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CAT Tools & Technology

Introducing Smartcat’s new team management platform

Dmitry Kornyukhov

Dear friends! This April we’re partnering up with our friends from Smartcat to promote their online platform where translators and clients can connect and collaborate. They als

Business

What pisses you off?

Gert Van Assche

More than 10 years ago, when I was still working for an international Language Service Provider, I conducted an intervie

Video Game Localization

Translating vs. Localizing Game Assets

Marianna Sacra

It is a question that constantly weighs on the game translator's shoulders: Should I localize or translate this?

Sorrow with smileys

Pieter Beens

Thanks to the popularity of social media, it is impossible to imagine life without Emojis. Meanwhile, real attempts are

Product Reviews

Translator Tools

Sandrine Guyennet

This post was originally published on my blog. Toggl Translators usually charge for their work according to the n

Inspiration & Motivation

Five Reasons Why Freelance Translators Fail at Marketing and How to Fix it

Sherif Abuzid

I know the below may sound hard for you, but stay with me. During the last few days, I had direct one-to-one calls w

Marketing

Translation as a key asset for success in a multinational marketing strategy

Laura Cattaneo

According to the American Marketing Association, localizing contents is key to a company internationalization strategy.

Marketing

Netflix: when localisation turns local success into global phenomenon

Thomas Lespes-Muñoz

A global success With an internet faster than ever and so many devices to watch videos, video content is slowly accoun

Video Game Localization

How do you break into video game localization?

Dmitry Kornyukhov

How do you break into video game localization? So, Nicolas Caink asked me a million dollar question: "How one can break

CAT Tools & Technology

Introducing Smartcat’s new team management platform

Dmitry Kornyukhov

Dear friends! This April we’re partnering up with our friends from Smartcat to promote their online platf

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