Google Helps Break the Language Barrier
Posted by jonathan at 9:52am EST on 10/15/2008
Language has been a common barrier between people on the web. Whether you’re talking on Instant Messenger (IM), writing a blog post, writing an e-mail, or posting on a forum, a common problem has been the language barrier. A very small fraction of the world understands and can coherently read or speak another language than their first language.
Google has created a few tools to help break down that language barrier. Of course there’s no fool proof, perfect method, to breaking down the language barrier, but here is Google’s attempt to ease the process for people.
Google has created a new set of translation tools for webmasters.
Google is now offering a simple JavaScript to webmasters that will allow them to create translations of any given page.
To the right is an example of it. You can select your own language and it will automatically translate it for you. Of course, as I said before, it’s not fool proof, but it’s a good start to breaking down the language barrier.
Google also offers the Google Toolbar which can help you translate words on-the-fly without having to use another website for every single word.
