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With the 2012 Olympic Games underway, countries from all over the world have been brought together to celebrate the physical prowess of their respective athletes. With this Olympics being the
With the slowdown of China’s growth reported a few days ago, 7.6 percent in the 2nd quarter which is down from 9.5 percent just last year, it seems that even
A few weeks ago, a new website was launched for public use that has received lots of media attention. The website, called Duolingo, combines language learning and crowdsourced translation. The
As almost every company who sells products or services in multiple countries knows, localization is a very important part of an international marketing strategy. Whether a company decides to localize
Google, which has been offering a free website translation service since 2009, has just added a new feature to this service, making it more interactive, flexible and collaborative. Similar to
Whether you are an English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, or Japanese (the list goes on) native speaker, you have most likely used, or have heard some form of the word
Last Tuesday, Google announced that its email service, Gmail will soon include the option to have emails automatically translated. Although this option had been previously available via Gmail Labs, where
With the invention of the internet, more and more individuals, organizations and companies have the opportunity to share their message, product or service to an ever-growing audience. Yet, it is
Ever since I started to learn a second language, I’ve noticed that when I speak in this language, I feel as if I am taking on another personality. I had
Brand names and brand management play a crucial role in the marketing of any product or service. Yet, as the world is becoming more globalized, it is becoming more difficult
An article by Simon Romero came out this week in The New York Times discussing why Guaraní, Paraguay’s main indigenous language, has been able to continue playing such an important