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> <channel><title>Global by Design &#187; US Hispanic Market</title> <atom:link href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/category/us-hispanic-market/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>Some companies have given up on Spanish for the US</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/28/some-companies-have-given-up-on-spanish-for-the-us/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/28/some-companies-have-given-up-on-spanish-for-the-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:33:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization Report Card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Espanol]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Depot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Walgreens]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=3920</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI&#8217;ve been revisiting a number of the websites that at one point were localized specifically for Spanish speakers in the US. And now I&#8217;m finding dead links. Home Depot had a site located at homedepotespanol.com and Lowe&#8217;s had one at &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/28/some-companies-have-given-up-on-spanish-for-the-us/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/11/28/some-companies-have-given-up-on-spanish-for-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Latino Link: Q&amp;A with author Joe Kutchera</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/05/latino-link/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/05/latino-link/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:42:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Latino Link]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=4322</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tweet Hispanics make up about 15% of the US population, or 45 million people. Not only is this group growing at a faster pace than the national average, but its spending power is poised to reach $1.3 billion by 2014. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/05/latino-link/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2011/01/05/latino-link/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US Hispanics love the Internet, but not localized web sites</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/26/us-hispanics-love-the-internet-but-not-localized-web-sites/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/26/us-hispanics-love-the-internet-but-not-localized-web-sites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:46:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=2708</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI came across an interesting presentation today via Carla Briceno. The survey, sponsored by AOL and conducted by Cheskin, was based on interviewing more than a thousand Hispanic households across the US about how they view and use the Internet. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/26/us-hispanics-love-the-internet-but-not-localized-web-sites/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2010/01/26/us-hispanics-love-the-internet-but-not-localized-web-sites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google Adwords unavailable (in 17 languages)</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/08/google-adwords-unavailable-in-17-languages/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/08/google-adwords-unavailable-in-17-languages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:40:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software Localization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1205</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI tried to login to Google Adwords recently and was met with the following &#8220;temporarily unavailable&#8221; Web page: The page illustrates one of the many the challenges of managing a Web site that supports so many languages. Even something supposedly &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/08/google-adwords-unavailable-in-17-languages/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/06/08/google-adwords-unavailable-in-17-languages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hillary Clinton leads the presidential translation race, says Lionbridge</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/01/29/hillary-clinton-leads-the-presidental-translation-race-says-lionbridge/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/01/29/hillary-clinton-leads-the-presidental-translation-race-says-lionbridge/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:10:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/01/29/hillary-clinton-leads-the-presidental-translation-race-says-lionbridge/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetLionbridge evaluated the Spanish-language Web sites of the presidential candidates and found that Hillary Clinton offered the highest percentage of translated content for Hispanic voters. Lionbridge evaluated the sites of Clinton, Obama, and Edwards on the Democratic site and Romney &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/01/29/hillary-clinton-leads-the-presidental-translation-race-says-lionbridge/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/01/29/hillary-clinton-leads-the-presidental-translation-race-says-lionbridge/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Web Globalization Report Card 2007</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:49:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arabic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global By Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetIs just about ready for publication. You can see which companies are included in this year&#8217;s report here. This has been a particularly exciting report to write because there are some very clear trends developing. There are also a few &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-web-globalization-report-card-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Web Globalization and the Marketing Executive: A New Report</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/06/web-globalization-and-the-marketing-executive-a-free-report/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/06/web-globalization-and-the-marketing-executive-a-free-report/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:39:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/06/web-globalization-and-the-marketing-executive-a-free-report/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetByte Level Research and MarketingSherpa recently polled 2,000 executives on their Web globalization activities and plans. We asked what executives are spending on Web globalization, what languages their Web sites support — what languages they planned to add. We asked &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/06/web-globalization-and-the-marketing-executive-a-free-report/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/04/06/web-globalization-and-the-marketing-executive-a-free-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MotionPoint Benefits from Rush to Develop Localized Web Sites for US Hispanics</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/19/motionpoint-benefits-from-rush-to-develop-localized-web-sites-for-us-hispanics/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/19/motionpoint-benefits-from-rush-to-develop-localized-web-sites-for-us-hispanics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:12:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/19/motionpoint-benefits-from-rush-to-develop-localized-web-sites-for-us-hispanics/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetMotionPoint announced today that it was now hosting a Spanish-language pandemic flu Web