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December 1, 2012 12:45 pm GMT
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Language Learning Service Verbling Launches Google Hangouts-Powered Classes, Adds Support For 9 New Tongues
Learning a new language can be tedious and frustrating. Thankfully, a new generation of startups are leveraging advances in mobile and web technologies to make that process more enjoyable and rewarding. Today, companies like Livemocha, PlaySay, Voxy, italki, MindSnacks and Duolingo provide increasingly viable alternatives to traditional language-learning software -- the Rosetta Stones of the world.Another recent entrant into the space is Y Combinator grad Verbling, a venture-backed startup that wants to help turn language learners into polyglots by using video chat to connect them with real, live native speakers.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fepza3MhtUs/
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