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Translators and the Presidential Election

October 14, 2008 5 Comments »

The has long prided itself on being a “melting pot” of different cultures and backgrounds and this becomes especially apparent amidst talk of the different voter demographics and the pledges made to different ethnic groups. Apart from the that I mentioned before on McCain and Obama’s websites, something caught my eye the other day that seemed to be a true sign of the times.

It’s a website (http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/TranslatorsforObama) called , and it employs a wiki-style approach towards Obama’s speeches and important articles already on the web, as well as and commercials and audio clips into a number of languages. Members can provide their own translations and information in any language they can. Links to Spanish, and translations are all available, plus related content in a myriad of languages. As the site’s creators themselves put it, they are “limited only by the number of languages [their] members know.”

Political parties aside, the most inspirational aspect of this to me is the ability to get a group of translators to unite (pro bono even!) and work together towards contributing something they believe will make a difference.


5 Responses to “Translators and the Presidential Election”

  • Commented on October 15, 2008 at 1:57 am

    I discovered your homepage by coincidence.
    Very interesting posts and well written.
    I will put your site on my blogroll.
    🙂

  • Commented on October 14, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    I discovered your homepage by coincidence.
    Very interesting posts and well written.
    I will put your site on my blogroll.
    🙂

  • Commented on October 15, 2008 at 2:57 am

    I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

  • Commented on October 14, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

  • justinb
    Commented on October 18, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    Hi Jamie, Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the add. We’ve got some interesting stuff coming up soon so stay tuned!