site for the US Dept. of Health &#038; Human Services. The site is located at http://espanol.pandemicflu.gov. I first profiled MotionPoint in December of 2005. The company is &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/19/motionpoint-benefits-from-rush-to-develop-localized-web-sites-for-us-hispanics/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/03/19/motionpoint-benefits-from-rush-to-develop-localized-web-sites-for-us-hispanics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>American Airlines Upgrades US Spanish Web Site</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/02/01/american-airlines-upgrades-us-spanish-web-site/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/02/01/american-airlines-upgrades-us-spanish-web-site/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:54:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/02/01/american-airlines-upgrades-us-spanish-web-site/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetBy now, most of the major US airlines offer Spanish-languange content on their Web sites But only a few offer fully localized flight reservation systems, which is where the money is. A few years ago, Southwest Airlines was the first &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/02/01/american-airlines-upgrades-us-spanish-web-site/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/02/01/american-airlines-upgrades-us-spanish-web-site/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Staples: Asi de Fácil</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/01/23/staples-asi-de-facil/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/01/23/staples-asi-de-facil/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:43:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/01/23/staples-asi-de-facil/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetI was at Staples in San Diego yesterday and found that the company has translated its &#8220;That was easy&#8221; button into Spanish. I&#8217;m not sure if this is a national retail phenomenon, but it&#8217;s pretty nifty &#8212; and I would &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/01/23/staples-asi-de-facil/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2007/01/23/staples-asi-de-facil/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hispanic vs. Latino? Survey says&#8230;</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/06/hispanic-vs-latino-survey-says/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/06/hispanic-vs-latino-survey-says/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:34:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/12/06/hispanic-vs-latino-survey-says/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetBack before the Internet, I worked in marketing for a publishing house and we were coming out with a dictionary of Hispanic culture in the US. During the marketing meeting, the issue of the title came up: Hispanic vs. Latino? &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/06/hispanic-vs-latino-survey-says/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/06/hispanic-vs-latino-survey-says/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Happy Bilingual Holidays!</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/happy-bilingual-holidays/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/happy-bilingual-holidays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:36:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/10/25/happy-bilingual-holidays/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetToys &#8216;R&#8217; Us has released its top 5 toy trends for the 2006 holiday season and trend number two was nice to see&#8230; Trend #2: Bilingual Toys Catering to the growing demand for products that promote dual language skills among &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/happy-bilingual-holidays/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/10/25/happy-bilingual-holidays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lionbridge Helps The Well Project Reach the World</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/08/15/lionbridge-helps-the-well-project-reach-the-world/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/08/15/lionbridge-helps-the-well-project-reach-the-world/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:23:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vendors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.globalbydesign.com/2006/08/15/lionbridge-helps-the-well-project-reach-the-world/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetLionbridge announced today that it &#8220;is localizing the web site for The Well Project Inc., a not-for-profit corporation with a mission to change the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through a unique focus on women.&#8221; The WelL Project launched its &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/08/15/lionbridge-helps-the-well-project-reach-the-world/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/08/15/lionbridge-helps-the-well-project-reach-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>One Step Forward; Two Steps Back</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:52:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/06/15/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetJust when I thought the dark days of US xenophobia couldn&#8217;t get any darker, I read that Utah has taken down its Spanish-language Web site. According to the article, &#8220;&#8221;Two weeks ago, the state launched www.espanol.utah. gov, a Spanish-language companion &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/15/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VW Offends Locally With New Billboard Ad</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/03/17/vw-offends-locally-with-new-billboard-ad/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/03/17/vw-offends-locally-with-new-billboard-ad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:43:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/03/17/vw-offends-locally-with-new-billboard-ad/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetFirst, here is a picture of the billboard in question: According to the WSJ, VW was using this billboard to pitch its new GTI to young, bilingual Hispanics. But it appears that the billboard got a little too much attention. &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/03/17/vw-offends-locally-with-new-billboard-ad/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/03/17/vw-offends-locally-with-new-billboard-ad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spanish Harry Potter Coming Soon</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/16/spanish-harry-potter-coming-soon/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/16/spanish-harry-potter-coming-soon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:27:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2006/02/16/spanish-harry-potter-coming-soon/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetThe Spanish-language edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due out next week. Now this begs the question: Which Spanish is it being translated into? According to the press release: As with the five preceding Potter books, the &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/16/spanish-harry-potter-coming-soon/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/02/16/spanish-harry-potter-coming-soon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>More Reasons to Localize for the US Hispanic Market&#8230;</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/10/05/more-reasons-to-localize-for-the-us-hispanic-market/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/10/05/more-reasons-to-localize-for-the-us-hispanic-market/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:12:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/10/05/more-reasons-to-localize-for-the-us-hispanic-market/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAccording