Web sites go black in China
If you visit the .com pages of Microsoft, Nokia, Sony, Apple, and Amazon, you’ll see the usual bursts of color and promotional elements — that is, business as usual. But …
Web Globalization
Web globalization webinar follow-up
The Lionbridge webinar yesterday has been archived for those of you who couldn’t make it.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 …
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 …
Reminder: Web Globalization Webinar in one week
Just a quick note to let you know that my Lionbridge Webinar will be held a week from today. Here’s the link to register. The call will also be recorded …
eBay also has international revenues to thank
eBay recently announced Q1 results and, like Google, shows a significant rise in international revenues vs. domestic revenues. Domestic revenues actually decreased by 1%. Here’s a visual I cranked out …
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. …
Upcoming Web globalization Webinar
I’m going to be presenting a series of Webinars on Web globalization. The Webinars are sponsored by Lionbridge. Mark your calendar for May 7th at 1 pm (EST), when I …
Vodafone CEO on global leadership
An excerpt from an interview with Arun Sarin, CEO of UK-based Vodafone Group — the world’s largest cellular operator — conducted by Chief Executive magazine: How much of your business …
What took you so long? Craigslist begins translating its site
Craig Newmark announced that Craigslist has begun adding support for additional languages. There are five languages so far: Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), and French (Canada or France or both; …
The creative side of global navigation
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 …
More on the best global Web sites
Just a quick note to say that I wrote a guest article for Content Wrangler on the 2008 Report Card. You can check it out here.
Facebook and MySpace going multilingual: But XING is well ahead
Techcrunch reports that Facebook is a day away from launching a German-language interface, translated in part by 2,000 volunteers. Spanish was launched a few weeks ago. And French is also …
The best global Web sites of 2008
In 2002, I began benchmarking Web sites specifically by how they were localized for other countries and cultures. This work evolved into The Web Globalization Report Card. Flash-forward to now …
Speaking Engagements: Sonoma, St. Louis, and Indy
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 …
SDL buys Idiom and begs the question: Will it exit the translation services game?
So SDL is buying Idiom. SDL has posted an FAQ page about the deal here — but the list is absent a question I recently posed: Does this acquisition mark …