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> <channel><title>Global by Design &#187; Global navigation</title> <atom:link href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/category/global-navigation/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>Web globalization in a post-PC world</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2012/02/06/web-globalization-in-a-post-pc-world/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2012/02/06/web-globalization-in-a-post-pc-world/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retail globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hotels.com]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WGRC12]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5673</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe 2012 Web Globalization Report Card is my first attempt at analyzing web globalization in a post-PC world. By post-PC world, I&#8217;m referring to  a world in which the website adapts not only to the device (PC, tablet, smartphone) but also to &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2012/02/06/web-globalization-in-a-post-pc-world/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2012/02/06/web-globalization-in-a-post-pc-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Users don&#8217;t change settings &#8212; so you better guess right</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/19/users-dont-change-settings-so-you-better-guess-right/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/19/users-dont-change-settings-so-you-better-guess-right/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:23:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caterpillar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5284</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThere&#8217;s a good article on Brainsparks about how rarely users get around to changing their default computer settings. &#8220;Less than 5% of the users we surveyed had changed any settings at all.&#8221; This statistic has great relevance to web globalization. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/19/users-dont-change-settings-so-you-better-guess-right/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/19/users-dont-change-settings-so-you-better-guess-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ADP&#8217;s global gateway combines globe and flag icons</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/03/adps-global-gateway-combines-globe-and-flag-icons/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/03/adps-global-gateway-combines-globe-and-flag-icons/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:53:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5309</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetPayroll services company ADP demonstrates that you don&#8217;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: &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/03/adps-global-gateway-combines-globe-and-flag-icons/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/03/adps-global-gateway-combines-globe-and-flag-icons/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Global gateway notes: Guidewire, Google, Locaria</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/10/02/global-gateway-notes-guidewire-google-locaria/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/10/02/global-gateway-notes-guidewire-google-locaria/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:59:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guidewire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Locaria]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5168</guid> <description><![CDATA[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&#8217;ve stumbled across over the past few weeks. Let&#8217;s begin with a gateway that exhibits a &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/10/02/global-gateway-notes-guidewire-google-locaria/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/10/02/global-gateway-notes-guidewire-google-locaria/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IBM: A tale of two global gateways</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/22/ibm-a-tale-of-two-global-gateways/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/22/ibm-a-tale-of-two-global-gateways/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:08:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4379</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIBM, much to my chagrin, has used a lengthy pull-down menu as its global gateway for years. Here&#8217;s what it looks like: There are two problems with this menu, the first being that web users in Sweden, Turkey and other &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/22/ibm-a-tale-of-two-global-gateways/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/22/ibm-a-tale-of-two-global-gateways/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What the heck is an IDN and why you should care</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/16/what-the-heck-is-an-idn-and-why-you-should-care/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/16/what-the-heck-is-an-idn-and-why-you-should-care/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:04:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Country Codes (ccTLD)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Domain names]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDN (Intl. Domain Name)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UX Magazine]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=5180</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet Here&#8217;s a new article I&#8217;ve written for UX Magazine on the emergence of internationalized domain names (IDNs). I view IDNs as an inevitable (albeit awkward) evolution of the Internet. And here are the previous two articles I&#8217;ve written for UX Magazine: Select &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/16/what-the-heck-is-an-idn-and-why-you-should-care/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/08/16/what-the-heck-is-an-idn-and-why-you-should-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Mr. Potato Head global gateway</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/06/08/hasbros-mr-potato-head-gateway/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/06/08/hasbros-mr-potato-head-gateway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:11:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hasbro]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4954</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI was happy to discover recently that a toy that I loved as a child &#8212; Mr. Potato Head &#8212; is still alive and well. Not only that, but Mr. Potato Head is the star attraction on the Hasbro global gateway: &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/06/08/hasbros-mr-potato-head-gateway/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/06/08/hasbros-mr-potato-head-gateway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3M: Many brands sharing one global gateway</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/31/3m-many-brands-sharing-one-global-gateway/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/31/3m-many-brands-sharing-one-global-gateway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:39:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Byte Level Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3M]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4934</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet3M finished in the top 10 of the 2011 Web Globalization Report Card. Its global gateway strategy is one reason why it scored so highly. But what&#8217;s particularly impressive about 3M is how the company has reused its global gateway across &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/31/3m-many-brands-sharing-one-global-gateway/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/31/3m-many-brands-sharing-one-global-gateway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Web design with the world in mind</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/24/web-design-with-the-world-in-mind/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/24/web-design-with-the-world-in-mind/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 18:19:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4991</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I was interviewed recently by Paul Sawers of The Next Web. He wrote a great article about the challenges and opportunities of web internationalization. I recommend sending this link to anyone who thinks web globalization is a simple matter &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/24/web-design-with-the-world-in-mind/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/24/web-design-with-the-world-in-mind/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Delta&#8217;s global gateway: When complexity kills</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/17/deltas-global-gateway-when-complexity-kills/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/17/deltas-global-gateway-when-complexity-kills/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:52:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Delta Airlines]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4785</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;m always amazed when I come across global gateways that I find complicated in my native language. Like Delta Airline&#8216;s global gateway. What you see here is not one but two pull-down menus. First you select your country, then language. