Google Translate is growing up
What began as just another “gisting” application — like Babel Fish — is gradually becoming an impressive translation tool. And I’m not referring to the quality of translation, though that …
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Google vs. Baidu: A User Experience Analysis
There are tons of articles about Google vs. Baidu, but few of these articles take an in-depth look at how Google compares to Baidu from a Chinese user’s perspective. In …
Facebook and MySpace going multilingual: But XING is well ahead
Techcrunch reports that Facebook is a day away from launching a German-language interface, translated in part by 2,000 volunteers. Spanish was launched a few weeks ago. And French is also …
Globalization behind the firewall: A work in progress
Guest Article: By Jane McConnell NetStrategy/JMC Based on the 2007 Global Intranet Strategies Survey by NetStrategy/JMC The second annual Global Intranet Strategies Survey conducted from June through August 2007 revealed …
Web globalization predictions: 2008 and beyond
As we come to the end of 2007, it is safe to say that Web globalization has evolved from an ancillary activity to a core piece of the marketing puzzle …
Marketing opportunities in the German blogosphere
How big is the German blogosphere? This is important for Web marketeers who want to sponsor or advertise on German blogs.
iGoogle: Now in 42 Languages
The customized Google home page known as iGoogle has been localized into a bunch of additional languages, bringing the grand total to 42. Here are the most recently added languages: …
Happy European Day of Languages!
Do you know what day it is today? Today is the official European Day of Languages. This year’s theme is “talk to me.” Here’s the official Web site. The Web …
Losing our languages
I often point to Web sites like Google and Wikipedia as great examples of multilingual Web sites. Google supports more than 120 languages and Wikipedia supports more than 150. Few …
The Hottest Translated Languages, According to SDL
SDL today released its “World Language League Table” which lists the languages that SDL has been most frequently translating. The company says it translates more than a billion words each …
Live Earth.org: From English to Zulu
I visited the Live Earth Web site today and was pleased to see that the site supports eight languages, including Chinese, Turkish, and Zulu. It appears that the languages were …
A Whole New Way of Looking at the World (Wide Web)
When you work in this industry for awhile, you get pretty familiar with country codes such as .de for Germany or .cn for China. But there are simply too many …
US Stays “Lost in Translation”
Guest Article: By Ralph Strozza InterPro Translation Solutions I recall as if it were yesterday something that happened on a business trip to Germany about 10 years ago. I was …
Pick a Country, Any Country
Translation agency American Translation Partners has developed a nifty language locator that allows you to select a country and find out which language or languages are spoken there along with …
Which Country; Which Language?
Guest Article: By John Greenwood InterPro Translation Solutions There are choices you must consider when translating for some countries with multiple languages and into some languages that are used in …