Thursday, 02 April 2015
Facebook can be set to any language of the user's choosing. In the 1990s, it used to be that 70-80% of the content on the internet was in English. That is not the case now as more content is available in different languages. The linguistic breakdown of the internet is getting more and more difficult to verify now that many sites can span multiple languages.
In 2005, only 45% of the internet's content was found to be in English, and today that number has dropped to 40%.
Only 5% of the world's population are native English speakers, and still only 20% of people out there speak English well. Therefore, one would think that some more variation of language would be needed to account for the other 80% of people.
Friday, 14 November 2014
Taking a holiday is something that many people look forward to throughout the year. Whether it’s a quick trip to visit relatives or a dream vacation that’s been years in the making, people rarely expect things to go wrong. Unfortunately, unexpected events can lead to major delays and worse. That’s where travel insurance comes in; those heading out on holiday can buy a policy to protect them from the unexpected while travelling domestically or abroad.
By Philip Gould
Monday, 20 October 2014
From 18 to 21 August I interpreted for a delegation of nine people from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance and the National Planning Development Agency in Canberra for a study visit hosted by the Department of Finance focussing on budget processes and asset management.
Thursday, 16 October 2014
Several new domains became available to the general public on October 8, 2014, including .Melbourne, .lawyer, .partners, and .world. For the first time ever, domain names like www.JohnSmith.lawyer, www.YourFirmName.lawyer, and www.YourName.partners are now available for purchase. In addition to domain names using personal or firm names, many premium names are also available, such as www.Australian.lawyer, www.YourName.melbourne, www.divorce.lawyer – you get the idea!
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Come join us for the Hermès Australia's Festival des Métiers (Festival of Crafts) at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Sydney from 1st to the 6th October.