Localization Conference Tweeting: Any Tips?
Yes, tweeting from conferences has really taken off. The volume and quality of tweeted information and comment coming from the recent European Language Industry...
A Conference, Just Like They Used To Be
Remember those GILT industry conferences from years ago that used to be fun, engaging, relaxed, with a great mix of people - including new...
From Back End to Front End
I spoke recently at UA Europe 2010. Ostensibly, a conference about software user assistance, localization was, naturally, featured. It was so encouraging...
Taking Mobile Android Applications to Market: The Challenges
Really enjoyed this blog article by Andreas Constantinou Mobile Developer Economics: Taking Applications to Market. Excellent material, especially for Android apps development fans.
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Robert McCrum Global MS-DOS Expert
I’ve reviewed Robert McCrum’s book Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language. You can read about it in a coming issue of...
What a Difference a Year Makes: Remember the LinkedIn Firestorm?
Yes folks, it’s one year since the (in)famous LinkedIn Firestorm broke out (see Matthew Bennett’s blog LinkedIn infuriates professional translators: 10 big questions from...
Whatever Happened to the Real Irish Localization Industry? The Lessons for the Community
I’ve worked in, and around, Irish-based localization for 20 years. Once, it was heralded as a cornerstone of foreign investment in Ireland....
Computers translating voice; Phones translating text
Microsoft’s Translating Telephone and Google’s Goggles turn the tables on what devices normally do.
The lines blur. In fact, there are no lines anymore. We’ve...
Machine Translation and Human Translators Put to the Test
If you find much of the “machine translation” versus “human translation” Internet debate tiresome and less than enlightening, then check out this refreshing, graphical,...