Two "Must See" Presentations From Web 2.0 Expo
Blog | www.twistimage.com | Nov 22, 2009
This past week was the Web 2.0 Expo in New York City. It was a great event. I was fortunate enough to have attended on both Wednesday and Thursday (I presented some new content at the unconference part of the...
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The Problem with Making English a Business Standard
Blog | blogs.bnet.com | Nov 17, 2009
As they become more global, companies are increasingly mandating that their employees communicate in English. Seems logical; English, which is spoken
India's Entrepreneurs Unleashed; Google's New Language
Blog | blog.inc.com | Nov 11, 2009
From the annals of world domination: Google launches its own programming language. One of the pillars of Google's success has been efficiency, whether that's serving search results or processing data, says Mashable Ben Parr. On the heels of launching its mobile operating system, Android, which
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Cyworld Shutters US Operation
Blog | www.virtualworldsnews.com | Nov 6, 2009
Cyworld, Korea's preeminent social network -- one which launched a localized version for the US market in 2006 –- is in the process of shuttering its operations here, according to an e-mail sent to members yesterday. Cyworld's English-language servers started...
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/11/cyworld-shutters-us-operation.html
Actung baby! German babies say'wäh', French say'ouain'
Blog | www.newscientist.com | Nov 6, 2009
Celeste Biever, biomedical news editor It can be easy to "catch" an accent if you spend enough time in a foreign country - now it seems fetuses start grappling with the specifics of their mother tongue even when cocooned inside the womb.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/11/actung-baby-german-babies-say.html
Try A Human Voice In Your Resume
Blog | www.glassdoor.com | Nov 4, 2009
A job search is full of obstacles, from unresponsive HR departments to those annoying blind ads that don't even tell you who the employer is. On top of the
Asian-language advertising isn't just for Asian people anymore
Blog | www.brandfreak.com | Oct 28, 2009
In New York, a couple of marketers have found a way to at least earn a second look from the city's jaded populace.
http://www.brandfreak.com/2009/10/asianlanguage-advertising-isnt-just-for-asian-people-anymore.html
Learning a Language?
Blog | borderbuster.blogspot.com | Oct 16, 2009
The Global Small Business Blog (GSBB) was founded on July 20, 2004 by Laurel Delaney (pictured) for the purpose of helping entrepreneurs and small businesses expand their businesses internationally. Learn more about Laurel and visit her company GlobeTrade.com.
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When Great Design Becomes Its Own Language
Blog | www.fastcompany.com | Oct 14, 2009
I've never been very good at learning a language. I was terrible in high school Spanish and couldn't grasp it at all until I started traveling to Mexico and had to learn at least enough to get by or starve. I tried to take up French some years back when I was working on a project in Paris and could
Cloud to Dampen New Languages?
Blog | www.communities.hp.com | Jul 26, 2009
HP Blogs, and links to other HP online communities There seems to be a bountiful crop of new programming languages springing up. As cloud computing moves beyond IaaS to PaaS , I wonder about the effect of cloud standardization on these new languages. Granted there is only an infinitesimal
