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Case Studies in Globalization

By On August 9, 2004 · Leave a Comment

CNET features an in-depth Knowledge@Wharton article on the adventures of American-based Internet companies as they expand globally.

Here’s an excerpt…

As growth in the United States inevitably slows, companies like eBay, Yahoo and Amazon increasingly have to expand internationally to support their stock valuations. Each company, however, will face unique hurdles. For eBay, [...]

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¿Habla español? A Directory of Spanish-language Web Sites for US Hispanics

By On August 6, 2004 · Leave a Comment

The statistics are compelling. According to the US Census Bureau, there are nearly 40 million native Spanish speakers in the US. By 2010, this number will easily surpass 50 million.

So it’s no surprise that American-based companies and organizations are responding to this trend with Spanish-language Web sites. I’ve commented on a number of these [...]

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GlobalSight Adds Content Management Partner

By On August 3, 2004 · Leave a Comment

GlobalSight, a developer of globalization management software, announced today that it “has entered into agreement with enterprise content management software provider, Mediasurface, for integrating end-to-end Web content creation into GlobalSight’s Ambassador product. The new functionality will be sold as an add-on module to Ambassador.”

Who stands to gain the most from this deal? I’d [...]

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A Closer Look at Google’s Global Trajectory

By On August 1, 2004 · Leave a Comment

Google says that half of its Internet traffic emanates from outside the US. While this is significant, what really matters to Google is where the revenues emanate from.

Now that Google is on the verge of going public, it has finally coughed up some numbers. In 2003, roughly 25% of Google’s revenues came from outside [...]

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