Our community, by the numbers in 2020
As we reflect on last year’s learnings, we can’t help but to feel incredibly grateful for your hard work, commitment, and dedication within these adverse times. We did it, we’re here, it’s 2021 and we’re ready to keep on breaking barriers and building bridges together.
Our community, by the numbers in 2019
2019 was another exciting year of changes & learnings at Gengo, starting with our acquisition by Lionbridge in January, and we haven't stopped growing since! We are grateful for all of our community's invaluable hard work, support, and commitment, and are thrilled just thinking about everything w...
How to Improve Your Internationalization Speed: An Interview with Lang Co-founders Eric Yu and Peter Zhou
Eric Yu and Peter Zhou are the co-founders of Lang, a YCombinator startup focused on simplifying internationalization. With combined experience from Facebook, Instagram, and Atrium, Eric and Peter’s developer-focused approach aims to make internationalization possible for businesses of all sizes....
How to Prepare Your App for Localization
The time has come and your product manager has asked you to start preparing your old app for internationalization (i18n) support. The requirements are written with one line: “Add support for multiple locales”.
You are starting to sweat and begin to have heart palpitations. How can we do that now...
Emoji translation now available on Gengo’s crowdsourced platform
We are excited to announce that Gengo now supports emoji language translation 😆🎉
Faces of Gengo: Omer
A seasoned English to Turkish translator, Omer has worked as a Gengo translator for nearly half a decade. Read all about about his journey, favorite translator resources, and his own advice for aspiring translators. Nationality: Turkish Location: Istanbul Occupation: Sourcing Specialist at...
How Long Does Translation Take?
There are a lot of wild estimates for translation project timelines floating around on the Internet. Many of them are based primarily on the number of words that a given translator can translate in a single sitting, with estimates ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 words a day. Unfortunately, the realit...