Masie on WikisThis just in from the Masie Center.

"Wikis for Real Time Global Translation & Context: Lately, we have been experimenting with the idea of using a Wiki (a multi-person blog) to allow for real-time globalization of content, including translation. The idea is simple. Headquarters creates a three panel display for content. The first panel has any graphics for the module. The second panel contains the content in a primary language (eg. English, Spanish or Mandarin). The third panel is a wiki, which allows any user to add content or change/edit content already in that box. Each country or region translates and localizes the 3rd panel in real time. Since the original content stays on the screen, subsequent readers can update, correct or improve the content or context. There could be a centralized desk that edits it, but in the right organization, it would be self-healing. An interesting shift in how content goes global at the speed of business."