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Making the Most of Voice Technology with Localization

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) It wasn’t long ago that voice activation technology felt more like science fiction than Sunday chores. But nowadays, calling up your favorite vacuuming playlist or requesting a reminder to buy cleaner is more mundane and less Minority Report. That’s a big opportunity for businesses across…

Meeting the Customers’ Expectations: APAC Expansion and the Localization Playbook

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) International expansion: It’s a cornerstone common to many ambitious growth strategies. But without the right partners in your corner, it can also be fraught with unexpected vulnerabilities. Many brands have learned that to their cost. And expansion into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is …

Literary translators bring artistry, humanity to Chinese classics

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Zhao Yun: If those names sound familiar, it’s no surprise. They’re just a few of the sprawling cast of characters in the great 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. One of Chinese literature’s Four Great Classical Novels centering on the end of the…

Battle lines drawn for 2025 Asian AI dominance

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) It was difficult in 2024 to go a week without headlines dominated by generative AI, and there’s no sign of that trend stopping in 2025. On the contrary, tech giants are drawing battle lines in a war for global dominance, and Asian countries are a major staging ground where fortunes will b…

LocWorld52 Monterey Report

The Crestec USA team joined more than 600 attendees for the LocWorld52 conference in beautiful Monterey, California. Here is a brief overview of our LocWorld experience. Go for the people As exhibitors, we were happy to welcome many visitors to our booth again this year. So many friendly faces and warm greetings! We could really feel that people remember Cre…

Should your content be written and localized for a human reader or an algorithm?

Whether the content you’re writing or getting localized should be focusing more on the human reader or a search engine’s algorithm depends on many factors. Of course, material on paper doesn’t need to cater to an algorithm, but it will still be advantageous to maintain the same terminology, keywords, and maybe even the tone, across various …

The streaming wars: entertainment giants strategize for Asian expansion (Part 3)

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) Part Three: Disney Netflix might have pioneered the Asian expansion strategy , but that doesn’t mean other entertainment giants aren’t looking to replicate their success. And entertainment giants don’t get much bigger than The Walt Disney Company. The House of Mouse clearly took noti…

The streaming wars: entertainment giants strategize for Asian expansion (Part 2)

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) Part Two: Netflix While Amazon Prime is unique in its hybrid streaming and ecommerce model, giants like Disney and Netflix find themselves on different footing as they rely primarily on entertainment for growth. Like Amazon, however, both companies look to the APAC region as they formulat…

The streaming wars: entertainment giants strategize for Asian expansion (Part 1)

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) Part One: Amazon Prime Video  Streaming services are big international business — and as any business expert will tell you, big international business requires a thorough approach to localization. With streaming entertainment entering into a pivotal era as companies explore pathways …

Some interesting facts about language and the Olympics

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) The original Olympic motto consists of three Latin words: Citius, Altius, Fortius (for Faster, Higher, Stronger)*. Latin may make for an inspiring motto, but it’s not the ideal language for communication at sporting events. Now that we’ve experienced the excitement and drama of Pari…