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Web globalization is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Global by Design helps companies build global Web sites that are a step ahead of the competition. We profile real-world Web sites with a balance of interviews and analysis. We identify emerging trends, technologies, and vendors to help you make the best use of resources and time.

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Free of advertising, Global by Design offers subscribers truly objective answers to their most pressing global questions and challenges. We set out to answer the questions that we hear every day when speaking with executives at Fortune 500 companies, questions such as:

How do I determine ROI for Website globalization?
How much should I budget to register country domain names?
And what do I need to know before registering country domain names?
How much money should I invest in Web globalization?
How do I manage translation quality?
How do I test brands names and slogans globally?
What Web sites do I need to watch to ensure that I can stay ahead of Web globalization trends?
What are the best (and worst) globalization software tools?
Should I manage Web globalization in-house or should I hire a vendor?
And what do I need to know before I select a globalization services vendor?
What do we need to know before building an Arabic-language Web site?
What are best practices in global navigation?

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Learn from the leading global Web sites

The best way to improve your global Web site is to study the best Web sites. But how do you know which sites are best and which are not? Based on our annual benchmarking of more than 200 Web sites, we regularly profile many of the best and most innovative global Web sites. Companies profiled include:

Caterpillar
eBay
Starbucks
HP
Absint
Qualcomm
UNICEF
Panasonic
Dell

More than 24 back issues offer a wealth of articles

Vendor Consolidation Has Arrived: What clients need to know ...
Thrifty Rental Car's Global Roadmap: A Web globalization profile
Web Globalization Checks In: InterContinental Hotels sees big return from Web globalization
Trends in Global Design: Expert Q&A
SDL + TRADOS: The executive interview
The Top 15: Tracking the worldís largest translation vendors
Secrets of HPís Success: Lessons from a Leading Global Web Site
Global as Dell: How Dell Takes its Web site (and brand) global
World Wide Navigation: Global gateways that speak to the world
(Geo) Location Matters: What you need to know about geolocation
Spider-Man Takes On The World<: Analysis of a global movie Web site
Gartner Takes Research Global: Invests in Web globalization
Best Practice: Localize your Web siteís error messages
The Global IA Opportunity: Information architecture globalization
Is eBay Going Global Quickly Enough?: Report highlights
Web Globalization with Flash: How NIVEA uses Macromedia Flash globally
Brand Names That Travel: Q&A with a brand name expert
To .eu or not to .eu? What you need to know about the new .eu domain name
Vendor News: TRADOS, Bowne Global, SDL, Babel Media
Globalization Events: Find out what events you need to attend and get reports from those events that we participated in

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McElroy Translations
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About the editor

Byte Level founder John Yunker authored the first book devoted to the emerging field of Web globalization, Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies. Widely acclaimed, the book is now used in a number of university and corporate training programs.

John consults with many of the world's largest multinational corporations, providing Web globalization training and benchmark services. Over the years, John has been quoted on Internet development and Web globalization in such publications as:

The Boston Globe
Business Week
Internet Retailer
Multilingual Computing

John is author of the best-selling report, The Web Globalization Report Card.

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