Comments on: Facebook Launches Indian Language Interface; No Transliteration Yet http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/ Telecom, Digital Media, Applications, Services, Analysis Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:50:23 +0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Harsh Agrawal http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-5341 Harsh Agrawal Fri, 08 May 2009 15:27:24 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=4215#comment-5341 So Faceboook is following myspace foots to spread it's wing in India. Few months back myspace started giving a personal touch for Indian users by launching an Indian version of myspace and teaming up with MTV. Finally these social networking websites realize the potential market for their social networking websites. Though Till not Orkut Rules the Indian Social networking market. So Faceboook is following myspace foots to spread it's wing in India. Few months back myspace started giving a personal touch for Indian users by launching an Indian version of myspace and teaming up with MTV. Finally these social networking websites realize the potential market for their social networking websites.
Though Till not Orkut Rules the Indian Social networking market.

]]> By: | Balu | http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-5340 | Balu | Fri, 08 May 2009 13:16:29 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=4215#comment-5340 FACEBOOK #FAIL. I don't know who told them people will join cos there are regional languages! I haven't seen a single fella use transliteration. Meanwhile in orkut I think you need special hindi fonts for it to work FACEBOOK #FAIL. I don't know who told them people will join cos there are regional languages! I haven't seen a single fella use transliteration. Meanwhile in orkut I think you need special hindi fonts for it to work

]]> By: Nikhil Pahwa http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-5339 Nikhil Pahwa Fri, 08 May 2009 13:02:05 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=4215#comment-5339 Thanks Ruchi, I use Google Chrome for browsing, and ironically, transliteration didn't work with that. It does work with Firefox, though. Have updated. Thanks Ruchi, I use Google Chrome for browsing, and ironically, transliteration didn't work with that. It does work with Firefox, though. Have updated.

]]> By: Nikhil Pahwa http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-5338 Nikhil Pahwa Fri, 08 May 2009 12:45:38 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=4215#comment-5338 Hi Ruchi, I tried figuring out how to use tranlisteration on Orkut....couldn't figure it out. scraps were still in English. Went through the settings as well...will try again. thanks Hi Ruchi, I tried figuring out how to use tranlisteration on Orkut….couldn't figure it out. scraps were still in English. Went through the settings as well…will try again. thanks

]]> By: Ruchi Hajela http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-5337 Ruchi Hajela Fri, 08 May 2009 12:42:43 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=4215#comment-5337 Hey Nikhil, Transliteration works on Orkut, that's how users can scrap in Hindi and a few other languages. Ruchi Hey Nikhil,

Transliteration works on Orkut, that's how users can scrap in Hindi and a few other languages.

Ruchi

]]> By: Saravanan http://www.medianama.com/2009/05/223-facebook-launches-indian-language-interface-no-transliteration-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-5333 Saravanan Fri, 08 May 2009 11:54:36 +0000 http://www.medianama.com/?p=4215#comment-5333 Facebook is mirroring lot of websites/open source softwares. http://mirror.facebook.net/ Mozdev, which offers hosting for the firefox extensions is one of them. The page you have linked using Google cache belongs to IndicIME Firefox extension. This has nothing to do with Facebook's Indic language efforts. Facebook is mirroring lot of websites/open source softwares. http://mirror.facebook.net/
Mozdev, which offers hosting for the firefox extensions is one of them. The page you have linked using Google cache belongs to IndicIME Firefox extension. This has nothing to do with Facebook’s Indic language efforts.

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