company Has Websites in 29 Different Countries! Building a Consistent Multinational Brand on the …