Adventures in web globalization, since 2002
The rumors were true: Lionbridge announced that it is acquiring Bowne Global Solutions (BGS) “for at least $180 million (excluding cash received), in a combination of cash and common stock. …
My favorite tech news site, Engadget, announced today the launch of its Japanese language site. It already offers a Chinese site and I expect the Spanish site to be announced …
Last week, I asked for reactions to the SDL/TRADOS acquisition and boy did I get an earful, most of it positive and most if it from translation agencies. Here are …
So now that SDL has announced its plans to buy TRADOS, the buzz around the industry is when Lionbridge is going to finally pull the trigger on purchasing its larger …
Apple’s globalization of iTunes appears to be moving right along. According to the press release: “iTunes Music Stores were launched in the UK, France and Germany in June 2004, and …
eBay held its annual developers conference and, according to this article, is not close to launching any translation service for sellers. Here’s an excerpt: Another questioner wanted to know if …
Simon Anholt is the author of Another One Bites The Grass and Brand New Justice, two books that don’t get nearly the amount of attention they should. I’m glad to …
There was a great article recently in the Wall Street Journal that describes the challenges that Disney faces in launching Hong Kong Disneyland later this year. According to the article, …
The term “transcreation” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it is getting used increasingly by a new wave of firms seeking to distance themselves from translation firms. This article …
SDL International, the world’s third-largest translation/localization agency announced today its plans to acquire TRADOS, the maker of the world’s most popular machine translation software. In the translation industry, this is …
The announcement by the WSJ that Google is prepping a payment service is big news in the ecommerce world and, I think, good news for consumers. According to the article, …
According to this AP article, the European Union has promoted Gaelic, Ireland’s native tongue, to “official” status. This is good news for Gaelic translators, as the EU will have to …
According to Bloomberg, the US Hispanic population is growing three times more quickly than the US population as a whole. Here’s an article excerpt… Hispanics accounted for half the U.S. …
According to the Moscow Times, Starbucks has opened its first retail location in Russia. No Russian Web site yet, but I have no doubt that one is in the works. …
The news that Microsoft’s new China MSN blogging portal is censoring “prohibited language” such as “democracy, freedom and human rights” is unsettling to say the least. “MSN abides by the …