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Google announced today a month-long initiative to promote Arabic on the Internet. The program is called “Arabic Web Days” and aims to increase the amount of online content in Arabic, a language that is under-represented on the Internet.
“Arabic content on the web represents just 3 percent of the total digital content online,” Google said in its blog announcement. “Yet Arabic speakers make up more than 5 percent of the global population.”
Along with various partners, Google is organizing a series of online and offline events, including Google Hangouts with “industry experts,” an infographic competition and the celebration of “Arabic Web Day” on December 12.
“It’s all about the users,” said Maha Abu Elenein, Google’s head of communications in the Middle East and North Africa. “We want the internet to be relevant for Arabic speaking users.”
Google also launched an Arabic only blog, and a promotional YouTube video in Arabic.
What other languages would you like to see more of on the Internet? Tell us in the comments.
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Great, at Dana Translation we would like to take a part in this initiative. Our company is specialized in Arabic and English Languages.
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Google is in bed with the US regime. Google execs hold cosy fundraising dinners at their own homes for senior US politicians.
Google, as a malignant and tax-avoiding US corporation, is not well placed to decide that the Arab world wants or needs this Trojan horse.
I wonder where you place yourself on all this. 99% of what you said is unfounded and frankly, too foolish to believe someone would actually write what you said.
Oh dear, I hope their translation is better than the Chinese? Some things really are lost in translation :-/ http://bit.ly/RX7Bee
i don’t know what machabe is ? or for what ?
Great stuff. Can’t believe that the only real news in this weeks newsletter (yes, this one) was relegated t the bottom, right below a bunch of ThanksgivingsBlackfriday’s stuff…