Apple iTunes Sells 50M Songs in Europe
Apple’s globalization of iTunes appears to be moving right along. According to the press release: “iTunes Music Stores were launched in the UK, France and Germany in June 2004, and …
eBay Sheds Light on Translation Plans
eBay held its annual developers conference and, according to this article, is not close to launching any translation service for sellers. Here’s an excerpt: Another questioner wanted to know if …
What’s Your Nation Brand Index?
Simon Anholt is the author of Another One Bites The Grass and Brand New Justice, two books that don’t get nearly the amount of attention they should. I’m glad to …
Disney and China: How Local is Too Local?
There was a great article recently in the Wall Street Journal that describes the challenges that Disney faces in launching Hong Kong Disneyland later this year. According to the article, …
“Transcreation” Gaining Momentum
The term “transcreation” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it is getting used increasingly by a new wave of firms seeking to distance themselves from translation firms. This article …
SDL to acquire TRADOS
SDL International, the world’s third-largest translation/localization agency announced today its plans to acquire TRADOS, the maker of the world’s most popular machine translation software. In the translation industry, this is …
Will Google Wallet Force PayPal to Accelerate Global Expansion?
The announcement by the WSJ that Google is prepping a payment service is big news in the ecommerce world and, I think, good news for consumers. According to the article, …
The EU Adds Gaelic; Translation Costs Grow
According to this AP article, the European Union has promoted Gaelic, Ireland’s native tongue, to “official” status. This is good news for Gaelic translators, as the EU will have to …
US Hispanics: 41 Million, And Growing
According to Bloomberg, the US Hispanic population is growing three times more quickly than the US population as a whole. Here’s an article excerpt… Hispanics accounted for half the U.S. …
Starbucks in Russia
According to the Moscow Times, Starbucks has opened its first retail location in Russia. No Russian Web site yet, but I have no doubt that one is in the works. …
Microsoft China: Localization or Capitulation?
The news that Microsoft’s new China MSN blogging portal is censoring “prohibited language” such as “democracy, freedom and human rights” is unsettling to say the least. “MSN abides by the …
Apple iTunes Japan Planned for August
According to Engadget, the iTunes Music Store will indeed open in 2005 in Japan. That would make it a total of 20 iTunes country stores, with still plenty of room …
Engadget Going Global
The techie news blog engadget is launching a China site, with more countries/languages to follow. According to engadget, the site “will feature translations of Engadget posts, as well as original …
DITA Becomes a Standard (Now What Is It Exactly?)
The standards organization OASIS recently approved Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) version 1.0 as an OASIS Standard — a “status that signifies the highest level of ratification.” So what exactly …
Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies Still Going Strong
In 2002, Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies published. That’s a very long time ago in book publishing years, so I’m pleased to say that New Riders Press (now known as …