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Thanksgiving Day is the first of the two holidays in the fourth weekend of November. The other one is Black Friday. The occasion is celebrated each year, with most families preparing and sharing a holiday feast with roast turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pies, pickles and…
Many think it’s easy to distribute apps globally, given that the Internet conveniently connects everyone worldwide. This idea couldn’t be more inaccurate, though. If you want to make your mobile app global, there are several factors you have to take into account. It wouldn’t be…
Europe is quickly transforming itself into a startup hub for local and international firms after trailing the tech hubs of Asia and the United States. According to Atomico, a venture firm, in 2017, Europe startups received an investment worth $19 billion. About 90% of the most innovative…
The e-era or electronic era is upon us. It’s the age of email, e-books, e-cigarettes, e-commerce … e-everything. Technology is playing a significant role in many aspects of everyday life. In fact, several sectors have already been reshaped as technology played a more prominent role…
It’s been 34 years since Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was first shown, with the Klingons speaking the Klingon language in full. The Klingons are Star Trek’s alien characters featured in the sci-fi TV and film series. In a few of the films,…
Hit video games are not a monopoly of English-speaking developers. Talented developers from different parts of the world have been creating many international video games with interesting concepts that can make them commercially and critically successful. They deserve to be translated to English for more…
November 26, Cyber Monday, is upon us. What’s with Cyber Monday that businesses should be paying attention to it? Here are some compelling facts: Cyber Monday sales figures have been rising over the years. In 2017, sales have reached $6.59 billion, the largest online sales…
The world may have become smaller for many businesses due to globalization but not understanding the cultural differences when dealing with new cultures can hinder the growth of a business. Globalization demands working with different cultures, whether it is between colleagues at work or business…
Did you know we have a Main Translation Services Guide? It will teach you everything you need to know regarding the scope of translation, as well as the field and future of the language industry! Throughout the history of translation, it has played a vital…
How many people know the history of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day? Maybe, like many of the younger generation, you do not know why these two holidays are observed. You might be one of those people who only know that these two special…
Machine translation is on the rise. Google Translate, as well as other automated translation solutions like Bing Microsoft Translator, Babel Fish, PROMT, ImTranslator, have significantly improved over the years. With the help of neural networks and deep learning, they are now capable of translating more…
The domestic market in the United States may be huge but most entrepreneurs are going after bigger markets, which is why a business owner has to think of ways to make a globally competitive company. When company owners are growth-oriented, they want to expand in…
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In order to communicate, people have to use language, and the link between perception and language affects how people understand one another. Perception of language is affected by age, the cognitive ability and prior information. Throughout the years, many studies and researches were done to…
You have probably seen the new prank hitting the Internet recently. Parents, siblings, or friends blithely subject kids to the anxiety or vexation of believing that they have become invisible. The videos of these pranks on YouTube and social media almost always evoke laughter, albeit…
United Nations Day is a celebration held annually on October 24. In a move to signify the end of the WWI formally, the League of Nations was founded through the Treaty of Versailles. The members of the league signed the treaty on June 28, 1919,…
When you’re into content marketing, what is more important to you? Is it providing great content or writing with research, storytelling or empathy or understanding your target audience? The correct answer is amplification! What? If you are a content writer, you want to write something…
Is the term smart learning environment new to you? Maybe it is because it is still in the infancy stage. It does sound like a virtual environment but in reality, smart learning environments are physical spaces. It is intensified with components that are context-specific and…
Marketing your product today takes on many different forms, with video marketing being one of the marketing strategies that is predicted to be a major trend by 2019. Video marketing is employed in almost everything, to build consumer rapport, promote brands, products and services and…
People around the world speak several languages yet they find many different ways communicating thru time. Although it is not possible for people to learn all the languages spoken around the world, the advent of communication technologies, information technology and globalization allowed the world to…
The Azerbaijani language, which is also called Azeri, is Azerbaijan’s official language. The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in Eurasia’s South Caucasus region. Azerbaijani belongs to the Turkic language family. Just like Turkmen and Turkish, Azerbaijani is from the Orghuz branch. The development of the…
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…
