The Blackbird Roost | Issue #8 | September 2026 👋 Hi, this is Bruno and Team Blackbird with a subscriber-only issue of The Blackbird Roost Newsletter. Apparently, no one read our August issue. Or, more accurately, our usual 75% open rate dipped slightly while most of Europe conducted its annual experiment in pretending email did not exist. If you were one of the vacationers, welcome back. You can catch up on everything you missed here: Read the August issue. Blacklake enters the future of...
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The Blackbird Roost | Issue #7 | August 2026 👋 Hi, this is Brunó and Team Blackbird with a subscriber-only issue of The Blackbird Roost Newsletter. Six issues in and we're still here, which in newsletter years makes us practically an institution. If you're reading this from Europe, congratulations on being one of the twelve people still checking email in August. Everyone else will presumably discover this newsletter sometime in September, tanned and confused about why their inbox has four...
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The Blackbird Roost | Issue #6 | July 2026 👋 Hi, this is Brunó and Team Blackbird with a subscriber-only issue of The Blackbird Roost Newsletter. Four issues in and we're still here, which in newsletter years makes us practically an institution. Catch up on Issue #1, Issue #2, Issue #3, Issue #4 (a 75% open rate, which either means you love us or means four of you have very generous email habits), and our special post-LocWorld edition . Let's get into it. One year, zero regrets (mostly) "No...
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The Blackbird Roost | The Post-LocWorld Issue 👋 Hi, this is Brunó and Team Blackbird with a subscriber-only issue of The Blackbird Roost Newsletter. Each issue brings a curated mix of what matters: practical insights from the field, fresh thinking on where content and language operations are headed, product updates you can actually use, and a bit of fun along the way. If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can subscribe here. If you don't want to get it anymore -- unsubscribe anytime.Check...
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The Blackbird Roost | June 2026 | Issue #4 👋 Hi, this is Brunó and Team Blackbird with a subscriber-only issue of the The Blackbird Roost Newsletter. Each issue brings a curated mix of what matters: practical insights from the field, fresh thinking on where content and language operations are headed, product updates you can actually use, and a bit of fun along the way. If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can subscribe here. But first, read Issue #1, Issue #2 and Issue #3 of the 'Roost in...
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The Blackbird Roost | May 2026 | Issue #3 Each issue brings a curated mix of what matters: practical insights from the field, fresh thinking on where content and language operations are headed, product updates you can actually use, and a bit of fun along the way. But first, read Issue #1 and Issue #2 of the 'Roost in case you've missed them! Let’s get into it. What’s New With Blackbird? Welcome, Erik! We are very excited to have established a strategic partnership with Erik Vogt, an...
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The Blackbird Roost | April 2026 | Issue #2 Thanks for flocking to our very first edition! The response was better than we could have imagined, and we’re glad to have you along for the flight. As promised, each issue will bring a curated mix of what matters: practical insights from the field, fresh thinking on where content and localization are headed, product updates you can actually use, and a bit of fun along the way. This month, we’re zooming in on governance and control and how...
6 months ago • 3 min read
We are delighted to share that yesterday we announced a strategic cooperation with Erik Vogt, an independent advisor specializing in AI-enabled transformation, value framing, and organizational design. Our collaboration will focus on advancing strategic and transformational initiatives in language technology, with particular emphasis on structured A/B testing frameworks and next-generation architectures for multilingual content operations. Central to this effort is Blacklake — Blackbird’s...
7 months ago • 2 min read
The Blackbird Roost Welcome to the first edition of the The Blackbird Roost - your monthly perch for ideas, updates, and insights on the evolving world of content operations, localization, and automation. Whether you’re already flying with Blackbird, just circling the nest, or simply keeping an eye on what’s happening in the skies, this newsletter is designed to give you useful content and witty commentary (well, we think it’s witty). Unsubscribe at any time. It won't hurt our...
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