Looking for a translation icon?
If you haven’t visited the Noun Project yet, take a moment and drop by. It’s a great initiative to provide open source icons. All you have to do is provide …
Money talks (in many languages)
It’s no secret that the US has been on a borrowing binge for quite some time. So when the US launched its redesigned $100 bill last year, the Fed went …
Stay Classy, San Diego
Just when I think that news websites can’t get any more painful to look at, I visit the home page of the San Diego Union Tribune: I think there is …
Taking Mobile Global: Tips for Aligning Mobile and Global Web Strategies
Here’s a new article I’ve written for UX Magazine on the importance of aligning global and mobile strategies. Too often, companies develop mobile apps and mobile websites without considering localization requirements. Here …
Philips improves its global gateway
I was happy to see that Philips launched a new (and improved) global gateway recently. Below is a screen grab of the old gateway, as seen on the home page: …
Web Professionals interview on web globalization
I recently participated in a 11-minute phone interview with Bill Cullifer, Executive Director of the World Organization of Webmasters. We talked about web globalization and the 2012 Report Card. Here’s the …
Who’s going to register .brand? Google, for starters.
This week, ICANN begins accepting registrations for the much-hyped and controversial “.brand” generic domain names. What this means is that companies will be able to register domains that function without …
Windows 8 primed to win tablet war — at least in languages
When it comes to tablets, Apple is far and away the leader. But later this year Microsoft is expected to unveil its Windows 8 tablet and, in doing so, will …
Q&A with Jukka Korpela, author of Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js
What’s the most important thing you want JavaScript developers to learn from this book? By making use of free tools such as Globalize.js, developers can easily adapt their applications for …
Canadians love their country code
Canada’s registry has posted some interesting data regarding the .ca domain, user preferences, and overall Internet usage trends. One graph in particular jumped out at me: When it comes to banking, news, …
You Say Falkland Islands. I Say Islas Malvinas.
Remember the Falklands War? I do and, yes, this does make me feel a little old. For those of you who don’t remember, the war was fought over a group …
Hotels.com: The best global travel website
Hotels.com scored highly in the 2012 Web Globalization Report Card. At 37 languages (in addition to English), Hotels.com is not the language leader in travel, but it’s near the front …
France to offer support for actual French domain names
The French domain name registry AFNIC has published a PDF explaining why it will soon support internationalized domain names (IDNs). According to AFNIC: As of July 3, 2012, it will …
Beta On Board
Now this is the sort of sign I would expect to see on a car in Silicon Valley.
The Khan Academy and the kindness of translators
The Khan Academy is out to revolutionize education by providing a free online education through lots and lots of well-produced videos. A core component of this revolution is the subtitling …