International site design.  How do you do it?  Can you have everything on one site and domain, with multiple subdomains and subdirectories?  Or do you create multiple individual websites?  Is it possible to blend these ideas?  Can it be done easily?  Will I tear my hair out in the process?
These are all very important questions, [...]

Google Translate has introduced a new widget that can be placed on websites to let visitors translate text content into a language of their choice (assuming it’s one of the 30-odd available). While it might seem like a very convenient and easy way to get your pages translated, let’s take a moment to discuss [...]

The global financial crunch (or crisis if you prefer) is hard to ignore at the moment, and there are certainly many people and governments scrambling to protect their investments and financial industries. At home, people are cutting back on their expenses and doing what they can to weather these uncertain economic times. You [...]

Recently, I was browsing through some research on Google and stumbled upon this answer from Google as to why Product Search was renamed from Froogle: “While it was a cute and clever name, it had issues around copyright and trademark, as well as internationalization… The pun (to “frugal”) isn’t obvious.”
For those who got the [...]

Your website’s content is one of your most valuable assets.  It’s your chance to explain who you are, what you do, and set yourself apart from your competition.  Translating your website properly is one of the keys to success in the international market.  The American Translators Association (ATA) has published a (.pdf) guide, “Getting it [...]