WordPress now at 70 languages, and counting
This blog has been hosted on WordPress since 2002. Since then, WordPress has grown into one of the dominant publishing platforms on the Internet. And one of the most multilingual …
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The United Languages of America
Very cool map courtesy of the WashPost based on US Census data: “More than a quarter of counties in the United States have at least one in 10 households where …
A look back at the language growth of eBay, Coke, Apple, AmEx and Amazon
Sometimes it’s difficult to see a revolution when you’re standing right in the middle of it. Which is how I still feel sometimes when it comes to web globalization. Web …
Free Webinar: The Leading Global Retailers (and why)
I hope you’ll join me on Wednesday for a free one-hour webinar (sponsored by Lionbridge). I will talk about my research on the retail industry, focusing on companies like Amazon, …
Walt Whitman: I Sing of Myself in Nine Languages
I came across a great resource on Walt Whitman’s epic poem Song of Myself. This website intends to present Whitman’s poem in its entirety, along with commentary, in an impressive nine languages. It …
English-only multinationals are a bad idea
You can decree that the employees of your company speak only English. You can train everyone. You can test everyone. And you can get everyone to speak English in meetings, …
Windows 8 primed to win tablet war — at least in languages
When it comes to tablets, Apple is far and away the leader. But later this year Microsoft is expected to unveil its Windows 8 tablet and, in doing so, will …
Facebook: From 1 to 100 languages in two years
It was just over a year ago that Facebook started localizing itself for the world. As I noted then, the company utilized crowdsourcing to spur its translation efforts. And though …
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