Did you know that October 3 is designated as the National Techies Day? There aren’t that many authoritative sources of information about this celebration. A Wikipedia page is yet to be created for it. Still, it’s interesting to learn more about this day intended for…
The International Week of Happiness at Work is an annual celebration observed from September 24 to 28. The event was started by two Dutch women, Fennande van der Meulen and Maartje Wolff. They are co-founders of Happy Office, a company they opened in 2015. Happy…
Most comic book content is culture-specific, which is one of the reasons why comic book translation is often a complex process. Translation is essential for literary enjoyment and understanding comic book stories old and new, from the perspectives of foreign authors, widens your knowledge of…
For most businesses, there is no escaping globalization, and for some, this means that brand name translation can be a problem. With the fast movement in the international market, it is difficult for businesses to keep their competitive edge and vie in the local market…
If you have a passion for languages, you’ll realize that South America speaks more languages than just Portuguese and Spanish, but it will sadden you to know that the number of critically endangered languages of South America is on the rise. South America is a…
Although it is difficult to enter the United States as an immigrant, the U.S. still offers citizens of many countries other options to legally immigrate and become United States citizens. One of the options is the U.S. Diversity Immigrant Visa Program or the DV Program….
Telepathy is already somewhat scientifically proven but not in the way you probably have in mind. At least two scientific studies explored the validity of mind-to-mind communication, wherein two persons exchange information with each other without using their senses of vision, hearing, and touch. The…
Israel is a developed, yet a young country, that is home to several ethnicities. The languages of Israel are both indigenous and non-indigenous. Israel or formally, the State of Israel, is located in the Middle East. While the region passed through the hands of several…
Countries such as the United States with a significant immigrant population need to provide language services to different groups of people such as phone interpreting for hospitals and translation of information in healthcare facilities. Modes of interpretation in healthcare In healthcare, three modes of interpretations…
This article is part of our Complete Guide to Localization, check it out for a more comprehensive approach to this practice. ___________________________________________________________ Maybe it’s because they are industry terms that many clients believe that website localization and website translation are similar services. As they are…
Talk about blockchain with an enthusiastic IT guy or an eager bitcoin “investor” and prepare to be trapped in their zealous gaze. Blockchain technology is becoming popular, and many are becoming keen on it, to the point of annoying some with their attempts to explain…
A language services provider (LSP) offers various forms of translation and interpreting services. For language interpretation, the most popular are consecutive and simultaneous interpretations. But these two are just part of the various ways many institutions, organizations, individuals and companies use language interpreting services One…
