Native Speakers aren’t Always the Best Option Everywhere in the world of translation the phrase “native speaker” is considered a synonym of quality. Consequently, native speakers are mentioned as a competitive advantage on websites and in presentations,...
Every localization business owner has encountered this question: Should I build a large in-house translation team? Should I focus on outsourcing to an even larger pool of freelance language specialists? And the answer isn’t always simple. In this article we will...
The Age of Information* *This is an excerpt of the full article. Download the original PDF below. We live in the Information Age, also known as the Digital or Computer Age. A time when Information Technology powers the world, and everything and everyone is connected...
Localization* *This is an excerpt of the full article about IT Localization. Download the original PDF below. It’s the process of adapting a piece of content for another culture, language or region. It threads the fine line between translation and transcreation:...
There are records of more than 7000 languages existing since our first hominid ancestors emerged several million years ago. With time the first languages got more complex and then simpler, they split and then merged, evolved and disappeared. Most of them are now...
Something new, every week [07:00 AM, Monday morning] The alarm goes off, the sun is already awake and another interesting and busy week begins. In fact, as a project manager I hope it is exactly like that. Last week’s challenges are still before my eyes: figuring out...
How working as a medical translator helps my medical career We live in a world where national borders are becoming more and more meaningless. Air travel has provided us with an opportunity never before seen in history. It’s the ability to travel to the other...
One of the biggest challenges for LSPs is the matter of small translation projects. By small, we usually mean anything less than 250 words or about 1 page. These are very important projects, not less than the larger ones, as they represent small pieces of text that...
Language Companies Don’t Actually Do Translation Let’s take another look at the Language Service Providers or LSPs for short. They come in various sizes – small Single Language Vendors (SLVs), middle-sized Regional Language Vendors (RLVs), large...
The Power of Referrals in Business Recently TransGlobe International joined one of the biggest Business Networking organization in the world, spanning 68 countries and more than 190,000 members. Business Networking International (BNI) is a professional business owner...
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