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Flickr grows in the multilingual marketplace

flickr launguagesWhat do some US based company's lack? Versions made especially for other markets, especially countries where they are getting large amounts of traffic from. Of course it takes time and a team of dedicated experts in the geographic location to pull it off in a reasonable amount of time, but it is expected from larger companies like Google or Yahoo.

Flickr has managed to pump out an additional seven languages for its user base today. French, Germany, UK and Hong Kong Chinese. Flickr's current user base consists of 55% that are actually residing outside of the US. This is a hot global product, and Flickr has recognized this with this massive upgrade. This new language entry will surely see Flickr's 525 million photos grow substantially over the next little while.

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Want to learn a language? Try out FriendsAbroad

learn a launguage online with friendsabroadFriendsAbroad is the world's largest online community for people who are trying to learn new languages. It seems like a great social way to learn and meet people that speak the language or, like you, want to learn a different language. The social networking site is free but requires registration. Current contact methods through FriendsAbroad include email and live text chats through the web site. FreindsAbroad is working on adding in free voice calls over the Internet, which I can see speeding up the learning process drastically. For learning nothing beats actually hearing a language spoken. So, if you are trying to learn new language, check this network out, it might help a little.

[via Emily Chang]

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