The Future For Local Startups Includes Globalization

Great article on TechCrunch called Global Or Die: Is There A Future For Local Startups? by Michael Arrington, featuring his friend Loic who writes...

Why There is No Starbucks in Italy

According to the Financial Times, Starbucks has bowed to the Italian baristi. This is an interesting case study for students of global business (or people...

China Launches China Cyber Recreation District

China has launched the China Cyber Recreation District (CRD), an ambitious virtual business world akin to SecondLife, in a bid to capitalize on their...

Japan v Google

The Financial Times is reporting that “Tokyo, alarmed by the global dominance of Google and other foreign internet services, is spearheading a project to...

When Monolingual Makes Sense

If you were under the impression that academics know what’s best for business when it comes to the issue of language, then think again...

Microsoft is world's top tech brand

ENN reports that “Microsoft is the most valuable technology brand in the world, according to Business Week magazine’s latest ranking of global brands released...

The International Power Of a Good Name

Luke Johnson, writing in today’s Financial Times reminds us that “the power of words - how they sound, how they look, what connotations they...

Common Sense Advisory Report on European Online Sales : So much...

Global Watchtower, the Common Sense Advisory blog, carries a posting about a European Parliament report citing European lack of confidence in online sales. Seems...

Rupert Murdoch Take on Localization: We Have to Make MySpace a...

Picked this up from the Financial Times Tech Blog: MySpace China says no to foreign interference Mure Dickie tells us: Local executives will be in full control...

Microsoft Ireland Pays €3 Billion Dividend to US Parent

Ever wondered why companies like Microsoft located in Ireland? This story in Ireland’s Sunday Business Post of 22-April-2007 might help you: Microsoft’s Irish subsidiary pays...

More on Google: Number One in Byte Level Research Web Globalization...

More on the Google posting: John Yunker reminds me that Google is also top of the list on Byte Level Research 2007 Web Globalization...

Google Number One Global Brand

Here in Marseille, I read in the Financial Times “Global Brands” Special Report of 23-April-2007 placed Google top of the heap in the annual...