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First Screenshot of Facebook en Español

January 23rd, 2008

Here’s a first look at the Spanish language version of Facebook!

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As reported previously, Facebook is launching a major initiative to translate the site into many languages using a “crowd-sourced” approach. Facebook has created a Translation application allows users to translate every word on the Facebook site into a destination language.

In order to get high quality translations, Facebook has created a voting system that allows other translators to evaluate the quality of the translations. All user-entered information (such as status, personal info, and contact info) will remain as entered by users in their native language.

Facebook will be launching internationalized versions in Spanish, German, and French first - likely sometime in March - with more to come after that…

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Posted by Justin Smith
Filed in International

10 Responses to “First Screenshot of Facebook en Español”

  1. Caleb Gindl Says:
    January 23rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    What is wrong with this country?

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    January 23rd, 2008 at 10:46 pm

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  3. alban Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 7:10 am

    Hello Justin,
    For screenshot of French version, it is here:
    http://facebook.typepad.com/faceblog/2008/01/traduction-de-f.html
    It is kind of difficult to translate “poke” though…

  4. izabela Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 9:55 am

    so if Facebook adds a translation app, its getting all its pages translated for free, right?

    nice business model, but is it fair?

  5. Melissa Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Hm, is Facebook going to share their free translating concept into applications? Or do we all have to recode into new languages?

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    January 25th, 2008 at 11:13 am

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  7. Azi Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    Wow,i ll like it in espaniol , it s gonna be gr8…but still i m a lil bit confused wut it s gonna turn into , sth espaniol verdad , or a translation of the english version …..pronto!

  8. Nils Amund Raknerud Says:
    February 10th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Muy bueno. Espero de una Facebook de español con agrado

    Soy noruego, pero voy a aprender español tambien en medio de Facebook.

    ¿Es dificil a camibiar a de una Facebook en ingles de una Facebook de español?

    Hasta luego

  9. Madjoise Ramirez Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 5:53 am

    Muy feliz y contenta.. hacía falta… Muchos latinos estamos usando el Facebook… Hay que hacernos sentir… Yuju..

  10. ino nelson Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 10:14 am

    ya estoy en el de ingles pero n olo entiendo

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