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/17/deltas-global-gateway-when-complexity-kills/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/17/deltas-global-gateway-when-complexity-kills/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An artistic global gateway</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/10/artistic-global-gateway/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/10/artistic-global-gateway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:20:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Protest Boardwear]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4931</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetHow&#8217;s this for a visibly engaging global gateway: It&#8217;s the landing page for Protest Boardwear &#8212; a Netherlands-based clothing outfit. Unfortunately, the map itself isn&#8217;t clickable, which violates a cardinal rule of global gateways. If you display a map on &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/10/artistic-global-gateway/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/05/10/artistic-global-gateway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dear Airbnb: Please take down your mutant flag</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/04/06/dear-airbnb-please-take-down-your-mutant-flag/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/04/06/dear-airbnb-please-take-down-your-mutant-flag/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:46:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Airbnb]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4774</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAirbnb is one of the hot new travel web service startups. It basically lets you rent out your spare bedroom or look for a spare bedroom when you travel. That&#8217;s how it started out; now it is expanding to include &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/04/06/dear-airbnb-please-take-down-your-mutant-flag/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/04/06/dear-airbnb-please-take-down-your-mutant-flag/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft launches a new global gateway</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/29/microsoft-launches-a-new-global-gateway/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/29/microsoft-launches-a-new-global-gateway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4791</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;m happy to see Microsoft launch a new global gateway on its home page. Here&#8217;s a detailed view: Notice how the country/region options are all nicely presented in the native languages. You might wonder about how the list was sorted, with &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/29/microsoft-launches-a-new-global-gateway/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/29/microsoft-launches-a-new-global-gateway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Starbucks modifies its global gateway, but problems remain</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/24/starbucks-modifies-it-global-gateway-but-problems-remain/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/24/starbucks-modifies-it-global-gateway-but-problems-remain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:42:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4742</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI noticed recently that Starbucks had launched a new web design, probably to coincide with its newly austere logo. Unfortunately, the new global gateway didn&#8217;t improve on the old global gateway. Here&#8217;s the old gateway: And here&#8217;s the latest version: &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/24/starbucks-modifies-it-global-gateway-but-problems-remain/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/24/starbucks-modifies-it-global-gateway-but-problems-remain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Language negotiation in a mobile world: Improving the global user experience</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/13/language-negotiation-in-a-mobile-world/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/13/language-negotiation-in-a-mobile-world/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:57:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4678</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetLanguage negotiation is the process of detecting the language setting of a web browser and responding with the matching language, if available. Companies such as Google and Facebook have used language negotiation with great success over the years. In the &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/13/language-negotiation-in-a-mobile-world/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/03/13/language-negotiation-in-a-mobile-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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>Select Country; Select Language</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/29/select-country-select-language/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/29/select-country-select-language/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:01:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UX Magazine]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet Just a quick note to highlight a guest article I wrote for UX Magazine on best practices in global gateways. Link]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/12/29/select-country-select-language/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is Apple giving up on flags?</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/28/apple-giving-up-on-flags/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/28/apple-giving-up-on-flags/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:23:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flags]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3967</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetApple has been using flags as part of its global gateway for many years. In 2006, Apple&#8217;s global gateway was positioned in the footer and featured a different flag for each country web site: Today, Apple has done away with &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/28/apple-giving-up-on-flags/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/28/apple-giving-up-on-flags/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Art of the Global Gateway: Now in print</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/21/global-gateway-now-in-print/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/21/global-gateway-now-in-print/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:31:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3858</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet I&#8217;m pleased to announce that The Art of the Global Gateway is now available in paperback via Amazon. The one caveat with the print edition is that the interior is in black and white &#8212; while the PDF edition &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/10/21/global-gateway-now-in-print/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3878</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet UPS is running a &#8220;New Logistics&#8221; advertising campaign supported by a web site that has been localized into three languages. I visited the site (http://thenewlogistics.ups.com) and I couldn&#8217;t help but comment on the global gateway used in the footer. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/29/ups-has-a-flags-problem/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3747</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;ve long espoused the benefits of using geolocation to improve global navigation. But I also am quick to add a few caveats, the principal one being that users may not appreciate the potential &#8220;big brother&#8221; feel of geolocation. Just because &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/13/creepy-side-of-geolocation/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/13/creepy-side-of-geolocation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Navigating the multilingual web: The Art of the Global Gateway</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-art-of-the-global-gateway/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-art-of-the-global-gateway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:08:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bank of America]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Best Buy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caterpillar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dymo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dyson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emirates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Evian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Starbucks]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3755</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet In 1999, I first used the term “global gateway.” At the time, I was referring to a company&#8217;s &#8220;select language&#8221; pull-down menu. Needless to say, the term stuck. But it has also evolved. Today, a global gateway is so much &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-art-of-the-global-gateway/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-art-of-the-global-gateway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Swiss Air global gateway: When one flag isn&#8217;t enough</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/30/swiss-air-global-gateway/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/30/swiss-air-global-gateway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 22:42:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flags]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Swiss Air]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3428</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetWhen it comes to web globalization and, in particular, global navigation, the general rule about flags is to avoid using them. By avoiding them, you avoid stepping into any number of politically sensitive issues. Nevertheless, companies love to use flags &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/30/swiss-air-global-gateway/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/05/30/swiss-air-global-gateway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Minimalism in global gateways</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/18/minimalism-in-global-gateways/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/18/minimalism-in-global-gateways/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:36:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Global navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art of the global gateway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2394</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetA global gateway doesn&#8217;t have to be fancy. In fact, it shouldn&#8217;t be fancy. It should be as easy to understand as a stop sign. Form and function and nothing else. You don&#8217;t want people getting confused, waiting for animation &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/11/18/minimalism-in-global-gateways/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2299</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe Visit Korea tourism web site offers up a global gateway that&#8217;s difficult to ignore: I like it. The languages are presented in the native scripts. The user has to select one before entering the site. Most of all, I &#8230; <a
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