It’s been awhile since I’ve written about global gateways – those landing pages and header elements that companies use to direct visitors to localized web sites.
I came across one that I’ve been meaning to write about for some time — it’s the home page of a promotion Hyatt Hotels ran several months [...]
Starbucks may be closing stores in the US, but it’s still growing internationally.
According to the Seattle PI:
Starbucks recently opened stores in the Czech Republic, Amsterdam and Poland. And it has plans for a big push in China.
Starbucks began its expansion outside of North America in 1996 when it opened two [...]
The one-line description on Amazon says:
Police detective Ronnie Craven investigates the killing of his own daughter and becomes embroiled in a vast conspiracy.
Edge of Darkness is a 1985 6-part British mini-series that is still unknown to most Americans.
For now.
I just found out that the series is being released [...]
Earlier this year, TED began recruiting volunteers to translate its recorded presentations, known as TED Talks.
It looks like the venture is off to a strong start. According to TED, more than 1,500 volunteer translators have provided more than 1,000 translations in more than 50 languages. And another 1,000 translations [...]
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