Adventures in web globalization, since 2002
I’m pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 Web Globalization Report Card. This is the 19th annual edition of the Report Card, yes, 19th. And while there are a number …
For many years, the addition of languages (as part of website localization) has ranked one of the least-promoted developments on any given website. Languages were added. End of story. Perhaps …
Awhile back I mentioned the missing scrollbar from the Delta Airlines global gateway. It seems that Delta is not alone in making this rookie mistake. Even the folks at Google …
It seems like only yesterday (2009 actually) when Google Translate had reached 50 languages. And for the past few years it appeared that Google has largely plateaued at the low …
Scrollbars are one of those UI elements that you don’t realize you miss until they’re gone. Of course their prime role is to allow you to scroll up and down. …
Square has been slowly but steadily increasing its global reach, with support for 7 countries and four languages, including Japanese, French and even Catalan (in Spain). But on September 13th, …
I recently joined Kathrin Bussmann for another chat about web globalization and emerging best practices. I hope you enjoy it!
The author William Gibson is widely attributed with the quote: The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet. This line popped into my head when I watched an …
I was honored to participate in a Wegginar with Laurel and Laura of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global. I spent about an hour focusing on US small businesses and tips for …
Last year, I noted that Mailchimp had begun its global expansion with a few rookie mistakes. Mailchimp was using its super-header to announce support for multiple languages: The globe icon …
For the 2022 Web Globalization Report Card, we benchmarked the following 16 consumer technology websites: Adobe Apple Canon Dell Fujifilm HP Lenovo LG Microsoft Nikon Nintendo Panasonic Samsung Sony Toshiba Xiaomi …
One of the four major benchmarking criteria of the Web Globalization Report Card is global reach. That is, what languages do you support? And how many languages do you support? …
The ‘enterprise technology’ category of the 2022 Web Globalization Report Card includes a diverse mix of enterprise software and hardware companies, as well as a few companies devoted to logistics …
For those with a passion for model railroading, Märklin is second to none. Looking at some of the models, it’s hard to imagine that these are not full-sized trains. Fortunately, …
For the 2022 Web Globalization Report Card, we benchmarked the following 7 professional services websites: Accenture Capgemini Deloitte Ernst & Young Goldman Sachs KPMG PwC Deloitte retained its lead for another …