Comments on: Social Translation and Fan Culture

By: Antonio Lopez

Antonio Lopez — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:06:26 +0000

In Italy there is a subculture of translators who subtitle Lost and then post them as bittorrent files. This has been a savior for me because US Websites block Italian ISPs from viewing their sites, so I don’t get to watch the show on the Web. Moreover, since my partner is Italian now we are able to watch it together because of the subtitles. All I can say is THANK YOU to all these fan translators for enabling me to see Lost in Italy.

By: Adelynne

Adelynne — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:43:04 +0000

I wish I am more proficient in Spanish. I’d love to do translation work. I can do it between English and Malay, but I would love to do it between English and Spanish too.

By: Leonard Chien

Leonard Chien — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:49:23 +0000

I noticed The Extraordinaries at the WeMedia09, as they win the $25000 prize, though I don’t think it’s feasible in the near future unless they can increase smart phone penetration. I wonder how many smart phones they can buy with the prize. Can I register? hehe

By: Andres B

Andres B — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:23:06 +0000

It's a little dated, but this post by H. Casciari can provide inspiration for anyone to translate and keep the culture train rolling.