Bank of Ireland Should Meet Usability & Localization Requirements Together
I connected to my Bank of Ireland site today, and spent 30 seconds trying to login.
Why? Because the order of options on the left...
End of PowerPoint Karaoke: The First Localization and Internationalization UnConference
Yes, the first Localization and Internationalization UnConference is being held next month in Silicon Valley. Very Web 2.0.
Building on the Mashup Camp experience, Ultan...
Irish Translated At 13,000 Euros Per Minute
From the Irish Examiner: “an Irish-language option across all EU institutions is estimated to cost in the region of €3.5 million each year. Parliamentary...
2008, Año Internacional de los Idiomas
The UN has declared 2008 as The International Year of Languages, with UNESCO as lead agency.
According to the UNESCO website:
To celebrate the International Year...
Global By Design's Web Globalization Predictions for 2008+
I thought I would share these interesting predictions with you.
http://www.globalbydesign.com
Well worth keeping an eye on, though I think a some of these will really...
Dublin City University Leads Way In Automatic Language Translation
I see that DCU have announced a 5-year research program to develop the next generation of “automatic language translation”.
The project involves “UCD (that’s University...
Global English?
The Financial Times has comprehensive article on the global use of the English language. I recommend all localization-industry chanters of “EJAL” (English is Just...
And This One Time, At Mashup Camp Dublin …
I was very impressed with the UnConference section of Mashup Camp, held at the Guinness Brewery Storehouse in Dublin. The format offers great potential...
MySpace Localization and Local Sites Battle It Out
The Financial Times is reporting that whereas MySpace is planning to add more language versions, local social networking operations are holding their own.
MySpace is...