Orkut is available in more than 40 languages and brings together people from everywhere in the world. If you make friends abroad, sometimes they may post updates or comments in a language you don't understand. If you've ever wanted to find out what they're saying and then jump into the conversation, you should check out a new Google Chrome Extension: Social Translate.
The Social Translate extension detects the language of your friends' posts and then automatically translates it into a language of your choice. The extension allows you to select a primary language and a list of secondary languages you can read without translation (for any of you who speak more than one language).
You can also select two different modes of translation, "reliable" or "aggressive". "Reliable" is set by default and will only translate feeds for which it's confident of the translation. "Aggressive" might be a bit less accurate but will attempt to translate more posts.
Besides orkut, Social Translate also works with other social sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. It will help you stay engaged with your friends around the world who speak different languages, and it will also give you an opportunity to interact with people you might never have been able to, due to language barriers.
Give it a try!
Posted by Andrew Swerdlow and Nav Jagpal, software engineers
The Social Translate extension detects the language of your friends' posts and then automatically translates it into a language of your choice. The extension allows you to select a primary language and a list of secondary languages you can read without translation (for any of you who speak more than one language).
You can also select two different modes of translation, "reliable" or "aggressive". "Reliable" is set by default and will only translate feeds for which it's confident of the translation. "Aggressive" might be a bit less accurate but will attempt to translate more posts.
Besides orkut, Social Translate also works with other social sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. It will help you stay engaged with your friends around the world who speak different languages, and it will also give you an opportunity to interact with people you might never have been able to, due to language barriers.
Give it a try!
Posted by Andrew Swerdlow and Nav Jagpal, software engineers
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