Category Archives: translation community

Tutorial – How To Combine Google Translate And Human Translators

Posted on March 27, 2013 by bsmcconnell

Google Translate is the web’s most popular machine translation service. With support for over 60 languages, Google Translate enables web users to translate almost any web page. However, these translations are often less than perfect, and sometimes riddled with errors. … Continue reading →

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TAUS Panel : Translation & Support Forums

Posted on October 16, 2012 by bsmcconnell

We’re at the TAUS User Conference in Seattle. One of this morning’s sessions is about translation and customer support. Panelists include representatives from leading companies, including Intel.

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TAUS Technology Showcase : Translated.net

Posted on October 15, 2012 by bsmcconnell

Translated.net is here in Seattle demoing a new plugin that extends popular CAT (computer aided translation) tools so that translators can work effectively as teams, and use a shared pool of translation memory and machine translation services.

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GTS Translation Plugin For Word Press

Posted on October 8, 2012 by bsmcconnell

GTS Translation, headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida, is a full service translation agency. They have released a Word Press plug in that makes publishing a multilingual website easy and economical.

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Profile : OneSky Localization Tools & Services

Posted on September 22, 2012 by bsmcconnell

Hong Kong based OneSky offers a comprehensive solution for localizing and translating web and mobile apps. The service supports translation to over 50 languages, not just the most popular international languages, and is designed specifically for web service and mobile … Continue reading →

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Viki : Captioning Community For World TV

Posted on September 16, 2012 by bsmcconnell

Viki is a translation and captioning community for popular TV shows, music videos, news and more. With millions of users, Viki is subtitling popular shows from around the world into over 150 languages, making many programs accessible to a global … Continue reading →

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Worldcrunch : Translating The World’s News Into English

Posted on September 14, 2012 by bsmcconnell

Paris based Worldcrunch is a new publication that translates foreign language news from leading sources into English. Founded by former Time magazine bureau chief Jeff Israely, the site’s team of journalists select, translate and curate interesting news stories from around … Continue reading →

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ProZ : An Online Community For Freelance Translators

Posted on September 10, 2012 by bsmcconnell

You need to hire translators for a rush project. Where do you go to find professional translators without going through a translation agency (language service provider)? 

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