The Best Global Web Sites (and why)
What separates good global Web sites from great global Web sites? Is it just the number of languages a Web site supports? Certainly languages are essential. Although every Web site …
Wikipedia
Most Popular Posts of 2006 (Belated Edition)
Okay, so I finally got around to reviewing 2006 stats for Global by Design. My goal is to install a real-time “most popular” sidebar; until then, here are the most …
Wikipedia vs. Google
In our 2006 Web Globalization Report Card, the top two global Web sites overall were Google and Wikipedia. Both organizations support more than 100 languages and a fast-loading, flexible global …
Why Is Web Globalization So Popular? Just Look at the Numbers…
I was happy to see a press release from comScore Networks illustrating in raw numbers what many Webmasters have been telling me privately over the years — that more than …
The World According to Wikipedia
Note: This post is excerpted from the September issue of the Global By Design newsletter. Earlier this year, we published the third edition of The Web Globalization Report Card, our …
How Wikipedia Manages Multilingual Content Expectations
Wikipedia came in second in our 2006 Web Globalization Report Card for a number of reasons. Not only does it offer content in more than 100 languages, it does a …