Hi friends,
I see websites being translated by machine translation engines all too often. These translations are sloppy, inaccurate and only hurt your brand image. Below is something that was obviously done by machine. This person wishes to build his service in America but has not taken the time to be accurate when talking about MSDS sheets. Something that must be accurate and clear. Read below and if you still use MT - do so at your own risk!
http://mywebdesign.us/sigr/profiles/blog/view/15098/printable-msds-sheets-and-bic-products
Come explore the world of non-profits with me.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Colombia the 2nd largest economy in South America
http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/12/09/2881759/are-investors-ignoring-colombias-good-news
Check out the link to an article about the emerging economy Colombia.
Colombia has now passed Argentina and is the 2nd largest economy in South America after Brazil. Colombia is actively seeking business opportunities to export and import with the U. S. If your company hasn't considered Colombia, contact your US Commercial Service for connections and help with developing your new market in Colombia!
Know you could expand business but not sure how to start? Have your website translated by a professional language service. The cost is low and the ROI is HIGH!
To learn more about professional website translations, contact us at info@allcleartranslations.com
Check out the link to an article about the emerging economy Colombia.
Colombia has now passed Argentina and is the 2nd largest economy in South America after Brazil. Colombia is actively seeking business opportunities to export and import with the U. S. If your company hasn't considered Colombia, contact your US Commercial Service for connections and help with developing your new market in Colombia!
Know you could expand business but not sure how to start? Have your website translated by a professional language service. The cost is low and the ROI is HIGH!
To learn more about professional website translations, contact us at info@allcleartranslations.com
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Basics of Language Translations for Mobile Apps
Mobile Translations October 2012
Are you looking to
sell your products in other countries? With the growing mobile market in China,
India and Korea – Asian markets are easier to access than ever before.
Consumers in these markets rely on their smart phones, android devices, iPads
and iPhones, tablets to connect them to the internet, few have desktops or
laptops for connectivity. Keep up with your global audience using multilingual,
bi-lingual content.
How to begin?
Points to consider
·
Know your
market.
Are you developing mobile apps and dedicating your marketing resources
to this medium?
Who is the end user of your product, your marketing, your message? What
carriers and devices are used in these new markets? What is the preferred
resolution of these products?
·
Limited
visual field.
The screen for a mobile device like a smart phone, blackberry, android
or iPhone has limited viewing space. Tablets and IPad have larger screens and
can accommodate more text. Remember your space limitations when developing
content, adding pictures and videos sparingly. Share your string limitations
with your translations team. A target language like Spanish, German or French
for example can be up to 126% larger while Asian characters take less space and
Arabic is read left to right. If necessary, abbreviations will be used to
shorten the characters in the translated string.
·
Strategy
Determine your international strategy first. Are you developing an
Android app and the localization region uses Blackberry, IPhone carriers,
tablets and IPads? Do you need to develop in one platform first then move to
others? Perhaps you wish to develop multilingual content across platforms?
Localization of all platforms is possible and we recommend you determine how
you should enter a global market.
·
Start
with a glossary and style guide
The All Clear Advantage: We will create these guides for you. These tools will enable a
consistent message. The glossary and style guide will be utilized by your
developers and translators to create a clear and consistent message across
products, regions, and cultures.
·
Images
and Icons
Icons ARE NOT UNIVERSAL. With all translations, cultural considerations
are very important. Unfortunately, there are no universal images or icons that
are bi-directional and cross cultures. Try to use images and icons that are
universally understood. Don’t assume an image or icon or symbol has the same
meaning across cultures. Be aware of local cultural customs when entering a new
market.
§ Example: some hand gestures are considered
obscene in many cultures.
Avoid using hand icons for universal considerations.
Links for helpful
web/mobile design:
Monday, August 27, 2012
Latest Newsletter - Exporting Resources
Summer Newsletter
Check out our latest newsletter for information and resources for Exporting your goods and services to Global Markets.
More to come:
September 12th - join us as we talk about the Basics of Software Preparedness for Localization.
register with www.ybi.org
September 12th
8:30 - 10:30am
Check out our latest newsletter for information and resources for Exporting your goods and services to Global Markets.
More to come:
September 12th - join us as we talk about the Basics of Software Preparedness for Localization.
register with www.ybi.org
September 12th
8:30 - 10:30am
All Clear Translations | Software/Website Localization Basics
All Clear Translations | Software/Website Localization Basics
Join us as we talk about developing software and websites with global markets in mind. How to take steps now to efffectively localize when ready.
Join us as we talk about developing software and websites with global markets in mind. How to take steps now to efffectively localize when ready.
Monday, April 30, 2012
April Newsletter
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
2012 Women of Courage
Pittsburgh was chosen as the first city to host the 2012 Internation Women of Courage. Last night I attended a reception at Chatham College where 9 women talked of their experiences and why they were chosen. I heard a woman from Sudan talk of her struggles in the refugee camps and being jailed for speaking out looking for international help. A woman from Brazil who was kidnapped, beaten and raped for trying to help the people living in the slums of Rio. A columbian reporter was tortured and raped and now stands up for the over 400,000 women who are abused. In their culture it is a shameful thing that women do not speak of there. She is a rebel for telling her story and receives little support from her own people. These women have been jailed, raped, tortured for asking for basic rights that we take for granted. Can you imagine being jailed for asking to be seperated from your abusive father? Or being jailed for asking for education, voting and driving privileges for women? Below is a list of the amazing women I heard. I was touched by Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih of Sudan. Her passionate plea for international help for the women and children in refugee camps was so compelling. She was so thankful to be heard! These women reminded me how fortunate I am to be here in the U.S. watching my daughters work, drive, study in freedom. We need to remember how precious our freedoms are and protect them with our vote, our pens, our voices.
I thank every one of these amazing women listed below for their stories, their time, and their courage International Women of Courage visit Pittsburgh read about their visit!
I thank every one of these amazing women listed below for their stories, their time, and their courage International Women of Courage visit Pittsburgh read about their visit!
- The Honorable Maryam Durani, Kandahar Provincial Council Member (Afghanistan);
- Major Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, police officer, Rio de Janeiro Military Police (Brazil);
- Zin Mar Aung, political activist and NGO co-founder (Burma);
- Jineth Bedoya Lima, investigative journalist (Colombia);
- Hana Elhebshi, architect and political activist (Libya);
- Aneesa Ahmed, gender-based violence (GBV) activist and former Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs (Maldives);
- Shad Begum, human rights activist and founder/executive director of Anjuman Behbood-e-Khawateen Talah (the Union of Women’s Welfare) (Pakistan);
- Samar Badawi, political activist (Saudi Arabia);
- Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, human rights activist (Sudan);
- The Honorable Safak Pavey, Member of Parliament (Turkey)
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