Yahoo to translate German search terms into English
Yahoo is to launch a new service that takes German search queries and translates them into English and French, and returns results in German from around the globe.
Currently, less than 10 percent of all Web pages are in German, so when German speakers search the Internet for information they are missing out on the huge amount of content that may be useful to them but is in a different language, said Eckart Walther, vice president of product management at Yahoo Search.
The beta, or test version, of Yahoo Suche (Search) Translator, available at Yahoo's German search site, will make it possible for people to search knowing only their own language.
The test site includes a search option that turns on the machine-based technology that performs the translations on the fly. After a query is typed in, it translates it into English and French, searches across the Web and provides a list of result abstracts in German.
Each item has an accompanying link next to it that points back to the Web page in its original language. When a result in German is clicked on the entire Web page is then automatically translated into that language. Walther concedes that there will be mistakes because it is machine-based translation, which is not nearly as accurate as human translation.
The next language Yahoo will tackle is French, followed by additional languages in Europe and Asia in the coming year, Walther said.
Source: http://news-01.rankforsales.com/news-bq/001184-0714050965735516-sem-news.html
Currently, less than 10 percent of all Web pages are in German, so when German speakers search the Internet for information they are missing out on the huge amount of content that may be useful to them but is in a different language, said Eckart Walther, vice president of product management at Yahoo Search.
The beta, or test version, of Yahoo Suche (Search) Translator, available at Yahoo's German search site, will make it possible for people to search knowing only their own language.
The test site includes a search option that turns on the machine-based technology that performs the translations on the fly. After a query is typed in, it translates it into English and French, searches across the Web and provides a list of result abstracts in German.
Each item has an accompanying link next to it that points back to the Web page in its original language. When a result in German is clicked on the entire Web page is then automatically translated into that language. Walther concedes that there will be mistakes because it is machine-based translation, which is not nearly as accurate as human translation.
The next language Yahoo will tackle is French, followed by additional languages in Europe and Asia in the coming year, Walther said.
Source: http://news-01.rankforsales.com/news-bq/001184-0714050965735516-sem-news.html
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