70% de todas las paginas de web son en inglés. Pero solo 44% de usuarios son inglés nativos. ¿Por qué? ¿Cómo son las personas que no hablan esta lengua especial suponer usarlo?
If you don’t speak Spanish, or speak Spanish and still can’t understand my writing, that’s how the Internet feels for non-English speakers. The language gap is increasing the digital divide and more people are being swallowed by it. What good is Internet in developing countries if people can’t speak the language to use it?
I like to hope that as the Internet expands we will see more and more pages written in different languages. I also find it exciting as non-English speaking countries get to benefit from the birth of the Internet all over again by remaking the classic websites in their own languages. If your country doesn’t have an Amazon, or an eBay, you should be out there creating it.
I know the guy that brought the eBay like website of TradeMe.co.nz to New Zealand walked away with about $30 million. If you think the number of speakers of your language is too small to get you the big money, think again. New Zealand has a population of only 4 million. Now that’s something to think about, isn’t it?
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