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 …
Web Globalization
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 …
Globalization behind the firewall: A work in progress
Guest Article: By Jane McConnell NetStrategy/JMC Based on the 2007 Global Intranet Strategies Survey by NetStrategy/JMC The second annual Global Intranet Strategies Survey conducted from June through August 2007 revealed …
Web globalization and the small business
The falling dollar is forcing a lot of small business owners to focus their marketing efforts outside of the US.The New York Times weighs in with a good article on …
Hillary Clinton leads the presidential translation race, says Lionbridge
Lionbridge evaluated the Spanish-language Web sites of the presidential candidates and found that Hillary Clinton offered the highest percentage of translated content for Hispanic voters. Lionbridge evaluated the sites of …
China to overtake US in Web users … next month
According to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), China is poised to overtake the US in Web users very, very shortly. Here is a news article. CNNIC says that …
Is Facebook “translation worthy” or just plain cheap?
I read at Design Across Cultures that Facebook is planning to use “crowdsourcing” to allow its users to create translated content. Crowdsourcing is a hot new buzzword that is best …
Starwood Hotels broadens Chinese Web support
Starwood Hotels has announced that it has launched Chinese-language Web sites for all of its hotel brands — from Westin to Sheraton to St. Regis. The hotel chain had previously …
Baidu Japan: Coming January 23rd
Motoko Hunt over at Multilingual Search writes about Baidu, China’s leading search portal, and its official entry into Japan As I mentioned in last month, Baidu has long had its …
Most popular posts of 2007
I’ve had Google Analytics installed on this site for some time now, which makes it a great resource for tracking the most popular posts of the year. So here are …
Web globalization predictions: 2008 and beyond
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 …