Found in Translation

Chapter 7: Connecting the World and Advancing Technology in Translation
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. These and other stories of Twitter’s role in a wide variety of situations can be found at
http://stories.twitter.com.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Laura Gómez in an interview the authors conducted in January
2012.
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. To see a full listing of Wikipedia languages, visit http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Jay Walsh in an interview the authors conducted in November
2011.
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. At http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/#fragment-21, you can find unique Wikipedia visitor data from
comScore showing significant increases in Wikipedia’s traffic in the global south. Click on the indexed
tabs to see the fastest-growing areas, the Middle East and Asia.
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. Stats from Ethnologue, available at www.ethnologue.com.
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. Stats from Internet World, available at www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Nico Posner in an interview the authors conducted in January
2012.
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. To get the most current numbers for translated TED talks, visit http://ted.com/OpenTranslationProject.
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. To see some of the other translators at the top of the TED leader board, visit
http://ted.com/translate/translators.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Kristin Windbigler in an interview the authors conducted in
November 2011.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Anwar Dafa-Alla in an interview the authors conducted in
December 2011. Dafa-Alla has also organized two TEDx events in Khartoum.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Ghassan Haddad in an interview the authors conducted in
December 2011.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Nuri Turkoglu in an interview the authors conducted in February
2012.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Adé Oyégb la in an interview the authors conducted in
September 2011.
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. Jost has created Jeromobot, the patron saint of the modern translator, to encourage translators to
embrace technology. Visit his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/TranslatorsTraining.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Te Taka Keegan in an interview the authors conducted in
December 2011.
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. For more details on the treaty and its translation, see “Making the Treaty of Waitangi” at
www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/treaty/read-the-treaty/drafting-the-treaty.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Carla Hurd in an interview the authors conducted in January
2012.
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. Quotes and other details provided by Franz Och in an interview the authors conducted in August
2011.
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. To see the full video interview with Kurzweil at the Huffington Post, visit

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www.huffingtonpost.com/nataly-kelly/ray-kurzweil-on-translati_b_87574 5.html.

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