Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, language, as well as freelancing, blogging, business and social media. If you missed any of the great content we shared 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! You can read the Weekly Favorites from previous weeks here.
If you read any fabulous posts that we missed, let us know in the Comments section or email us at info@linguagreca.com so we can add your links to next week’s list.
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
The headache of paying translators. How LSPs feel about cross-border payments
Common Dialogues between Translation Agencies and Freelance Translators
10 Weird Rules That Control How We Name the Planets
The road that led me to translation: An anti how-to guide
Deaf community outraged by dirty sign language book
Essential Qualities for Linguists Who Edit Translations
A Start-Up Bets on Human Translators Over Machines
Funny Newspaper Headlines Make You Think Twice
Another Five Words With Surprising Etymologies
Interview with Marleen Seegers of 2 Seas Agency
What If Grammarians Had Their Own Magazine?
On the Web: Translation, Publishing & Reading
10 Things You Should Never Say to a Translator
Gamification and Crowdsourcing in Translation
1 Linguist, 3 Questions with Corinne McKay
Macro/Micro: Tapping into the Microtrends
Interview with an Apple in-house translator
12 Signs and Symbols You Should Know
A few books with linguists as characters
1 Linguist, 3 Questions with Kate Larkin
Sometimes one CAT tool is not enough
Unravelling the fibres of language
Separated by a common language
Macro/Micro: Green Translations
Literary Translation as a Hobby
The worlds I never knew existed
Proofreading and editing
OCR. What’s that then?
French
Billet d’invité : L’indispensable formation continue du traducteur
Choisir un nom pour votre entreprise de traduction
5 règles d’or pour fixer ses tarifs de traduction
À qui appartient votre mémoire de traduction?
Les CGV : bouée de sauvetage du traducteur
Le traducteur et le déménageur
Nous ne sommes pas que des cerveaux!
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
Bloggers: 5 Vital Things Before Hitting That Publish Button
Why All Freelancers Really Need a LinkedIn Profile
What are the 10 Secret Benefits of Blogging?
Anatomy Of A Business Blog [Infographic]
This Disease Called Blogging
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
The Savvy Inbound Marketer’s Daily, Weekly & Monthly To-Do Lists
How to Use Twitter Effectively to Experience its Full Potential
How to Sell the Most Important Brand You Own – Yourself
8 Reasons Why People Leave Your Website…
Why brands are leaning towards minimalism
Miscellaneous
Take A Dip In The World’s Largest & Deepest Swimming Pool
What You Must Know to Find What You Need With Google
How to Track if your Sent Email has been Opened in Gmail
How Your Passwords Are Stored on the Internet
9.5 Ways To Ensure That You Fail Every Time
4 Distraction Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Top 10 Hilarious Signs From Abroad
The Value of Your Attention
10 Most Fascinating Tunnels
Top 10 Mac OS X Tips
15 Hilarious Bar Signs
Plenty to Hide
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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