Published On - April 13, 2016
4 Localisation Strategy Secrets
Mawdoo3.com has gone from “just an idea” to the top Arabic-language website in the world in only six year’s time. But what are the secrets of the site’s success? Are there lessons that can help your own organisation design a killer localisation strategy? In 2010, two medical ...
Published On - June 30, 2014
Does the UK Need More Foreign Language Speakers?
Is the UK facing a shortage of foreign language speakers in the near future? That seems to be the case, a new study from the CBI confirms. Last year, the British Council released a report describing the potential economic harm caused by not having enough UK workers with the right foreign language ...
Published On - June 11, 2014
Frozen’s Arabic Translation
Just when you thought Disney might be running low on “princess stories” to adapt, along came “Frozen.” Inspired by the old fairy tale “The Snow Queen,” “Frozen” quickly became one of the most successful Disney movies ever. In fact, it is number five ...
Published On - December 18, 2013
Happy Arabic Language Day!
December 18th is the second annual World Arabic Language Day. Established in 2010 by UNESCO, it marks the annual anniversary of the date in 1973 that Arabic was given the status of official UN language. This year, Arabic Language Day was celebrated not only by UNESCO, but by companies and organiza...
Published On - May 18, 2012
New French Prime Minister’s Name Lost in Translation
Poor Jean-Marc Ayrault. The new French Prime Minister had hardly a moment to enjoy his new position when it was revealed that his last name, if pronounced properly, sounds like “penis” in Arabic. More specifically, it sounds like a slang term used to refer to the organ in the third ...
Published On - November 23, 2010
Next Year, Twitter Will Be Available in Arabic
Popular messaging service Twitter just announced that it would be broadening its appeal by launching in Arabic next year. Find out more now!...
Published On - June 18, 2010
Arabic At New York City’s Friends Seminary
When New York City's Friends Seminary began offering high school courses on Arabic language and culture two years ago, the decision was not without controversy, especially since few of the school's students are of Arabic descent. ...
Published On - March 12, 2009
Facebook introduces two new languages
The internet giant Facebook has dramatically increased its target market by introducing Arabic and Hebrew. Many people will now find this social networking website much easier to use. They conquered many problems during the production of the site into these languages including changing the sites lay...
Published On - December 19, 2008
Online Social Site Offers Machine Translation
One of the earliest Utopian promises of the Internet was that it would connect the world and give different cultures a greater understanding of each other. Imagine if you could sit at a coffee shop and talk to people from across the world, and hear what they have to say. In theory, at least, everyon...