to a recent study by Feedback Research of online consumers who lived in the US, spoke Spanish at home and/or used Spanish media regularly: 69% of Spanish-speakers who shop online preferred Spanish language sites when shopping or gathering information &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/10/05/more-reasons-to-localize-for-the-us-hispanic-market/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/10/05/more-reasons-to-localize-for-the-us-hispanic-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PG&amp;E Launches Spanish Web Site</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/23/pge-launches-spanish-web-site/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/23/pge-launches-spanish-web-site/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:33:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/09/23/pge-launches-spanish-web-site/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetPacific Gas &#038; Electric Company has launched a Spanish-language site for the US market. Here&#8217;s the press release The Spanish site is parked at www.pge.com/espanol. But PG&#038;E wisely also redirects from the URL: www.pge.com/es. Also important, the English PG&#038;E site &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/23/pge-launches-spanish-web-site/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/09/23/pge-launches-spanish-web-site/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US Spanish Speakers to Surpass 40 Million by 2025</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/03/us-spanish-speakers-to-surpass-40-million-by-2025/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/03/us-spanish-speakers-to-surpass-40-million-by-2025/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:17:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/08/03/us-spanish-speakers-to-surpass-40-million-by-2025/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetA new study by the Roslow Research Group on behalf of Hispanic U.S.A. &#8220;challenges the assumption that the use of Spanish will decrease in coming years as succeeding generations of Hispanics are born and grow up in this country.&#8221; Key &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/03/us-spanish-speakers-to-surpass-40-million-by-2025/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/08/03/us-spanish-speakers-to-surpass-40-million-by-2025/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US Hispanics: 41 Million, And Growing</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/06/15/us-hispanics-41-million-and-growing/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/06/15/us-hispanics-41-million-and-growing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:29:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2005/06/15/us-hispanics-41-million-and-growing/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAccording to Bloomberg, the US Hispanic population is growing three times more quickly than the US population as a whole. Here&#8217;s an article excerpt&#8230; Hispanics accounted for half the U.S. population growth from July 2003 to July 2004 and numbered &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2005/06/15/us-hispanics-41-million-and-growing/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2004/11/24/stop-speaking-english/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetAccording to this article, Quebec Premier Jean Charest has hinted that he might crack down on the spread of English in the workplace. Apparently French is losing its grip. albeit very slowly, in this Canadian Province. The report I just &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/11/24/stop-speaking-english/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2004/10/04/banks-court-hispanic-customers-web-sites-to-follow/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetUp until recently, only a handful of US banks have served the Hispanic population reasonably well. But that&#8217;s all changed now that the Hispanic market is worth an estimated $700 million. Recently, Spain&#8217;s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina (BBVA) purchased Laredo &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/10/04/banks-court-hispanic-customers-web-sites-to-follow/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/10/04/banks-court-hispanic-customers-web-sites-to-follow/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Free Guide to the Spanish Speaking Market</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/10/03/free-guide-to-the-spanish-speaking-market/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/10/03/free-guide-to-the-spanish-speaking-market/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 08:32:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2004/10/03/free-guide-to-the-spanish-speaking-market/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetMultilingual Computing has published a &#8220;Guide to the Spanish Speaking World.&#8221; It includes an article from yours truly on Web localization for the US Hispanic market; in the article I profile Southwest Airlines, which recently launched a fully featured Spanish-language &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/10/03/free-guide-to-the-spanish-speaking-market/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/10/03/free-guide-to-the-spanish-speaking-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cox Begins &#8220;Transcreating&#8221; Spanish</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/09/17/cox-begins-transcreating-spanish/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/09/17/cox-begins-transcreating-spanish/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:19:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2004/09/17/cox-begins-transcreating-spanish/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetCox Communications announced yesterday that it is rolling out Spanish-langauge bills in selected markets. Here is the press release. I found an interesting new term in the release: transcreating. This is just another term for localization, and I&#8217;m not sure &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/09/17/cox-begins-transcreating-spanish/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/09/17/cox-begins-transcreating-spanish/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lowe&#8217;s Conducts Bilingual Marketing Research</title><link>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/08/15/lowes-conducts-bilingual-marketing-research/</link> <comments>http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/08/15/lowes-conducts-bilingual-marketing-research/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:49:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Yunker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business globalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Translation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Hispanic Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Globalization]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://globalbydesign.com/2004/08/15/lowes-conducts-bilingual-marketing-research/</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetSince relocating to San Diego, I&#8217;ve been a regular at Lowe&#8217;s. During my last visit I was asked to particpate in an online study. I went home, plugged in the URL and here&#8217;s what I found: A bilingual marketing research &#8230; <a
href="http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2004/08/15/lowes-conducts-bilingual-marketing-research/">Continue reading <span
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