Marketing opportunities in the German blogosphere
How big is the German blogosphere? This is important for Web marketeers who want to sponsor or advertise on German blogs.
Web Globalization
HP revenues: 67% international and growing
Today I read the following in the latest newsletter from LISA, the Localization Industry Software Association: LISA member HP has been in the business news in recent weeks — and …
The end of translation as we know it
The translation industry has undergone significant change over the past two years — and not just in terms of consolidation. The changes are structural. Offices are more decentralized, as is …
Introducing Brian Heumann
If you read the post about German Web sites yesterday, you may have wondered how I know so much about Germany. Actually, I don’t. But Brian Heumann does. And that’s …
How international are German Websites?
John Yunker, the host of “Global by Design”, has invited me to publish some of my articles on this blog. I feel honoured to be here and will try my …
Web globalization article in Computerworld
Computerworld has published a very good article on Web globalization (and not just because I was quoted in it). It includes insights on recent developments at FedEx and Novartis. Here’s …
A look inside Google globalization
I just came across a great presentation by way of Blogos today. It’s by Dr. Thomas Arend, international product manager at Google. If you’re interested in learning more about how …
58% of Europeans online will buy online this year
Forrester Research has released new research that says that European online spending has grown more than 50% over the past year and that Europeans will spend more than US$70 billion …
Register.Me
As I wrote awhile back, Montenegro has gotten approval for its own top-level country code domain (ccTLD). The code is .me and should be available for registration early in 2008. …
Jupiter jumps in to Web globalization research
One way to measure the size of an industry is by the number of analysts covering it. When I got started covering Web globalization back in 2000, to my knowledge …
Are You Master of Your Domains?
Earlier this year I developed the Map of the World Wide Web, shown here: This map was designed to fit on a cubicle wall and include the major country code …
Halo 3 Puts Age Before Language
The final installment of Microsoft’s best-selling game franchise Halo is now in stores everywhere. I took a moment to check out the Web site — which is probably about as …
Global by Design: The Guide to Global Navigation
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 …
Bienvenido a AOL España
Last week, AOL launched its Italian Web portal. This week, AOL launches AOL España. Said AOL President and COO Ron Grant in a recent interview: “We are going to be …
The New York Times Tears Down Its Wall
Tomorrow the New York Times will no longer charge for on-line access to articles. That’s good news for people like me who post the occasional blog that links to a …