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 Translation 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 Georgetown-IBM experiment (Russian-English machine translation system) of 1954
Defamation or Freedom of Expression? Can Translators Share Bad Practices Info Online?
New Tool Box Journal: voice recognition, memoQ, data sharing Google & Microsoft
Why Bad Translations of Hotel Documents Are Bad for Your Business
The Punctuation Guide Teaches You to Communicate More Clearly
Why You Need a Language Partner to Take Your Business Global
Top 25 most employable skills of 2014 (according to LinkedIn)
Of Dragons and Speech Recognition Wizards and Apprentices
What is niche marketing and how can expert translators use it?
La traduction dans le quotidien des entreprises qui exportent
Social media for translators — Follow & connect tips
What speaking two languages does to the brain
13 Words of the Year from Other Countries
Big Words Can Come in Small Packages
Make Translation Work for your SEO
The Oatmeal’s grammar comics
WantWordsTV Episodes
Blogging for translators
Interpreting Idioms
January Linkfest
Greek
Η έννοια του localization στον κλάδο των γλωσσικών υπηρεσιών
Προεκλογικά μεζεδάκια – Οι λέξεις έχουν τη δική τους ιστορία
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
Miscellaneous
Canada Celebrates the ‘Double-Double’ at the First Tim Hortons Store and Museum!
15 More Gorgeous Entries In This Year’s World Photography Awards
6 Off The Beaten Path Bookstores That Are Worth The Trek
Atlas Obscura’s 20 Most Incredible New Places of 2014
7 Reading Hacks To Improve Your Literary Skills
The 50 Best Documentaries Streaming on Netflix
Toronto gets the 3D treatment on Google Maps
20 Must-Try Street Foods Around the World
15 Amazing Places You Can Tour Virtually
12 Small Ways To Travel More This Year
10 Fastest Things in the Universe
Books That Changed History
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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