Sears Targets Latinos, But its Web Site Needs Work
Sears is hoping to expand sales to the US Latino market with a new line of clothing called Latina Life, due out this fall. In preparation for this marketing push, …
Best Western Bets Big on Web Globalization
The hospitality industry is embracing Web globalization in a big way these days, and that’s a very good thing, because the world is relying on the Web to book hotel …
Idiom Gets Another Boost of VC Cash
I spent some time with the folks at Idiom earlier this week and they are looking bullish on the future of their company in particular and the globalization industry in …
Breaking News: Transware Acquires GlobalSight
In yet another sign that language services vendors believe software is key to their future growth, Transware has acquired GMS vendor GlobalSight. Tom Kelly, the newly appointed CEO of the …
Move over FIGS; Here Comes BRIC
Emerging markets are driving the Web globalization revolution. Investment bankers use an acronym that is going to have a major impact on the future of the globalization industry: BRIC. BRIC …
Vendor PR Blitz: SDL, Sony, TRADOS
The PR engines at globalization vendors SDL and TRADOS are busy churning out releases lately. Two of them are worth noting: SDL claims its first “switcher” As I mentioned previously, …
Go Global With Microsoft
If you’re a tech who develops Microsoft apps for the world, you probably already know about Microsoft’s TechEd event in June. But if not, they have a Global Development & …
Serendipitous Web Globalization
Here’s an interesting article in Wired about Web globalization (and not just because I was quoted in it)…. It’s about companies that discover that their Web sites are successful in …
The Chinese Cars Are Coming! The Chinese Cars Are Coming
According to the Journal it looks like Europe will be seeing Chinese auto imports by the end of this year… While Chinese cars generally aren’t available for sale in large …
Welcome to Gaeltacht
What is it about the resurgence in “minority” languages around the world? Probably the inevitable backlash against the spread of globalization in general and English in particular. Now it is …
CNET Continues China Expansion
According to Pacific Epoch, CNET is about to acquire yet another Chinese Internet property. This one is PChome.net; the article says that CNET is paying $10 million for a 51% …
Austrailian iTunes a Month Away
It looks like the much-awaited Australian site will be live by the end of April. And unlike the UK, this time Apple owns the Australian domain name: itunes.com.au. I even …
Hawaiian Language Hip Again
Here’s an interesting article about the resurgence of the Hawaiian language. I’ve seeing similar instances of this phenomenon in other parts of the world. It seems that just when a …
iTunes.co.uk: The Saga Continues
As predicted, the person who lost control over his itunes.co.uk domain to the folks at Apple, is appealing the decision. This is where itunes.co.uk takes you now… According to this …
Sandra Bullock: Web Globalization Expert
From a CNN interview: AP: Do you enjoy working as a producer, as you did on this film? Bullock: The nice thing about it is I have complete say in …