[Web4lib] online translation service

[Alma Garcia]

They are not any better at translating web pages at least not into Spanish.   

Alma
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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Dowling
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:23 AM
To: Tracey.Reed at myClearwater.com
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] online translation service

Ask a native Spanish speaker if Babelfish or Bing does a better job:

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/


Thomas Dowling
tdowling at ohiolink.edu




On 08/10/2010 12:39 PM, Tracey.Reed at myClearwater.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Well, apparently according to a native Spanish speaking staff member,
> Google translate has done a lousy job of translating our web site
> (surprise surprise!).  In an ideal world, I'd have a separate site that
> is completely in Spanish that mirrors what we have on our home page and
> other pages.  But, times being what they are, this isn't an option at
> the moment.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas that would allow me to put a link on the site that
> would do the same thing as Google translate (put a link on the site that
> will translate most of the site into Spanish with one click) but with
> better results?  I understand that these types of services are hit and
> miss.
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 



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