Localized Spam

Are people six times less likely to be irritated by localized spam?

Perhaps you are familiar with Common Sense Advisory’s report “Can’t Read, Won’t Buy: Why Language Matters on Global Websites.” Well, it seems the spammers are on to this fact, as well. Slashdot reports that some Europeans are being targeted with automatically translated spam.

 

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Donna Parrish
Publisher of MultiLingual, Donna Parrish is also co-organizer of the LocWorld conferences. Coming into the language industry from a background of mathematics and computer programming, she has an appreciation for the wizardry of language technology and an awe for linguists.

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