Speaking the Language of Business

Archive for August, 2010

The Geo Group Corporation vs. The Geo Group Incorporated

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Written by Tim Kaney, Design, Website, and Marketing Specialist.

This week’s blog post has nothing to do with translation. I am taking this opportunity to clear up some confusion. Since the debut of our new website in February of this year, we have gotten a lot of misdirected traffic. There are several ways we became aware of this, all of which are irrelevant. What is important for our visitors to know is one thing: The Geo Group Corporation IS NOT the same as The Geo Group Inc.

Esperanto – Elusive International Auxiliary Language

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Written by Tim Kaney; Design, Website, and Marketing Specialist at The Geo Group Corporation.

A Font Nerd’s Favorite Language to Format (Surprise, it’s not English!)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Written by Tim Kaney, Website, Design, and Marketing Specialist at The Geo Group Corporation.

English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Korean. These are just some of the most commonly formatted languages that a desktop publisher at a translation agency might encounter.  These languages are used in projects ranging from simple Word documents without graphics to high-end marketing and advertising pieces with full-color graphics. No matter what the application, there is only ONE language that makes me very happy when I see it—and it’s definitely not English!

The Tulip Festivals in Holland

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Presented by Guest Blogger Rutger H. Cornets de Groot.