Mailchimp begins going global (and makes a few rookie mistakes)
As a Mailchimp user I was intrigued to be greeted by this header recently: I clicked on the link and found the following five languages: Not many languages, but a …
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The State of Localization 2021: Get the report; register for the webinar
A few months ago, Global by Design sponsor Lilt sponsored a survey to assess the state of the localization industry. That report is now ready and it reflects input from more …
Clubhouse fails the flag test
I recently joined Clubhouse — thanks to Lee Vann and to Kathrin Bussmann for inviting me to participate in one of her weekly chats. When I “onboarded” to the app …
Hyperglot shows you which fonts support which language(s)
This is an interesting new tool from the font designers at Rosetta: Hyperglot. As seen here, you can select a font (640 so far) and see which scripts and languages …
Russia mandates locally made apps on mobile devices
What was for many years a threat has now become a reality — a Russian law requiring mobile phone manufacturers to ship with preinstalled Russian-made apps (or allow them to …
The global evolution of Apple.com
After posting my Web Globalization Report Card video I was asked to comment on the global evolution of a few websites. So I thought I’d put together a brief presentation …
Last chance to participate in the LILT localization survey
LILT, a Global by Design sponsor, is asking for those of us in the localization industry to give our thoughts on localization trends, best practices and our priorities for the …
Translating for digital businesses: Multilingualism as a factor for business success
My presentation for the Translating Europe Forum is now available on YouTube. I chime in beginning around 5:46. Hope you enjoy it!
TAUS launches Data Marketplace
TAUS has gone live with its Data Marketplace. This resource, co-developed with Translated and FBK Trento, and co-financed by the European Union, provides more than 35 billion words across more …
Join me online at Translating Europe 2020
I’m pleased to be participating virtually at the 2020 Translating Europe Forum. I’ll be presenting on Friday, November 6 on “Translating for digital businesses: multilingualism as a factor for business …
What’s new (and coming) from Duolingo…
With all events going virtual, I find I have so much less time these days. Previously, I would just pick a small number of events to travel to and ignore …
Visa: The best global financial services website of 2020
For the 2020 Web Globalization Report Card, we benchmarked the following 8 financial services websites: Allianz American Express Axa Citibank HSBC Mastercard Visa Western Union Financial services, which has long …
Tiffany again emerges as best global luxury website (and why luxury brands fail at web globalization)
Luxury brands treat language is another of their luxury item, instead of the necessity it truly is.
The top 50 global websites of 2020
As we pass the mid-point of a very strange year, I wanted to share the top 50 websites from the 2020 Web Globalization Report Card. In years past I’ve limited …
Reinventing the Translation Industry: Notes from the TAUS conference
I recently participated in the TAUS event Reinventing the Translation Industry. The focus of the event was on imagining the translation industry a year from now, in light of our global …