Naoko Hamamoto's Weblog
Tuesday August 07, 2007
Localizing Jonathan's Blog
I have had a chance to be a part of the "Localizing Jonathan's Blog into Japanese" team recently. My good friend, who used to do this work, has left the company, and she has given me this volunteering opportunity. The way it works is quite simple. Once the English content becomes available, we send it off to the translation company. Once the localized content (in my case, it is Japanese) becomes available, a group of volunteers proofreads the content and makes any modifications if necessary. Then I post the content on the website. This is an exciting task for me, because
1. I am forced to read Jonathan's blog. Sometimes I get busy with my daily job and I don't get to his blogs. Now that I am responsible for localizing it, I am always up to his latest news and comments.
2. It teaches me how to translate. I am a Japanese native but I have been in the U.S. most of my life, so it's a great opportunity to learn how words get translated.
And last but definitely not the least,
3. I am making a difference! I was informed that Jonathan's blog is very popular among the Japanese community. It is very rewarding to feel that I am contributing to the community - something that Sun truly believes in.
Posted by naoko ( Aug 07 2007, 11:53:32 AM PDT ) Permalink Comments [2]
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