225 global Web sites -- from Adobe to GE to Yahoo! -- the leaders, the laggards, the latest trends, and the best practices
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Web globalization often leaves people with more questions than answers, such as:
This report, published annually since 2002, answers these questions and many more. You’ll learn exactly which companies are improving at web globalization — and why. Through detailed website profiles, loaded with screen shots, you'll learn which practices to emulate and which to ignore. An entire section is devoted to the top 20 best practices and top 10 emerging trends in web globalization.
We have added a number of new web sites to this year's report, such as Myspace, Ryanair, Breville, and Heineken. In addition, we provide more information on what some of the leading global web companies have been up to over the past year -- and where they're headed. In all, this report rates the web sites of 225 companies across 21 industry segments
We conduct a hands-on analysis of the world's leading websites, analyzing how web designs are shared across countries and mobile platforms, noting languages used on every website, studying local content, social media, and navigation. This information, along with nearly a decade of historical data, will help you benchmark your company against competitive and “best of breed” sites such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Hotels.com. A combination of quantitative data and practical, hands-on advice make this report an invaluable resource for any company doing business across borders.
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Companies that have purchased the Report Card over the years include: 3M, Abbott Labs, AOL, Cargill, Cummins, Deloitte, Euro RSCG, Monster, LexisNexis, Lionbridge, Philips, Seagate, Sun, Symantec, Toshiba, The World Bank, Yahoo!, and many more.
John Yunker has helped a wide range of Fortune 500 companies improve their global websites and application. He has experience consulting with some of the world's largest companies and has also worked as senior program manager at Microsoft. He authored the first book devoted to the emerging field of web globalization, Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies as well as the newest, Think Outside the Country.. John speaks at numerous industry events, including Localization World, Internet Retailer, and the Unicode Conference and has been quoted on global topics in publications including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is also editor of the popular web globalization blog Global by Design.
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Founded in 2000, Byte Level Research was the first agency devoted to website and content globalization best practices. Over the years we have helped hundreds of companies improve their global content, websites and software through our reports, consulting, speaking and training sessions.
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