LANGUAGES The top 10 internet languages are English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Korean, Italian, Portugese and Dutch.

Estimates vary but as much as 80% of communication is nonverbal. The semantic, deep structure of all languages is the same. It is only the surface structure that differs: Dog chases a cat vs. Le chien chase un chat vs. Koira ajaa kissaa. Because preponderence of communication is visual, we make extensive use of video and multimedia to reach more rapidly and directly to the semantic level of message processing.

The top 10 languages cover 80.8% or about 3.8 billion people. Web users are four times more likely to purchase from a web site that presents the information in their native tongue. Site stickiness is doubled when the site is in their own tongue. At present, well over 50% of all online sales take place outside of the United States. Source: InternetWorldStats.com

The global information and technology sector has fueled tremendous growth and wealth creation around the world. In a relatively short time, technology players – from software and technology expertise, to wireless and telecommunications companies – have moved quickly across borders to establish leadership positions in emerging economies.

The market for startup companies in these emerging economies, while challenged in the short term, will produce a new breed of international, global entrepreneurs with sound multinational business models driven by adaptability.