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Windows 8 primed to win tablet war — at least in languages

By On April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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 quickly take the lead.

In languages, that is.

That’s right. Microsoft recently announced that Windows 8 will support a whopping 105 languages (and [...]

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And another thing…

By On December 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I 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 post of 2011. And I mean it this time.

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Think outside .com: A map of the world’s IDNs

By On February 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you know I’m a fan of internationalized domain names (IDNs).

Over the past year or so, ICANN has approved more than 20 IDNs across a range of countries, scripts and languages. I’ve posted a running list here.

Today I’m happy to announce a new map [...]

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The Top 25 Global Web Sites of 2011

By On January 17, 2011 · 2 Comments

I’m pleased to announce the publication of the 2011 Web Globalization Report Card. This year, we reviewed 250 web sites across 25 industries. The web sites represent nearly half of the Fortune 100 and nearly all of the Interbrand Global 100.

Out of these 250 sites, here are the top 25 overall:

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