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Thoughts on language and the global internet. Brought to you by the team at Meedan. We’re building Bridge, a product for social translation of social media during real time news events.
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The events in Myanmar remind us that language access in technology is a human rights issue
The events in Myanmar remind us that language access in technology is a human rights issue
The news from Myanmar and the failings of language access across the board remind us just how vital supporting language access in our…
an xiao mina
Aug 31, 2018
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Translate #YouStink Social Media with Meedan
Translate #YouStink Social Media with Meedan
Seeking volunteer translators to join our efforts — please get in touch!
Meedan
Sep 2, 2015
Bridge is now in the App Store. How will you use it?
Bridge is now in the App Store. How will you use it?
Here are some great projects we’ve tried out recently.
an xiao mina
Dec 13, 2015
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Mobile Translation for Refugees
Mobile Translation for Refugees
Notes from our first field deployment of Bridge for messaging apps
Meedan
Jun 16, 2017
Bridge for Crisis: A New Twitter Account for Refugee Audiences
Bridge for Crisis: A New Twitter Account for Refugee Audiences
by Abir Kopty and An Xiao Mina
Meedan
Mar 28, 2017
Arab Social Media Roundup: Reflections and Lessons Learned
Arab Social Media Roundup: Reflections and Lessons Learned
You don’t need to conduct in-depth research to realize that many media organizations and digital media services recycle a lot of what is…
Mira Nabulsi
Aug 22, 2016
Meet a Bridge Translator: Melisa Garcia aka “Mel the Poet”
Meet a Bridge Translator: Melisa Garcia aka “Mel the Poet”
Help us boost underrepresented voices in the US elections. We’re translating social media from Spanish, Arabic and other languages! Meedan…
an xiao mina
Jul 14, 2016
We Translated #RightsCon to Spanish and Arabic
We Translated #RightsCon to Spanish and Arabic
Here’s what we learned about global conferences and social media (hint: it’s all about engagement)
an xiao mina
May 2, 2016
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