Xiha Life

Xiha Life was a multilingual social networking website. It integrates Google's automatic translation software, Google Translate, which enables users to instantly translate comments and posts within the site itself.^[1]^[2] The user interface has been translated into 42 languages, and the system supports communication in 56 languages.^[3] Xiha Life has 750,000 members worldwide, with no single country comprising more than 5% of its membership.^[2]^[4]

History

Xiha Life was founded on September 28, 2007, by Jani Penttinen, who serves as its CEO.^[5] The name, "Xiha", is Mandarin for "happy" or "joyful".^[6] In 2009, Xiha was named one of the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to promising European tech companies.^[3]^[7]

Board of Members

Its board includes Jaiku co-founder and former Google Project Manager Jyri Engeström,^[5] Jan Achenius and Ville Miettinen.^[8] Xiha Life is operated out of Sunnyvale, California, Switzerland, and Finland.^[5]^[8]

References

↑ "XIHA Life partners with Blue Teach to offer social learning marketplace". Tech Crunch. December 17, 2009.
1 2 Thompson, Clive, "No Language Barrier: How auto-translation software is saving the world's mother tongues", Wired, vol. 18, no. 7, p. 42.
1 2 Koskenlaakso, Leena, The Red Herring awarded XIHA LIFE: Multilingual social networking site continues to grow, Forum Virium Helsinki Newsletter, archived from the original on July 11, 2011, retrieved July 29, 2010.
↑ "XIHA Life: A Social Network For Multilinguists". Tech Crunch. August 26, 2008.
1 2 3 Butcher, Jack (January 25, 2010), XIHA Life secures $1m and adds Jaiku's Engestrom to board, TechCrunch, retrieved July 29, 2010.
↑ Finnish Xiha Life world's first multilingual online community, Finnfacts, May 18, 2009, archived from the original on August 13, 2009, retrieved July 29, 2010.
↑ Red Herring 100 Europe 2009 – Winners, Red Herring, archived from the original on July 25, 2010, retrieved July 29, 2010.
1 2 XIHA Life Receives $1 Million in Seed Funding, Veraventure, January 27, 2010, retrieved August 5, 2010^{[permanent dead link]} (Xiha Life press release).

External links

Xiha Life official site

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[1] "XIHA Life partners with Blue Teach to offer social learning marketplace". Tech Crunch. December 17, 2009.

[wired-2] 1 2 Thompson, Clive, "No Language Barrier: How auto-translation software is saving the world's mother tongues", Wired, vol. 18, no. 7, p. 42.

[forumvirium-3] 1 2 Koskenlaakso, Leena, The Red Herring awarded XIHA LIFE: Multilingual social networking site continues to grow, Forum Virium Helsinki Newsletter, archived from the original on July 11, 2011, retrieved July 29, 2010.

[4] "XIHA Life: A Social Network For Multilinguists". Tech Crunch. August 26, 2008.

[techcrunch-5] 1 2 3 Butcher, Jack (January 25, 2010), XIHA Life secures $1m and adds Jaiku's Engestrom to board, TechCrunch, retrieved July 29, 2010.

[finnfacts-6] Finnish Xiha Life world's first multilingual online community, Finnfacts, May 18, 2009, archived from the original on August 13, 2009, retrieved July 29, 2010.

[7] Red Herring 100 Europe 2009 – Winners, Red Herring, archived from the original on July 25, 2010, retrieved July 29, 2010.

[veraventure-8] 1 2 XIHA Life Receives $1 Million in Seed Funding, Veraventure, January 27, 2010, retrieved August 5, 2010^{[permanent dead link]} (Xiha Life press release).

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