


Skype, as one of the most used communication tools in international communication, has recently announced that they are working on a piece of software which will allow live translation for voice calls. While larger businesses can afford to pay a translator when they need one, an average startup looking for business opportunities to expand their contacts can really hit a wall on account of a language barrier. They can cause misunderstandings, mistakes and complete breakdowns in business relations. The global online business market is facing all kinds of language barriers on a daily basis. What about the other 48% and their needs? Moreover, what about the lost business opportunities due to sheer the inability to communicate with each other? In the 21 st century? Actually, English and Chinese speaking users are the most numerous two, comprising somewhere around 52% of the online community. While the English speaking part of the online community may seem that users with no English knowledge are nonexistent, this is far from the truth.
