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Web globalization in a post-PC world |
TweetThe 2012 Web Globalization Report Card is my first attempt at analyzing web globalization in a post-PC world. By post-PC world, I’m referring to  a world in which the website adapts not only to the device (PC, tablet, smartphone) but also to … Continue reading → |
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The best global websites of 2012 |
TweetI’m happy to announce the publication of the 2012 Web Globalization Report Card. This year, we reviewed 105 websites across 17 industries; the websites comprise 70% of the Interbrand Best Global Brands of 2011. This year, we also reviewed mobile … Continue reading → |
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Social Aggregation Case Study: KPMG@Davos |
TweetIn my last post I noted how Cisco has created the social aggregation page: Social@Cisco. This page is simply a global template that allows Cisco to plug in different local feeds for different markets. I should also note that KPGM has … Continue reading → |
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Slip Carefully |
TweetI came across a rather enterprising individual who is crafting and selling replicas of infamous “Chinglish” signs. His Etsy store is called: All Your Signs Are Belong to Us. Here’s a sample:  |
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Adopt a Typewriter Today |
Tweet Yes, I have a fondness for typewriters. And, yes, I am old enough to have actually used one regularly. Mostly, I miss the way they sound. I’ve memorialized two of my favorite typewriters in these notecards. |
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Russia’s Internet growth is just getting started |
TweetI checked domain registration stats from Russia’s registry and here are the high-level numbers: If you combine IDNs and ccTLDs, Russia becomes the third-ranked country in terms of country code registrations, behind Germany and the UK. But what caught my eye is … Continue reading → |
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And another thing… |
TweetI recently received a t-shirt from Glyph Languages Services that I have to share: The ampersand is composed of translations of the word “and” into 150 languages — from Afrakaans to Zulu. Very impressive. Okay, now this is my last … Continue reading → |
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One person’s workday is another person’s holiday |
TweetI was fresh out of college and living in Australia when I first experienced Boxing Day. I was clueless. I thought the Aussies were unusually eager fans of, well, boxing. If only I had Wikipedia back then. Now, Boxing Day … Continue reading → |
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Learning from the world’s leading travel websites |
TweetI wrote an article for UX Magazine (based on my research for Lionbridge) that highlights global best practices in the travel industry. Travelers want websites that travel with them In the travel industry, your customers are mobile. If you greet … Continue reading → |
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Be Kind: It’s not easy creating a global brand name |
TweetFrom The Wall Street Journal interview with the founder of KIND Snacks: WSJ: Kind recently became the subject of a trademark battle with Italy’s Ferrero SpA, a $10 billion candy giant, whose brands include Kinder. What happened and what did … Continue reading → |
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How to localize date formats using Globalize.js |
Tweet Dates are often used as case studies to illustrate the risks of ignoring cultural differences. For example, the date 4/7/2011 could be taken to mean July 4th by some and April 7th by others. Fortunately, the open source JavaScript … Continue reading → |
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Now Available: Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js |
TweetI’m happy to announce the publication of Going Global with JavaScript and Globalize.js. If you use develop websites or applications for more than one language or country, this book will help you improve your JavaScript code. And if you haven’t yet … Continue reading → |
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Some companies have given up on Spanish for the US |
TweetI’ve been revisiting a number of the websites that at one point were localized specifically for Spanish speakers in the US. And now I’m finding dead links. Home Depot had a site located at homedepotespanol.com and Lowe’s had one at … Continue reading → |
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From Russia, with IDNs |
Tweet A little more than a year ago, Russia opened up registration for its top-level IDN: рф. Since then, more than 900,000 domains have been registered, making this the most successful IDN by far. I’ve always been quick to stress … Continue reading → |
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Users don’t change settings — so you better guess right |
TweetThere’s a good article on Brainsparks about how rarely users get around to changing their default computer settings. “Less than 5% of the users we surveyed had changed any settings at all.” This statistic has great relevance to web globalization. … Continue reading → |
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From Morocco to Malaysia, IDN growth continues |
TweetICANN recently approved Malaysia’s Arabic IDN (internationalized domain name), bringing the number of countries or territories with approved IDNs to 29. Here is the full list. As shown here, Malaysia joins a growing club of IDN holders! And here’s … Continue reading → |
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ADP’s global gateway combines globe and flag icons |
TweetPayroll services company ADP demonstrates that you don’t necessarily have to choose between using a flag icon or using a globe icon on your global gateway. As shown below, the company uses both: And here is the Brazil home page: … Continue reading → |
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Global gateway notes: Guidewire, Google, Locaria |
TweetOne of the many things I love about global gateways is that I never stop discovering new ones. Here are notes on a few gateways I’ve stumbled across over the past few weeks. Let’s begin with a gateway that exhibits a … Continue reading → |
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