Web globalization in a post-PC world
The 2012 Web Globalization Report Card is my first attempt at analyzing web globalization in a post-PC world. By post-PC world, I’m referring to a world in which the website adapts not …
The best global websites of 2012
UPDATE: The 2017 Web Globalization Report Card is now available. I’m happy to announce the publication of the 2012 Web Globalization Report Card. This year, we reviewed 105 websites across …
Social Aggregation Case Study: KPMG@Davos
In my last post I noted how Cisco has created the social aggregation page: Social@Cisco. This page is simply a global template that allows Cisco to plug in different local …
Slip Carefully
I came across a rather enterprising individual who is crafting and selling replicas of infamous “Chinglish” signs. His Etsy store is called: All Your Signs Are Belong to Us. Here’s …
Adopt a Typewriter Today
Yes, I have a fondness for typewriters. And, yes, I am old enough to have actually used one regularly. Mostly, I miss the way they sound. I’ve memorialized two of …
Russia’s Internet growth is just getting started
I checked domain registration stats from Russia’s registry and here are the high-level numbers: If you combine IDNs and ccTLDs, Russia becomes the third-ranked country in terms of country code registrations, behind …
And another thing…
I recently received a t-shirt from Glyph Languages Services that I have to share: The ampersand is composed of translations of the word “and” into 150 languages — from Afrakaans …
One person’s workday is another person’s holiday
I was fresh out of college and living in Australia when I first experienced Boxing Day. I was clueless. I thought the Aussies were unusually eager fans of, well, boxing. …
Learning from the world’s leading travel websites
I wrote an article for UX Magazine (based on my research for Lionbridge) that highlights global best practices in the travel industry. Travelers want websites that travel with them In …
Be Kind: It’s not easy creating a global brand name
From The Wall Street Journal interview with the founder of KIND Snacks: WSJ: Kind recently became the subject of a trademark battle with Italy’s Ferrero SpA, a $10 billion candy …
How to localize date formats using Globalize.js
Dates are often used as case studies to illustrate the risks of ignoring cultural differences. For example, the date 4/7/2011 could be taken to mean July 4th by some and …
Now Available: Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js
I’m happy to announce the publication of Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js. If you use develop websites or applications for more than one language or country, this book will help …
Some companies have given up on Spanish for the US
I’ve been revisiting a number of the websites that at one point were localized specifically for Spanish speakers in the US. And now I’m finding dead links. Home Depot had …
From Russia, with IDNs
A little more than a year ago, Russia opened up registration for its top-level IDN: рф. Since then, more than 900,000 domains have been registered, making this the most successful …