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> <channel><title>Global by Design &#187; Culture</title> <atom:link href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/category/cultural-issues/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com</link> <description>Adventures in web and mobile globalization</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:34 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>World 3.0: Making Sense of a Semi-Global Planet</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 18:26:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pankaj Ghemewat]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4634</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I received an advance review copy of Pankaj Ghemeawat&#8217;s new book World 3.0: Global Prosperity and How to Achieve It. I greatly enjoyed his previous book, Redefining Global Strategy, calling it a valuable counterpoint to Tom Friedman&#8217;s book The &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/04/world3-0/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Top 25 Global Web Sites of 2011</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wikipedia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WGRC11]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4344</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;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 &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/17/top-25-global-websites-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Facebook: From 1 to 100 languages in two years</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/03/17/facebook-from-1-to-100-languages-in-two-years/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/03/17/facebook-from-1-to-100-languages-in-two-years/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:12:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crowdsourcing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1607</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIt 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 volunteers aren&#8217;t the only people translating content, a year later, &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/03/17/facebook-from-1-to-100-languages-in-two-years/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/03/17/facebook-from-1-to-100-languages-in-two-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Translating numbers in China</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/01/translating-numbers-in-china/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/01/translating-numbers-in-china/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:54:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Yu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Numbers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1202</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAs John wrote awhile back: All lucky numbers are local. And this is particularly true in China, where people pay thousands of dollars to obtain license plates with lucky numbers. So when it comes to naming products or setting prices, &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/01/translating-numbers-in-china/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/01/translating-numbers-in-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google vs. Baidu: A User Experience Analysis</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/05/02/google-vs-baidu-a-user-experience-analysis/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/05/02/google-vs-baidu-a-user-experience-analysis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 01:23:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Yu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guest Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Multilingual search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baidu]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1182</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThere are tons of articles about Google vs. Baidu, but few of these articles take an in-depth look at how Google compares to Baidu from a Chinese user&#8217;s perspective. In this article, I do just that, and I render a &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/05/02/google-vs-baidu-a-user-experience-analysis/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/05/02/google-vs-baidu-a-user-experience-analysis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Localization in China</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/04/09/localization-in-china/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/04/09/localization-in-china/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:42:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Yu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Localization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/04/09/localization-in-china/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI am pleased to have been invited by John Yunker to contribute thoughts on the localization industry in China. I welcome your comments and suggestions for future articles. Here&#8217;s my first posting - Four years ago, I was working for &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/04/09/localization-in-china/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/04/09/localization-in-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Campbell Soup in Russia: Is it &#8220;Navaristy&#8221; Enough</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/07/13/campbell-soup-in-russia-is-it-navaristy-enough/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/07/13/campbell-soup-in-russia-is-it-navaristy-enough/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:01:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/07/13/campbell-soup-in-russia-is-it-navaristy-enough/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetSpeaking of Russia, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Campbell Soup is making a big push into both Russia and China. The company makes most of its money from the US and just a small amount of money &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/07/13/campbell-soup-in-russia-is-it-navaristy-enough/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/07/13/campbell-soup-in-russia-is-it-navaristy-enough/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google Gets Animated in Korea</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/06/01/google-gets-animated-in-korea/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/06/01/google-gets-animated-in-korea/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:27:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/06/01/google-gets-animated-in-korea/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIn case you thought that Google&#8217;s austere home page design was sacrosanct, think again. In an effort to win over the locals in Korea, Google has just launched a new design that not only features twice as much text, but &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/06/01/google-gets-animated-in-korea/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/06/01/google-gets-animated-in-korea/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Does Comedy Travel?</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/03/does-comedy-travel/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/03/does-comedy-travel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:45:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/03/does-comedy-travel/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIn advertisign and in entertainment, it is very difficult to create humor that travels. Slapstick comedy generally does better than cerebral comedy, but you&#8217;re likely to have better luck taking a cops and robbers film global than a romantic comedy. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/03/does-comedy-travel/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/03/does-comedy-travel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Starbucks CEO on Globalization: Don&#8217;t Go Changing</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/03/starbucks-ceo-on-globalization-dont-go-changing/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/03/starbucks-ceo-on-globalization-dont-go-changing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:28:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/12/03/starbucks-ceo-on-globalization-dont-go-changing/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetChief Executive Magazine recently featured a brief Q&#38;A with Jim Donald, CEO of Starbucks. He shed some light on the company&#8217;s global strategy. in short, Starbucks is trying to change as little as possible in each new market they enter. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/03/starbucks-ceo-on-globalization-dont-go-changing/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/03/starbucks-ceo-on-globalization-dont-go-changing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Now That&#8217;s What I Call A Localized Email</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/22/now-thats-what-i-call-a-localized-email/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/22/now-thats-what-i-call-a-localized-email/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:32:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/11/22/now-thats-what-i-call-a-localized-email/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAir New Zealand just sent me a &#8220;Happy Thanksgiving&#8221; email&#8230;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/22/now-thats-what-i-call-a-localized-email/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Globalization of PR: Myth or Reality</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/13/the-globalization-of-pr-myth-or-reality/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/13/the-globalization-of-pr-myth-or-reality/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:24:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guest Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/11/13/the-globalization-of-pr-myth-or-reality/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetGuest Article: By Harris Diamond, CEO Weber Shandwick The question of whether the globalization of PR is a myth or reality is easily answered: it is definitely a reality. The key question is what kind of reality is it? And &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/13/the-globalization-of-pr-myth-or-reality/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/11/13/the-globalization-of-pr-myth-or-reality/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Transcultural CEO</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/the-transcultural-ceo/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/the-transcultural-ceo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:22:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/10/25/the-transcultural-ceo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetQuote from the dean of INSEAD, Frank Brown: &#8220;The world&#8217;s next generation of leaders must have transcultural skills. They need to have an appreciation and understanding of cultures, and know, for instance, how to relate and behave when they walk &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/the-transcultural-ceo/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/the-transcultural-ceo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>You Don&#8217;t Know Jack: The Case for Controlled Vocabulary</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/03/you-dont-know-jack-the-case-for-controlled-vocabulary/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/03/you-dont-know-jack-the-case-for-controlled-vocabulary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:59:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/10/03/you-dont-know-jack-the-case-for-controlled-vocabulary/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe Rockley Bulletin features a great article on the importance of using controlled vocabularies, particularly for documentation. The article cites a customer support call in which the word &#8220;jack&#8221; is cause for confusion on both ends of the line. The &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/03/you-dont-know-jack-the-case-for-controlled-vocabulary/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/03/you-dont-know-jack-the-case-for-controlled-vocabulary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China and Japan: So Close But Yet So Far</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/22/china-and-japan-so-close-but-yet-so-far/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/22/china-and-japan-so-close-but-yet-so-far/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:57:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/09/22/china-and-japan-so-close-but-yet-so-far/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe Pew Global Attitudes Project recently conducted a survey of citizens of Japan, China, Pakistan, and India. Conclusion: These people don&#8217;t like each other all that much. Between contested territories, painful histories, and the simple fact that neighbors often make &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/22/china-and-japan-so-close-but-yet-so-far/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/09/22/china-and-japan-so-close-but-yet-so-far/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Soccer vs. Football, via ESPN</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/soccer-vs-football-via-espn/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/soccer-vs-football-via-espn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:38:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/06/20/soccer-vs-football-via-espn/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI always have wondered what Europeans would call US football if and when it became popular over there. Apparently, I&#8217;m not alone and ESPN has a solution to that pesky soccer/football naming issue. You can view the ad here]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/soccer-vs-football-via-espn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Day of Languages: Sept. 26, 2005</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/26/european-day-of-languages-sept-26-2005/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/26/european-day-of-languages-sept-26-2005/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:54:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/09/26/european-day-of-languages-sept-26-2005/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/26/european-day-of-languages-sept-26-2005/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Think Globally; Wait Locally</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/19/think-globally-wait-locally/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/19/think-globally-wait-locally/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:20:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/09/19/think-globally-wait-locally/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe New York Times has an entertaining piece on culture and its role in how long people are apt to wait in line. The article focuses on the new Disney Hong Kong theme park, which has had experienced epic lines &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/19/think-globally-wait-locally/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/19/think-globally-wait-locally/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Australia is &#8220;Strongest Nation Brand&#8221;; US is Slipping</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/01/australia-is-strongest-nation-brand-us-is-slipping/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/01/australia-is-strongest-nation-brand-us-is-slipping/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:04:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/08/01/australia-is-strongest-nation-brand-us-is-slipping/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe second installment of the Anholt-GMI Nation Brands Index is out and the rankings have changed significantly, largely due to the fact that the survey now includes more countries (25 in all; the first edition included 11 countries). Australia debuts &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/01/australia-is-strongest-nation-brand-us-is-slipping/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/07/12/the-globalization-of-punctuation/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetDo you display your phone number with dashes or periods? ie: 555.555.5555 or 555-555-5555 The punctuation you choose says a lot about your company (or maybe just your choice of designer). And now it appears that there is a global &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/06/22/whats-your-nation-brand-index/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetSimon Anholt is the author of Another One Bites The Grass and Brand New Justice, two books that don&#8217;t get nearly the amount of attention they should. I&#8217;m glad to see Simon resurface recently in a partnership between him and &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/05/01/disney-acting-local-in-hong-kong/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe NY Times has a great article about the making of Disneyland Hong Kong It looks like Disney learned some painful but important lessons about the importance of localization from the Euro Disney disaster. Writes Laura Holson&#8230; When Disney opened &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/04/28/the-book-is-flat-a-review-of-the-world-is-flat/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetPerhaps I expected too much. I loved The Lexus and the Olive Tree, and when I heard the title of Tom Friedman&#8217;s new book back in the fall, I got my hopes up. Just by the title, I knew what &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/04/28/the-book-is-flat-a-review-of-the-world-is-flat/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/03/30/welcome-to-gaeltacht/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet What is it about the resurgence in &#8220;minority&#8221; languages around the world? Probably the inevitable backlash against the spread of globalization in general and English in particular. Now it is Gaelic that is gaining momentum. According to this article, &#8230; <a
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class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/03/30/welcome-to-gaeltacht/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hawaiian Language Hip Again</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/03/28/hawaiian-language-hip-again/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/03/28/hawaiian-language-hip-again/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:07:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/03/28/hawaiian-language-hip-again/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetHere&#8217;s an interesting article about the resurgence of the Hawaiian language. I&#8217;ve seeing similar instances of this phenomenon in other parts of the world. It seems that just when a culture is about to write off its native language for &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/03/28/hawaiian-language-hip-again/">Continue reading <span
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