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Mar 9, 2010, Free Online Language Translation and Human Translation for Multilingual WebCollaboration of free online language translation services and bilingual humans is a path to the truly multilingual Web. The first step in this direction has already been made. Mar 8, 2010, First Social Network for Translators and Translation Agencies is Now OnlineLangmates.com, the first social network for translators and translation agencies, has been launched online this month. It offers translators, translation project managers and other translation industry experts to connect and communicate. Mar 7, 2010, Marketing in Foreign LanguageIn marketing efforts, it is not enough to develop and distribute promotional materials in foreign languages. Extra-linguistic knowledge such as culture, beliefs, and assumptions make a big difference. Below are 10 marketing translation tips for successful marketing abroad: Mar 6, 2010, Translation Tips ArchivesGlobalization Group, Inc. (GGI), a full-service provider of linguistic solutions, regularly publishes tips for translation customers. Now these tips are available on the GGI's new blog, The Global Edge! The blog also contains other informative resources that will be helpful to translation customers. Mar 5, 2010, Poor Translations and Upset ClientsYou get a translation and realize that it is poor. Your translation vendor offers you explanations that the deadlines have been too tight, your source text has too many ambiguities, there have been no input from you during the translation process, you have not used services of a second translator to edit and proofread the final translation, and on and on. Whatever the reason, GlobalVision Software Translation and Localization Company recommends to apply three remedies: 1. Use the right process 2. Use the right technology 3. Use the right people Mar 4, 2010, Global Businesses, Get Ready for Sales Season in Russia and UkraineIn Russia and Ukraine, mid of February to, say, mid of March is the biggest sales season next to New Year sales. People are eager to buy gifts for their loved ones, family and friends on the occasion of St. Valentine's Day (a new holiday for Russia and Ukraine), Defender of the Fatherland Day (former Red/Soviet Army Day) and International Women's Day. It is probably the best time for global businesses to launch sales of new products. Local translation companies, which charge less than their western and US competitors, will readily help to translate any product-related materials. Mar 3, 2010, TIME Magazine's First Issue Published on March 3, 1923In its 87-year history, TIME widely covered translation-related topics, from translation software to bible translations to translation bloopers. Interestingly enough, even the premiere issue of TIME, which appeared in print on March 3, 1923, incidentally mentioned translation in the article entitled "Time Brings All Things". Here is an excerpt: "The Concert Mayol, a Paris music hall, advertises a piece called Oh, Quel Nul. For the benefit of Americans and Englishmen, the following free translation is inserted on the billboard: Ladies Shirt Off!"" Mar 2, 2010, Bilingualism and Translation TasksIs bilingualism a guarantee of skill in translation? "Yes," think many users of translation services. "No," warn translation professionals, and they have every reason to say this. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Bilingualism and Translation Tasks" Feb 28, 2010, Free Online Translator: When Your Business Won't Succeed With ItThese tips are intended to help businesses to determine if and when a free online translator will meet their needs and to promote good practice in the use of machine translation. Feb 26, 2010, New Russian Magazine for Language LearnersThe first issue of Lingvin, a new Russian magazine for those who study foreign languages, appeared in November 2009. This magazine is distributed free of charge. It can be read via one's browser or as a PDF file. The magazine is mostly in Russian. It is devoted to regional geography and language learning. It offers many interesting materials to language learners - mostly to English language learners - including translations of popular English songs, short stories and selections of jokes. Traditions and languages of other nations are also covered by this colorful magazine. Thus, the February 2010 issue of Lingvin contains the following materials: Romantic Journey to France, Declaration of Love in 40 Language, Italian in Poetry, Studying French near Castle Ruins, Female-Male Dictionary, Language of Flowers. Feb 23, 2010, Meedan: Promising Start to Eliminate English-Arabic Language BarrierAfter three years of research and development, a new website, Meedan, has been launched this week to facilitate collaborations and understanding across English and Arabic languages and cultures. To achieve its goals, the website relies on a community of creative technologists, designers, professional journalists, translators and editors, as well as on an English-Arabic machine translation engine that enables human post-editing of machine translation output. With Meedan you can share news and opinion in the English and Arabic languages; translate articles and comments posted by other users; join bilingual conversations about politics and business, technology and arts; make friends with people who speak a different language. Feb 21, 2010, Being Helpful to Translation CustomersThough it seems that the translation industry proves to be recession-proof, translation companies face price cutting challenges and a wave of fierce competition. In attempts to keep existing and attract new customers, translation companies now readily offer discounts and publish tips for customers on how to reduce their translation expenditures. Here is a critical overview of such tips and a suggestion of actions for translation suppliers to take to be really helpful to their customers. Feb 18, 2010, Your "Getting Quality Translation" ChecklistA checklist intended to help translation customers to get a translation of the required quality. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Your "Getting Quality Translation" Checklist" Feb 17, 2010, Values of International Mother Language DayOn February 21, 2010, the world will mark the 11th International Mother Language Day first proclaimed by UNESCO in November 1999. Languages are vital to the identity of nations and individuals. They absorb culture and wisdom accumulated by nations over centuries. The objective of the International Mother Language Day is to recognize linguistic diversity, ethnolinguistic rights of people, the importance of national languages and multilingual education. Feb 15, 2010, Word and Text Images with WordleI've just came across a site that makes it possible to create free images of groups of words. To make an image, you should enter any text or the URL of any blog, blog feed, or any other web page that has an Atom or RSS feed into a form provided on the site. I've created the following image based on my blog.
You can easily create your own images. The site says: "Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends." Feb 14, 2010, English to Ukrainian Translation: Making Lexical ChoiceProper lexical choice is an important part of the English to Ukrainian translation process. What should be kept in mind while making this choice? First of all, context. Permalink -- click for full blog post "English to Ukrainian Translation: Making Lexical Choice"
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