Happy Bilingual Holidays!
Toys ‘R’ Us has released its top 5 toy trends for the 2006 holiday season and trend number two was nice to see… Trend #2: Bilingual Toys Catering to the …
The Transcultural CEO
Quote from the dean of INSEAD, Frank Brown: “The world’s next generation of leaders must have transcultural skills. They need to have an appreciation and understanding of cultures, and know, …
Starbucks Coming to Russia
Last year Starbucks successfully defended its brand name in Russia. Now the company is preparing to cash in on its brand name. According to Starbucks Gossip, “Moscow’s second Starbucks (the …
Google’s International Revenues Gain Momentum
Google’s revenue engine, Google Adwords, is available in more than 40 languages, so it’s not surprising to see Google’s international revenues growing so quickly. But this rate of growth is …
Greetings from Punta Tombo!
Below are pictures from the world’s largest Magellanic penguin colony, located at Punta Tombo, Argentina. They were taken during a one-week volunteer trip in 2006. And hardly a week goes …
Nike Launches a Splash Global Gateway
Nike has launched a new Web site design and, with it, a splash global gateway… I don’t have time tonight to dig more deeply (I’m packing for an extended trip). …
You Don’t Know Jack: The Case for Controlled Vocabulary
The Rockley Bulletin features a great article on the importance of using controlled vocabularies, particularly for documentation. The article cites a customer support call in which the word “jack” is …
European Ecommerce Beyond Borders
According to the Eurobarometer survey, Europeans are getting much more comfortable shopping online, but not necessarily shopping beyond borders. Roughly half of all Europeans with a computer have shopped online, …
Newsweek Localization: Sometimes The Truth Hurts
Thanks to fellow Mizzou J-school graduate Matt Hilburn for pointing this out. If you visit the home page of Newsweek.com, you’ll see the front pages of this week’s issue from …
The Rise of the Arab Internet
According to Madar Research, there were more than 26 million Arabic-speaking Internet users at the end of 2005, an increase of 50% over 2004. Although overall Internet penetration in the …
Forrester: More Europeans Shopping Online
Forrester Research, by way of Internet Retailer says that the percentage of Europeans shopping online has increased from 42% in 2003 to 56% in 2005. The UK has the highest …
Report: eBay Exiting China
According to Shanghai Daily by way of another news outlet, “Hong Kong-listed Tom.com is going to announce its takeover of eBay’s China division and its PayPal service.” It was less …
Tridion and Ion Global Partner
Tridion is a Web CMS software company that has carved out a lucrative — and growing — niche of supporting global/local content management. That is, the software allows local offices …
Alibris Gearing Up to Expand Globally
As books continue to become harder and harder to find on Amazon’s home page, It’s nice to see a Web site like Alibris, which serves up only books, CDs, and …
China and Japan: So Close But Yet So Far
The Pew Global Attitudes Project recently conducted a survey of citizens of Japan, China, Pakistan, and India. Conclusion: These people don’t like each other all that much. Between contested territories, …