Weekly favorites (Dec 26-Jan 1)
Every week we share many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, languages, freelancing, writing, social media, business and travel. If you missed any of the great content that was shared via Twitter last week, here is your chance to catch up. The content is listed in categories based on the topic, so just scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading!
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
Translators’ Performance on Production Tests & Multiple-Choice Tests
Translation Practices Explained: Must-Have Books for Translation Students and Teachers
Trending Top Words of 2012: End-of-World stories, Kate, China, CERN, the Olympics
Recommendations for Freelance Translators: A study from a project manager’s perspective
ATA Annual Conference Sci-Tech Division, Panel Discussion on Technical Translation
Localizing Windows Phone apps: New terminology and Style Guides posted
Reach Out and Touch Someone: Translation Is a Love Affair by Jacques Poulin
Send End Clients a Checklist/Questionnaire Asking About Project Information
Three reasons to cut jargon from your game translation (and three to keep it in)
Birthday Greetings and Well-Wishes in Different Languages
Translation Memory Software Advantages and Disadvantages
Translation Memory Maintenance: Playing Hide and Seek
5 Benefits to Having Your Blog Speak a Foreign Language
Spurious Claims about “Bilingual Experts” Revisited
Improve translation quality using terminology checking
The Incredible Dominance of English, German, and French
“City air makes you free” – why translators should live in cities
Website translation services – why do you need them?
The questionable value of backtranslations
7 Mistakes Freelance Translators Should Avoid
The Dark Side of Translation Revision
The Bottom Line – Translation Journal January 2012
Book review: “A Practical Guide for Translators”
Book review, “A Practical Guide for Translators”, Part II
Words with Different Meanings in Other Countries
Why I use Translation Memory software
Fuzzy Matches And Website Translation
Is the future of MT now in your hands?
Essential Office Equipment: Copy Holder
Unreading: Citations, Corpora, and Craziness
Presegmented “classic” Trados files
The top language stories of 2011
Gluing and ungluing TagEditor files
Martin Luther and translation
Translating UP and DOWN
The Word of the Year 2011
Translators and Technology
Pet Peeve: Bad Translators
The Value of Translation
“The Holy Source”
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing, Web Design
Five Proofreading Techniques Every Talented Writer Should Know
Top 7 Misconceptions Bloggers Have About Social Media
12 Things to Do After You’ve Written a New Blog Post
Tips on Cash Flow Management for Freelancers
Your Online Business Planning Session: Part Four
What Can You Learn from Your SUCCESS?
The Comprehensive Guide of a Guest Post Writer
Get Your Blog Ready for 2012 in 13 Steps
Two Weeks to More Client Leads
Making Plans for Next Year
How to Compile a Cold Call List
It Will Happen to You
The Joy of Freelancing
Social media, Marketing, Business
The 5 Most Common Mistakes Made By First Time Online Businesses
12 Simple Ways to Promote Your Google+ Page Effectively
Social Media: Blogs versus Websites, is this modern warfare?
How to Use Great Testimonials, Once You Get Them
Social media Christmas satire 2011, ho ho ho!
Map of Online Communities [infographic]
Why You Need To Focus Less On Social Media
How Social Media Is Ruining Our Minds
How to Effectively Use Testimonials
How to get followers on Chirper
Get More Twitter Followers
Travel & Miscellaneous
What to Know When Photographing Children
15 Christmas Cards For The Geek In You
Update on communication tools
Santa Claus around the World
The 50 Funniest Tweets Of 2011
Which blog post or article inspired you this week? Share in the comments section below so we can add your links to next week’s list!
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