.eu Off to a Strong Start
It is only just the “sunrise” period for registering the new .EU domain and already it looks to be doing well. This article claims more than 80,000 registrations in the …
Video Game Localization Becoming Big Business
Like Hollywood studios, video game makers are upping the stakes on global launches of new products — trying to reach more markets more quickly. But to do so successfully requires …
China’s Evolving Cell Phone Culture
This is a great Wall Street Journal article on China’s culture and how it relates to technology — primarily voice mail. An excerpt: Many Chinese who have worked for inefficient, …
If It’s Feta, It’s Greek (to me)
According to the EU high court, “feta” is not a generic word; it is unique to Greece. Which means only the Greeks can make and market feta, kinda like “champagne” …
Reebok en Español para Estados Unidos
According to Internet Retailer Reebok has just launched a Web site for the US Hispanic market: Barrio Rbk. I’m clearly not in the target demographic as the site just annoyed …
Global CMS News: Translations.com and Clay Tablet
Two recent press releases worth mentioning… Translations.com has announced a strategic partnership with CMS vendor Percussion. Thrifty Rental Car (profiled in the July issue of Global By Design) is one …
They’re Building A New DNS Mousetrap (But It’s Not Better)
The domain name system (DNS) was built by geeks for geeks. It was never intended to be all that user friendly — and, for many people, it’s not. That’s one …
Starbucks Wins Back Brand in Russia
According to the Moscow Times, Starbucks “has regained the right to use its brand on coffee houses in Russia after a protracted legal battle with a trademark squatter who was …
The Other “W” Comes to China
While President Bush is about to enter China, another W is also set to enter the Chinese market — the hotel W. According to this article, the W Shanghai – …
SDL Announces Technology Partner Program
SDL today announced its technology partner program. The key word here is “open” as SDL seeks to convey a partner-friendly approach to other vendors in the content creation and management …
Google News Adds Brazil and Portugal
Google has added Google News Web sites for Brazil and Portugal. This brings the total of language and country specific News sites to 23, assuming I counted correctly… Today Google …
Lionbridge Completes 120-Million Word Translation Project
Lionbridge announced recently the completion of software localization for the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. This project entailed the localization of the user interface and documention, which included an estimated …
UPS Helps eBay Users Sell Globally
UPS announced today that it has expanded shipping options for US-based sellers on eBay to include international delivery. “The UPS shipping tools allow eBay sellers to calculate costs, request a …
Google and the Global Traveler
Whenever I travel outside the US I get a kick out of entering “google.com” and seeing what happens. That’s because Google makes use of two behind-the-scenes technologies known as “geolocation” …
Lionbridge to Triple Workforce in India
According to this article Chief Operating Officer Satish Maripuri says Lionbridge will triple its India workforce over the next few years. Lionbridge had its Q3 earnings call this morning… With …