CSOFT International

CSOFT International is a translation, localization, and global communication services provider that helps international businesses reach out to customers around the world.

Amphigory – Wacky Word Wednesday

What sounds like nonsense isn’t always so. It may, in fact, have something to do with today’s Wacky Word Wednesday!

The Language of Laughter

While joke telling and humor can be difficult enough to master in one’s native language and culture, the task becomes exponentially more problematic when translation comes into play.

The Dragon’s New Groove – China is No Longer a Copycat

The process of changing the Chinese mindset is underway – the people are growing bolder, Chinese companies more creative and their products increasingly competitive.

In the News: The Ebola Epidemic, Conflict in Ukraine, Air Travel Turbulence

For 2015’s first edition of “In the News,” we’ll take a look back at the biggest stories of 2014, what the world was reading, and what trends affected us most.

Yule – Wacky Word Wednesday

Whether we’re talking about logs, or time, or fancy balls, we all use a word that we’ve heard all our lives without ever thinking about its definition – yule.

Graffiti Finds its Niche in China

In China, with its supposedly authoritarian government, you would never have guessed that graffiti—an art form considered illegal in most countries—would be alive and kicking.

Cross Cultural Blunders Exposed, Part 2

In today’s article, the last of our two-part series on cross cultural blunders, we will continue to highlight stories related to culture shock as experienced by our CSOFT family.

Everyday Data

The term “Big Data” – referring to the vast amounts of information being generated, collected, and dissected via the internet – gets thrown around a lot these days in connection with increased business efficiencies, more targeted marketing, and generally better business. But what does Big Data mean for everyday people? How will they benefit from the Big Data revolution? Let’s find out…

Cross Cultural Blunders Exposed, Part 1

Meet CSOFT’s Matt Arney and Robert Derbyshire as they share their experience with culture shock.

In The News: Coca-Cola Ends American Idol Sponsorship and much more

This week in the news, Coca-cola has called an end to its 13-year “American Idol” sponsorship and many online fashion companies are making a push into the “real world” by opening brick-and-mortal stores.

Kickstarting Localization for Clannad

Localization of a cult classic, “Clannad,” has become the first such project to be funded through Kickstarter and the power of the Internet.

Buccula – Wacky Word Wednesday

After gorging on Halloween candy, Thanksgiving feasts, and hams and turkey at Christmas parties, it happens to the best of us; the gradual progression – or perhaps decline is more apt – can be tracked through your holiday photos. Though they say the camera adds 10 pounds, it can’t add bits of you that weren’t […]