The Visit Korea tourism web site offers up a global gateway that’s difficult to ignore: I like it. The languages are presented in the native scripts. The user has to select one before entering the site. Most of all, I …
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about global gateways — those landing pages and header elements that companies use to direct visitors to localized web sites. I came across one that I’ve been meaning to write about for some time …
Does this icon say “language” to you? It doesn’t to me. But the OMC design studio feels so strongly about it that it has launched a web site to promote this icon as a global standard. I applaud the effort …
It was just over a year ago that Facebook started localizing itself for the world. As I noted then, the company utilized crowdsourcing to spur its translation efforts. And though volunteers aren’t the only people translating content, a year later, …
For years I’ve been preaching the importance of the “global gateway” — the elements that Web sites use to seamlessly direct Web users to their localized Web sites and content, such as this splash global gateway: But there is a …
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 …
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 …
The Lionbridge webinar yesterday has been archived for those of you who couldn’t make it.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 …
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 …
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 …