Localization tips for the Canadian market
Canada enjoys a healthy economy with significant growth in many areas, such as the tech and software scene. The Great White North is an...
Insights from Translation Studies Scholar Sherry Simon
If one looks closely enough, a city reveals in every brick, window, and street sign a complex history and continuing tensions through its translational...
Mario Bros Anniversary, Nintendo Localization Stumbles
Nintendo is celebrating the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros this year, but the game that centers around two fictional Italian plumbers may have...
Newly-Founded Entertainment Globalization Association Shares Strategy
The newly-minted Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA), just created last week, has set its sights on publicizing the role of localization in the entertainment industry.
The...
Nuremberg Trials, 75 years of Simultaneous Interpretation
75 years after its first use at the Nuremberg Military Tribunals, simultaneous interpretation is still modeled largely after the process implemented by the Allies...
Straker Wins Major Contract with IBM
Shares of New-Zealand based Straker Translations (ASX.STG) jumped almost 45% today — November 11 in New Zealand — on the announcement of a strategic...
Washington Post Implementing Localization Solutions
As major news publications reckon with decreased readership, the Washington Post has turned to solutions that emphasize localization and regional outreach.
The Washington Post has...
Was Amazon’s Giant Translation Gaffe a Marketing Ploy?
“It felt like a huge prank,” said translation industry business consultant Anne-Marie Colliander Lind in a conversation about Amazon’s botched launch of amazon.se in...
Jeju Province to Expand Language Services for Workers
Receiving thousands of requests for translation and interpretation services each year, the Jeju Province has decided to expand its language services to include seven...
