Global by Design

John Yunker, the host of “Global by Design”, has invited me to publish some of my articles on this blog. I feel honoured to be here and will try my best to give you some insights into Web internationalization in Germany.
I thought a good place to start was with a few simple statistics to see [...]

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Guest Article:
By Ralph Strozza
InterPro Translation Solutions
I recall as if it were yesterday something that happened on a business trip to Germany about 10 years ago.
I was at a client’s site in Wiesbaden for a series of meetings, and they had set up a conference room as my office for the duration. It was late one [...]

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Guest Article:
By John Greenwood
InterPro Translation Solutions
There are choices you must consider when translating for some countries with multiple languages and into some languages that are used in multiple countries.
English is English, Spanish is Spanish, Portuguese is Portuguese, Belgian is Belgian, Swiss is Swiss and Chinese is Chinese — true? Well not quite. For starters, two [...]

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Guest 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 two further questions: what does it mean for us? And where is it headed?
Any concept of globalization that [...]

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Guest Article:
By Dr. Mark Ritter
McElroy Translation Company
From time to time translation agencies receive requests for a “literal”translation. This seemingly inoffensive adjective is much like the term “obscene.” No one is quite sure how to define it, but we all know it when we see it. When a literal translation is explicitly specified, an agency specializing [...]

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