Faces of Gengo: Ulrike
Ulrike, one of our Senior Translators in German to English, grew up speaking both languages. Her interest in translation was piqued while at high school, and she went on to study translation at university. Now, she splits her time between translation and volunteer work. What languages do you spea...
Translating social media: the pre-social translation flow
Social media works best when paired with other content marketing. It’s a way for you to tell people about your offers and deals, show the new e-book you’ve created, share your latest white paper, and most importantly, engage with your users on a social level about all of these. It’s one arm of a ...
The basics of multilingual social marketing
How would you feel if you walked into a party, and everyone else was speaking to each other in Spanish—but you only spoke English. Uncomfortable, right? Any good host would make sure you were included in the conversation. If social media is like a cocktail party (as many have claimed), then you c...
Hall of fame: Joanna
A translator in the Japanese to English language pair, Joanna is one of our Gengo Wordsmiths who has translated over 500,000 units. Now living in the historic city of Kyoto in western Japan, her fascination with the country’s language and culture began after meeting and befriending Japanese excha...
Gengo-dō: Sailing the Sumida
Photos: Eutah Mizushima The long, hot Japanese summer is (finally) almost over! Yakatabune (屋形船), or home-style boats, originated in the Heian period (794–1185) and were popular among the shogun and samurai classes. Lavishly decorated with gold, silver and lacquer, they were used for entertain...
Faces of Gengo: Jamie
As Gengo’s Project Management Lead, Jamie manages orders for our biggest enterprise clients, such as QuizUp and TripAdvisor. This entails devising workflows for each project, finding qualified translators and communicating directly with the client to get relevant information and feedback. Togethe...
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