linguistics

Preserving Indigenous Languages Via Twitter

BY Neal Ungerleider | 04-14-2011 | 10:32 AM | INNOVATION

Tweets in Basque? Tweets in Polynesian? Tweets in Navajo? An ambitious new project is collecting tweets from indigenous languages around the world.READ MORE›

Hexidecimally Lingual: Websites Must Speak 16 Languages to Go Global

BY Kit Eaton | 04-05-2011 | 11:57 AM | INNOVATION

New data from research firm Common Sense Advisory suggests that if your brand is to achieve truly global reach in our online world, your website must "speak" more than sixteen languages. READ MORE›

How to Pick the Perfect Brand Name

BY Dan Heath and Chip Heath | 01-03-2011 | 2:00 PM | DESIGN

Dan Heath and Chip Heath on what we can learn from the world's brand kings.READ MORE›

Google Teams With Linguists to Document Endangered Languages

BY David Zax | 10-29-2010 | 8:37 AM | ETHONOMICS

All-star linguists K. David Harrison and Greg Anderson bring obscure languages to the Internet, with YouTube's help.READ MORE›