Global by Design

I just came across a great presentation by way of Blogos today. It’s by Dr. Thomas Arend, international product manager at Google. If you’re interested in learning more about how Google develops localized software applications and Web interfaces — particularly via volunteer translators — it’s worth a look.

Here are some key Google stats from the presentation:

You can download the presentation here.

• Google Adds More Languages: 116 and Counting…
• Google Taking Blogs Global
• Google Watch: More Tools; More Languages
• Is Facebook “translation worthy” or just plain cheap?
• The Globalization of Google