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Gengons run 45 km “Yamathon” around Tokyo, everyone survives
- by Natalia Manidis
- April 25, 2013
Gengo’s Tokyo team took to the streets last week and pushed through a 45 km ‘Yamathon’ around the city. The teams met at 6am and endured the bad weather, blisters and cramps to make a full loop around Tokyo following the Yamanote train line, stopping for pictures at each of the 29 stations. Money raised [...]
Translator Performance Scorecards, Better Job Allocation
- by Natalia Manidis
- February 28, 2013
Today we’re announcing big changes to the way we assess performance, share information and allocate jobs. Some of these are features you’ve asked for; others will help our customers as Gengo grows. We think you’ll be excited. Performance Scorecard Your dashboard now features a personalized scorecard showing your performance as a Gengo translator. The scorecard [...]
An Inside Look at Video Game Localization (Part II)
- by Spencer Huddleston
- March 29, 2012
This is the second of a two-part post (Part 1) written by Thaís Castanheira, a Gengo Senior Translator in the English to Brazilian Portuguese language pair. Learn more about Thais by checking out her translation website. A Successfully Localized Game With the huge amount of games being released daily and the fierce competition for the next big hit increasing rapidly, the [...]
An Inside Look at Video Game Localization (Part I)
- by Spencer Huddleston
- March 28, 2012
This is part one of a two-part post written by Thaís Castanheira, a Gengo Senior Translator in the English to Brazilian Portuguese language pair. Learn more about Thais by checking out her translation website. When people ask what I do for a living, I usually tell them I’m a translator. The fun part is when they ask what kind [...]
Interview with Translator David Bellos
- by Spencer Huddleston
- February 2, 2012
To say that author and award-winning translator David Bellos knows a thing or two about translation would be an understatement. With over 40 years of experience, he has achieved international recognition for his works as a translator and biographer and has an impressive list of acclaimed publications to his name, including his most recently published [...]
Jim Breen: Behind the Scenes of WWWJDIC
- by Spencer Huddleston
- August 23, 2011
Starting last month, we began hosting the Japanese mirror site for one of our favorite websites ever—Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC. We have admiration for any service that’s been pushing the envelope with language and technology since most of us were still in primary school. That’s why not only were we excited to host the mirror, but we also [...]