SDL buys Idiom and begs the question: Will it exit the translation services game?
So SDL is buying Idiom. SDL has posted an FAQ page about the deal here — but the list is absent a question I recently posed: Does this acquisition mark …
Translation
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 …
Hillary Clinton leads the presidential translation race, says Lionbridge
Lionbridge evaluated the Spanish-language Web sites of the presidential candidates and found that Hillary Clinton offered the highest percentage of translated content for Hispanic voters. Lionbridge evaluated the sites of …
Is Facebook “translation worthy” or just plain cheap?
I read at Design Across Cultures that Facebook is planning to use “crowdsourcing” to allow its users to create translated content. Crowdsourcing is a hot new buzzword that is best …
Language Weaver adds language pairs
Language Weaver has added five more language pairs to its repertoire: Arabic/Spanish Arabic/French French/Spanish Danish/English Greek/English What’s interesting here is that Language Weaver is moving beyond language pairs that include …
Most popular posts of 2007
I’ve had Google Analytics installed on this site for some time now, which makes it a great resource for tracking the most popular posts of the year. So here are …
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 …
The end of translation as we know it
The translation industry has undergone significant change over the past two years — and not just in terms of consolidation. The changes are structural. Offices are more decentralized, as is …
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: …
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 …
Web Localization for Russia
In April, after publishing a Web localization report for Brazil, we soon began receiving requests for a similar report on Russia. So I’m pleased to announce our Russia Localization Report. …
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 …
Multilingual Email: A Success Story
MarketingSherpa has posted a must-read case study on one company’s adventures in developing a multilingual email campaign to promote an executive conference. In a nutshell, the campaign was a big …
Google Cross Language Search is Live
Google’s new “cross language” search tool that I mentioned last week is now live and ready for testing at translate.google.com. I gave the tool a brief run-through today and it …
Google’s Cross Language Search Coming “Soon”
Google held its Searchology event today and formally launched its “universal” search interface. And, according to Wired, Google will be launching its Cross Language Information Retreival “soon.” Cross language search …