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
Translators’ Performance on Production Tests & Multiple-Choice Tests
Translation Practices Explained: Must-Have Books for Translation Students and Teachers
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
Birthday Greetings and Well-Wishes in Different Languages
5 Benefits to Having Your Blog Speak a Foreign Language
Spurious Claims about “Bilingual Experts” Revisited
Improve translation quality using terminology checking
The questionable value of backtranslations
7 Mistakes Freelance Translators Should Avoid
The Dark Side of Translation Revision
The Bottom Line – Translation Journal January 2012
Words with Different Meanings in Other Countries
Why I use Translation Memory software
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
The Word of the Year 2011
Translators and Technology
The Value of Translation
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing, Web Design
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
Social media, Marketing, Business
Map of Online Communities [infographic]
How Social Media Is Ruining Our Minds
How to Effectively Use Testimonials
Get More Twitter Followers
Travel & Miscellaneous
What to Know When Photographing Children
Update on communication tools
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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