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09:13 Thursday, 25 June 2009
China's Translation Army
Interesting piece on CNN about the army of volunteers in China translating content in near realtime:
More experienced translators are given so-called "zero day" shows -- highly popular programs, like "Prison Break," that are recorded and uploaded by someone living abroad to a special FTP site immediately after the program. Meanwhile, back in China, a team is on standby, ready to download and subtitle the show as fast as they can for Chinese fans to watch online -- and to see if they can beat rival translation gangs.
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