GILT Ninjas

Ninja Power in Globalization, Internationalization, Localization and Translation

Author: Bettina Becker

  • Localized URLs

    Localized URLs

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! Companies that plan to conquer the world with their products and services are usually asking themselves (hopefully), at a very early stage, what to do with their URLs. In this post, I will list the pros and cons, along with my own two Euro cents.

  • Writing with a global mindset – part 3

    Writing with a global mindset – part 3

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! Aspects such as casing, spelling, punctuation, and terminology are especially important when it comes to translation. Some of these aspects can affect the output when using technologies like translation memory, machine translation, and language models.

  • Fun with languages – sobremesa

    Fun with languages – sobremesa

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! The Spanish have the great word “sobremesa”. We all know the feeling when eating a good meal, and getting sleepy afterwards. As siesta is not always an option right after a meal, you can do “sobremesa”.

  • Writing with a global mindset – part 2

    Writing with a global mindset – part 2

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! In part one I talked about the importance of casing, spelling, punctuation, and terminology. Part two adds a bit more complexity to it. Hold on to your socks and read on.

  • Writing with a global mindset – part 1

    Writing with a global mindset – part 1

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! If you are a writer working for a global company or if your company has the potential to go global one day, this is an interesting read for you.

  • Yet another blog

    Yet another blog

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! Great that you found your way to our GILT Ninjas blog. This blog is all about Globalization, Internationalization, Localization and Translation (GILT).

  • GILT: g11n, i18n, l10n, t9n

    GILT: g11n, i18n, l10n, t9n

    Sunny greetings, dear readers! I am happy that you found your way to our blog, and you might wonder what GILT means in our blog name, GILT Ninjas. GILT stands for Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, and Translation. Keep on reading if you are not familiar with those concepts.

  • Fun with languages – gökotta

    Fun with languages – gökotta

    Sunny greetings, dear reader! The Swedish word gökotta is associated with Ascension Day, which falls in late May or early June.