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Taking Web forms global

August 19, 2008 by John Yunker

Web form usability expert Luke Wroblewski provides a very handy article on the challenges of developing Web input forms that work in various countries. Data input and output is where Web localization projects often sink or swim. And Web forms …

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Categories Global navigation, Web Globalization

Google perpetuates the American .com myth

July 4, 2008 by John Yunker

Google features a 4th of July logo at Google.com today. This is not all that unusual; Google has been doing this for several years now. But there is an inherent flaw in hosting an American visual at Google.com: The .com …

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Categories Global navigation, Languages, Translation, Web Globalization

Web globalization webinar follow-up

May 8, 2008 by John Yunker

The Lionbridge webinar yesterday has been archived for those of you who couldn’t make it. You can register to listen to the call at the Lionbridge site. And mark your calendars for June 3rd, when I will host a second …

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Categories Domain names, Events, Global navigation, Vendors, Web Globalization

The creative side of global navigation

March 21, 2008 by John Yunker

Just because the splash global gateway is becoming ubiquitous, doesn’t mean that it has to be boring. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, the splash global gateway is a landing page that allows visitors to self-select their language …

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Categories Global navigation, Web Globalization

Flags and languages don’t mix

January 31, 2008 by John Yunker

As a Web globalization geek, I really enjoy visiting Web sites that do not use English as the default language — and then trying to find a link to English content. It’s a great way to understand what people who …

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Categories Global navigation

Web globalization predictions: 2008 and beyond

December 13, 2013December 21, 2007 by John Yunker

As we come to the end of 2007, it is safe to say that Web globalization has evolved from an ancillary activity to a core piece of the marketing puzzle at many companies. So now it’s time to take a …

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Categories Business globalization, China, Domain names, Global By Design, Global navigation, Languages, Machine Translation, Translation, Web Globalization

Global by Design: The Guide to Global Navigation

September 19, 2007 by John Yunker

The September/October issue of Global by Design is now out. Our feature article is on established and emerging best practices in global navigation. We note improvements made recently by companies such as eBay and GE. And we include a checklist …

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Categories Domain names, Global By Design, Global navigation, Web Globalization

Multilingual Domain Name Redux

January 15, 2003 by John Yunker

It has been roughly a year since RealNames imploded, bringing down with it a service that had supported the resolution of multilingual domain names. The implosion was a big blow to Verisign because it was making money off the registration …

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Categories Domain names, Global navigation, Web Globalization
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