localization

Localization refers to adjusting something or adapting it in such a way so that it fits or "makes sense to" a specific local audience.

Examples include: Translation of a document from one language into another so that it can be read by a subset of people who speak the translated language.

It may also involve modifying a television program so that it can be viewed by people of a different language or culture. It may be as simple as adding subtitles.


Localization in the Internet world may refer to displaying specific content (in the form of text or video or advertising, etc) to a visitor of a particular country, city or region that only pertains to them. This distinction is more commonly referred to as geo-targeting.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “localization”

 

• Getting ready for when the freeze is done

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 627
  When you look at the “ sprint backlog ” in mingle, you may notice that even though we have been slowed down because of the slush, the feature freeze because of the imminent MediaWiki release, we are not sitting on our hands. Documentation, testing, code review and outreach is on our agenda. Because of the way we ...
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• AGCO Relies on SDL Solutions to Expand into New Markets

  
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  Wakefield, MA  – 18 January 2012 – SDL, (LSE: SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions announced today that AGCO Corporation has selected SDL Trisoft™ and  SDL Global Authoring Management System™ to facilitate AGCO’s DITA technical product content strategy. AGCO is a leading ...
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• Fix audioCD play problems with VLC on GNU Linux

  
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• Why Your Company Should Join the Rat Race

  
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• Let’s Talk About Localization (Translation) Over a Cup of Coffee

  
  Mozilla Philippines Community — Authority: 396
  Interested to be part of the localization (translation) efforts of the Mozilla Community Philippines? Please join us for an afternoon of coffee while we talk about the following: Meet & Greet (see the faces behind the names in the L10N) What happened in Mozilla Camp Asia 2012 (Kuala Lumpur)? Current status of ...
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• How Do We Quote a Subtitling Project?

  
  Translation Blog — Authority: 102
  Subtitling services can be difficult in terms of making a quote , especially the details of what needs to be done are not very clear. It may be that sometimes the client does not know the difference between subtitling and a voice-over (i.e. the original audio dubbing in the target language, something that is not ...
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• Let’s Talk About Mozilla Localization (Translation) Over a Cup of Coffee

  
  TurfSite Manila — Authority: 107
  Cross-posted from http://www.mozillaphilippines.org Interested to be part of the localization (translation) efforts of the Mozilla Community Philippines? Please join us for an afternoon of coffee while we talk about the following: Meet & Greet (see the faces behind the names in the L10N) ...
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• Help Translate Mozilla Firefox in Tagalog (Filipino)

  
  TurfSite Manila — Authority: 107
  Want to help in the localization efforts of Mozilla? Join us via this link: http://a.maimult.ro/lmo/projects.php?l=tl-PH&f=0 You can always send me an email should you be requiring assistance or check this article on Localizing with Narro . Thanks!
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• Comparing Software Tools for World Readiness (i18n)

  
  Lingoport Internationalization Blog — Authority: 99
  Originally posted on  http://blaufunk.blogspot.com/ I was asked the other day what the difference is between a Visual Localization Tool (VLT) , such as Passolo or Catalyst, with that of Lingoport’s globalization-enabling tool Globalyzer for software development. The question has arisen during my career ...
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• Sprinting ahead when there is a “slush”

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 627
  When there is a code freeze or a slush, the potential for what is to be delivered is curtailed. It is official; you will not deliver new code, you will work towards consolidation of the new MediaWiki release . One of the objectives for this and the next release is that the time between releases will decrease. Even ...
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• Globalize or Localize? Beyond the Post-American World

  
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  In the January 9, 2012 issue of Time magazine, Fareed Zakaria comments on what he calls “A Post-American World in Progress.”  Zakaria observes that none of the world’s rising powers, including the rapidly growing BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, and… Read Full Article...
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• The Way To Come Across Professional Business Translation Service

  
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  Expert business translation service is sought after these days thinking about that a growing number of companies are performing business worldwide. In the event you plan to flourish your business operations abroad, the primary factor which you must have is a professional translation service. Business translation is ...
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• Addressing the many

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 627
  When you have a message, you use the appropriate language and tools to address multiple people. We do not use our eyes to see how many people we address and we do not use a bull horn to be heard. Our MediaWiki software knows the numbers involved and a plural enabled message will be formed according to the rules of ...
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• Phantom Breaker Getting an Update for US Release

  
  Shoryuken — Authority: 511
  Recently it was revealed that Phantom Breaker, the doujin-esque fighter with a roster filled with girls and anime cameos, is coming to America. However, an article by Siliconera has revealed that the version we get won’t be the version that is currently out in Japan. In fact, the entire game is getting a title ...
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• January 12 DoubleClick Search V3 (DS3) Update; AdWords API v201109 Developer Docs Now in 9 Languages Released

  
  D' Technology Weblog — Authority: 123
  The January 2012 DoubleClick Search V3 (DS3) update has now been release. One of the many new features coming in the new release is support for Google AdWords Sitelinks! "For this release, we did make an update to the existing Engine Account Management feature. When you add an AdWords engine account under a DS3 ...
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• Classical and Involutive Invariants of Krull Domains NE

  
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• Reducing Energy Bills with Geothermal Heat

  
  EcoLocalizer — Authority: 410
  Merline Van Dyke and Richard Sims The untapped and clean geothermal energy our planet provides is enormous. but in 2008, geothermal power supplied less than one percent of the world’s energy. However, that may soon change. By 2050 geothermal power might be able to meet between 10 and 20 percent of the world’s ...
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• Time Management – Step One: Eat that Frog!

  
  T for Translation — Authority: 85
  Hey yall! Stop by to read about how you can increase productivity and improve time management skills by chowing down on some frog! Read about what self-help guru Brian Tracy has to say about "eating that frog" and how this will direct you to a new and improved efficient self for 2012. See you there!
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• DISRUPT YOURSELF WITH POTATOES

  
  blog.digitalchocolate.com — Authority: 95
  A BROWSER MANIFESTO – PART 9 Game developers today need to disrupt themselves to control their destiny. This begins with thinking outside the box. Don’t be skeptical about the browser. Be humble and study new platforms and games. Regardless of your background, give new priority to the browser, Facebook, Flash, ...
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• End of sprint 6; Translate and other goodies

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 627
  Every two weeks a sprint and every week a deployment. The Localisation team aims to bring you new and updated functionality when we have it. As you can see in the summary below, the focus this sprint has been very much on the Translate extension . Management of translations and the translation process is what we ...
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