Comments on: Crowdsourcing: Using Language Students to Translate the Internet http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Übersetzung http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-2552858 Übersetzung Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:29:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-2552858 WikiTranslate relies on the kindness of strangers, so that’s pretty different from Duolingo’s intention to link two needs together, forming a kind of linguistic perpetual motion machine. WikiTranslate relies on the kindness of strangers, so that’s pretty different from Duolingo’s intention to link two needs together, forming a kind of linguistic perpetual motion machine.

]]> By: Google Analytics http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-1531011 Google Analytics Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:52:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-1531011 Luis von Ahn, is another one of those sharp Carnegie Mellon guys ahead of the curve..The problem with using non native speaking translators will be navigating the slang in American English..translation issues arise with British English conversion imagine what might happen for non technical journals...but really I am an arm chair QB with my 2 cents. Maybe in 15 years smart machines will be able to do it. Luis von Ahn, is another one of those sharp Carnegie Mellon guys ahead of the curve..The problem with using non native speaking translators will be navigating the slang in American English..translation issues arise with British English conversion imagine what might happen for non technical journals…but really I am an arm chair QB with my 2 cents. Maybe in 15 years smart machines will be able to do it.

]]> By: Typo3 Übersetzung http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-852547 Typo3 Übersetzung Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:16:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-852547 Just waiting to see how facebook uses crowdsourcing. Its a great use of common technology in <a href="http://www.eskenazy-translations.de" rel="nofollow">translations</a>. Just waiting to see how facebook uses crowdsourcing. Its a great use of common technology in translations.

]]> By: Jared http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-820471 Jared Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:10:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-820471 The quality of the <a href="http://www.fluentls.com/" rel="nofollow">foreign language translation</a> service plays an important role for communication to be effective. Certain guidelines must be taken into account before you employ these services for personal or business purposes The quality of the foreign language translation service plays an important role for communication to be effective. Certain guidelines must be taken into account before you employ these services for personal or business purposes

]]> By: Veronique Greenwood http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-814025 Veronique Greenwood Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:09:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-814025 @Katja, Anna, Derek, WikiTranslate relies on the kindness of strangers, so that's pretty different from Duolingo's intention to link two needs together, forming a kind of linguistic perpetual motion machine. But the Language Race on TermWiki is definitely a propos. @Katja, Anna, Derek, WikiTranslate relies on the kindness of strangers, so that’s pretty different from Duolingo’s intention to link two needs together, forming a kind of linguistic perpetual motion machine.

But the Language Race on TermWiki is definitely a propos.

]]> By: House Painter http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-808636 House Painter Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:45:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-808636 What a creative solution to a problem; would a student learning a language be able to get through say…a technical science translation? What a creative solution to a problem; would a student learning a language be able to get through say…a technical science translation?

]]> By: john shearer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-808634 john shearer Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:44:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-808634 What a creative solution to a problem; would a student learning a language be able to get through say...a technical science translation? What a creative solution to a problem; would a student learning a language be able to get through say…a technical science translation?

]]> By: Derek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-800238 Derek Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:40:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-800238 Check out the Language Race on Termwiki http://termwiki.com/TWSpecial:The_Language_Race There is an actual race to get the most terms translated. All translations are provided for free by the community of users. No cost. Check out the Language Race on Termwiki http://termwiki.com/TWSpecial:The_Language_Race
There is an actual race to get the most terms translated. All translations are provided for free by the community of users. No cost.

]]> By: Anna http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-795255 Anna Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:37:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-795255 TermWiki.com is already up too and does this and more... and its free. TermWiki.com is already up too and does this and more… and its free.

]]> By: Katja http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-793585 Katja Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-793585 <a href="http://www.wikitranslate.com/" rel="nofollow">wikiTranslate</a> is already up and running. It looks like many of the translators are native speakers. wikiTranslate is already up and running. It looks like many of the translators are native speakers.

]]> By: Lorena http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/13/crowd-sourcing-using-language-students-to-translate-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-793142 Lorena Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:39:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=28015#comment-793142 the problem with recaptcha is that I dont know if I have to include everything I see, such as commas, brackets and odd symbols.... technically they are not words, so I just don't type them........ the problem with recaptcha is that I dont know if I have to include everything I see, such as commas, brackets and odd symbols…. technically they are not words, so I just don’t type them……..

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