Eve-Lucille, auteur/autrice sur ITC Global

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ITC Global: the challenges of filming

Internet videos Today, videos are a very common communication tool for Internet users. Since Youtube was created (11 years ago), this form of media has spread across the Internet, despite being previously restricted, due to insufficient Internet connections, to fixed text and images. For businesses, communicating via video took two very different routes: Advertising, which involved broadcasting the video on TV or in cinemas. Internal communication, which was rolled out using physical media (VHS or DVD depending on the period) or for special events (broadcasting during meetings, for example). It

March 3, 2016 No Comments

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ITC Global takes part in the first Elia Together Conference

On February 11 and 12, the ITC Global visited the World Trade Center in Barcelona to take part in the Together Conference organized by Elia (European Language Industry Association). This conference brings together over 200 linguists, 50 translation agencies and 20 suppliers of development tools from across the globe. The main theme of the conference was the development of connections under the aegis of interprofessional relationships, growth, and technology. This event brings together professional freelance translators and translation agencies in an environment which promotes dialog and mutual growth. During the

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Emojis Cross Cultures Too

With the proliferation of digital communication and the rise of personal devices capable of Internet connectivity, the ways we communicate in our everyday lives have been changing. It’s not just about conversations face to face, or telephone calls where we listen to only voices, there’s now video conferencing, e-mail, text messages, and, of course, instant messaging. The rudimentary “smilies” and other indications of emotion from early online communication have evolved over the years. They were first known as “emoticons,” that were typed out using creative placement of punctuation marks on

February 29, 2016 No Comments

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The Noble Failure Of Esperanto

Translation services are vital in today’s world because products, services and information arew becoming more and more global. Japanese animation is voraciously consumed in America, French novels are read in Vietnam, and Australian mining companies offer their services to African clients. It requires a lot of effort and expertise to make sure that content is taken from its original language and accurately translated into many others for the world at large. It’s at times like this, especially for tourists and travelers, that many people wish there was one language that

February 28, 2016 No Comments

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Translating For The Middle East Is A Matter Of Language & Faith

The Middle East is a vast and complex region that is full of both opportunity and culture. It’s an area full of diversity harboring some of the oldest traditions in the world while at the same time playing host to Dubai, one of the most advanced cities on the planet today. This is a part of the world that has played an increasingly important role in the world economy as well as a current events. Linguistic diversity In one sense, it seems like translating content for the entire region is

February 16, 2016 No Comments

Audio and Video

The World Comes Together In Online Games

When we talk about increased globalization, we usually imagine a world where businesses are operating all over the world, a tasty Pad Thai can be ordered at an Irish pub in Toronto, Canada and people have more opportunity to interact with others from different parts of the world through increased travel. One of the unexpected places that globalization occurred years ago, however, is in the world of online games. Thanks to the Massively Multiplayer Online Game, and popular titles like EverQuest and World of Warcraft, players from all over the

February 3, 2016 No Comments

International development

India the country language to watch

The state of world politics, finance and even prestige is dynamic, constantly changing from one decade and century to the next. In the 19th century, no one would have said the USA would be the premiere nation of the world, and in the 20th century no one would have said communist China would have one of most powerful economies in the world, but things change, and countries do too. In the 21st century, there are new countries emerging from the shadows of their past to quickly become new sources of

February 1, 2016 No Comments

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3 Things Translators Use For Slogans & Taglines

Normal translations are focused on lengthy, substantial portions of content that are being converted over from one language to another for just one purpose; comprehension. Because of that, translators can use any and all tools available to them to ensure that a sentence, paragraph, or entire article is clearly communicated to speakers or readers of another language. As long as what is said is understood by the audience, the exact nuance of the translation is unimportant. Things change, however, when the focus changes to marketing and advertising. Branding, slogans and

January 6, 2016 No Comments

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