MyMemory

Creating the world’s largest Translation Memory

Alessandro CattelanTranslatedLanguageCamp LUSPIO 2010Roma, luglio 2010http://mymemory.translated.net

Language Service ProviderHuman translation in 80 languages, 11,000 customers, 150,000 translations delivered.

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Core TechnologyA fully automated translation workflow. Customers and LSPs can access 45,000 translators through a web form or an API.

2 Challenges

1.Help Translators

2.Cut out the middle man

How?

Translation Memories fail!

Prob(10-word-sentence) is too small

Machine Translation MarketMachine Translation Market

Source: Allied Business Intelligence

My wish-list for the perfect TM PlatformMy wish-list for the perfect TM Platform

Search across all memories, and still be FASTSearch across all memories, and still be FAST

MyMemory

Fully integrated Statistical MTFully integrated Statistical MT

Web 2.0, Wiki-like contributionsWeb 2.0, Wiki-like contributions

One-click to download a TMOne-click to download a TM

Adaptive Matching, A priori probabilityAdaptive Matching, A priori probability

Propagate changes in real-timePropagate changes in real-time

Open standard and CAT supportOpen standard and CAT support

Free, Collaborative

Web Translation Memory

The SolutionThe Solution

Barriers to contributionBarriers to contribution

Privacy and IP

Time vs Value

Yes!

100 words per second during the last year

5 billion words

Will people contribute?Will people contribute?

Contribution TrendContribution TrendM

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SourcesSources

31.215

480.000

How many users yesterday?How many users yesterday?

Unique visitors

Queries

LSPs & ClientsMore control

Free contribution from pros & the crowd

Quick reference and QA

TranslatorsQuick, relevant reference

Improved organization and usability

Free memories

BenefitsBenefits

Generating the interestGenerating the interest

Pre-Populate

Make it free

Make contributing easy

Protecting IPProtecting IP

Private Memories

Hide Proper Nouns

One-click to report abuse

Robots.txt

QualityQuality

Feedback from the crowd

QA Correlation

Automatic QA

No.The language industry produces

tens of billions of words per year

Is 5 billion words enough?Is 5 billion words enough?

Every CAT tool connected

Next StepNext Step

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