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We invited Core Conversations organizers to produce a short podcast to introduce the issues they plan to discuss. A new programming element for the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival, Core Conversations will make it easier for more attendees to participate in the informal hallway-type exchanges of information that are such a popular part of the event. The Core Conversations room will feature six concurrent discussions during each hour-long timeslot. Today’s pre-event podcast is from Stephanie Booth and Stephanie Troeth…
Opening the Web to Linguistic Realities
Ballroom E
Sunday, March 9th
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Why is it that even the most popular websites assume that you would only want to receive information in one language at a time, based on what country you’re logging in from? Or that most content generation software still struggle with the notion of producing content in multiple languages? Many people speak and understand more than one language - perhaps more than we truly realise. The onset of globalism and immigration has created an even more prominent trend of multilingualism amongst the world’s inhabitants. How can the World Wide Web and its core technologies keep up? How can we shift our biased perspectives?
Stephanie Troeth
Director of Interactive Technology & Solutions, CloudRaker
Stephanie Booth
Web Consultant & Commentator, Climb to the Stars
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