If you take a short trip to the City’s website at www.edenprairie.org, you will notice this logo in the bottom right corner of our front page. The logo is an activated button that allows a person viewing our website to have the site translated into a language other than English. Click on the flag of the country whose national language you prefer – and presto – our website is reproduced entirely in the selected language. It’s amazing, really.
The translation feature is called Babel Fish. It is owned by Alta Vista. There is no cost to add this feature to our website. It’s not a perfect translation, but it gets pretty close. I have two sons that read and speak German and they tell me the German translation is close enough to know what we are trying to communicate. I’ve heard the same about the Spanish translation.
We added the feature to our website to enable more people in the world to get the word about Eden Prairie. While our website is designed primarily to serve our current citizens and businesses, we also want to be open to the many potential citizens and future businesses who are interested in learning more about Eden Prairie. This little website feature helps us connect with our future.
