Category: Blog
Translation : The Problem With Start-Ups
19th February 2016
Translation is an art that has been practised for millennia, with some of the earliest translations, such as partial translation of the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh, still in existence. As with many art forms, todays 21st century technological revolutionaries believe they can bring the power of technology to bear on established practises, in an attempt… Read more »
Crowd Sourced Translation : Does It Work For You?
5th February 2016
Crowd sourcing has been an IT buzzword for quite a while now, and recently a few companies have been trying their hand at ‘Crowd Sourced Translation’, chasing the concept of ‘Big Translation’ and the market success that companies like eBay and Airbnb have achieved. The idea behind Big Translation, according to Carl Yao is that… Read more »
Foreign Tongues : Market Research Translation Solutions
22nd January 2016
Market Research Store has recently released a report detailing the expected growth of language support services and software over the coming years, and expects the translation market to grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to $6.9 billion by 2019. Market Research Store goes on to explain that “Growth is a result of the inexorable trend… Read more »
How and when to outsource your translation requirements
8th January 2016
Whether or not to outsource your translation requirements is a decision many businesses face in today’s global market. As previously discussed, in-house translation can work at the outset, while the company is in the initial growth stages, but as business starts to increase, internal resources are better utilised in sustaining that growth in business rather than burdening… Read more »
Prize Draw Update – Week Three’s Result
18th December 2015
Congratulations! The third and final name of this year’s Christmas Giveaway has been drawn and a bottle of Torres James I Brandy – 2015 Gold Medal Winner of the International Wine & Spirits Competition and Winner of the World’s Best Brandy Awards 2015 – is on its way to the lucky winner! Foreign Tongues Translation would like… Read more »
Prize Draw Update – Week Two’s Result
14th December 2015
Congratulations! The second name of this year’s Christmas Giveaway has been drawn and a bottle of Hammer & Son Old English Gin – winner of the 2015 Best Gin Award – is on the way to the lucky winner! There is still one more chance to win in the run-up to the festive holiday and… Read more »
MRS Awards 2015 – The Winners
11th December 2015
“A change of venue for this year’s Dinner and what a difference – a very tight set-up and such attentive staff. John Bizzell is, as ever, the best ‘meet ‘n greet’ in the business and made me very welcome on my arrival with Dame Dianne Thompson, President of the MRS. John ran through the usual… Read more »
Prize Draw Update – Week One’s Result
7th December 2015
Congratulations! The first name of this year’s Christmas Giveaway has been drawn and a bottle of Adnams East Coast Vodka is on its way to the lucky winner. Adnams East Coast Single Malt Vodka is made with Pale Ale malt and Adnams yeast and has won the Best Varietal winner at the World Vodka Awards… Read more »
Human Translation vs The Rise of the Machines
13th November 2015
Professional linguists, translators and the human translation process have had a lot to contend with in the last decade or so. Google Translate, Skype Translator and improvements in machine translation in general has led many people to believe that the days of the Star Trek-style universal translator are almost upon us, potentially putting the translation… Read more »
Languages used on the internet
30th October 2015
Researching which languages are used on the internet should be an important part of your company’s marketing and translation strategy. As previously discussed, a large majority of consumers only browse websites in their own language. This means there’s a huge online market that will benefit from the translation of your content and services into their… Read more »
