Byte Level provides a number of informative articles for Web site globalization.
Modern business, research, and interpersonal communication is conducted in many writing systems and languages. The W3C tries to make sure that WWW technology meets the needs of the global community.
European corporations have pioneered Web localization. Using adaptive strategies that Forrester calls just-in-time (JIT) Web localization, they will punch through the crumbling borders of nation-states in the euro zone. (Paying Report)
As the Web becomes truly world wide, site developers will need to address multilingual and cross-cultural issues. Howard sorts out the concepts of internationalization and localization, and explains how they relate to your company's future.
Creating Japanese Web pages presents its own unique set of challenges. John guides you through the quagmire of character sets, encodings, glyphs, and other mysterious elements of written language.
The Web Design Group's Web Authoring FAQ addresses frequently asked questions related to HTML, images, style sheets, and other Web authoring issues, including internationalization.
When it comes to adapting an existing Web site for a new audience, learn from the successes of big-name players. Olin leads the way.
With all this talk of the challenges of globalization and internationalization, Sandy Tapper wonders, is it worth the trouble?
Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala recommends that before you think globally, make sure your business is sound locally.
"Oh, What a Tangled Web We Wove" was the title of an article we saw years ago about how complicated and large the Web had become. (Sjoert Ebben and Gwyneth Marshall Microsoft Corporation - April 21, 1999)
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