Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles about translation (including Greek translation), localization, interpreting, languages, as well as 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 links are listed in categories and organized by subject matter. Scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading! Click here for Weekly Translation Favorites from previous weeks.
If you’ve read a fabulous post and would like to share, 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
Would that it were so simple | The strange tale of the subjunctive in English
Microsoft apologises after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ into ‘Saudi Arabia’
“Agencies won’t pay my rates, and I can’t find direct clients”: what to do?
How I Improved My Translator Website Loading Speed In 5 Easy Steps
15 Translation Conferences and Language Events to keep an eye on
Feck! A history of swearing from the very first F to the 21st C
5 pitfalls to avoid in your freelance translator web copy
The Benefits of Giving Your Clients Multiple Options
TED talks about language, words, and linguistics
67 Upcoming Conferences for Localization Pros
Translate in Cambridge – why wouldn’t you?
First major database of non-native English
The Linguistics of My Next Band Name
The truth behind British (im)politeness
“Whom”: to reprise
Social media
What Sales Reps Should Be Doing On LinkedIn Every Day, Week, Month, and Quarter
This Cheat Sheet Is Full of Shortcuts for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and More
12 High-Impact Ways to Update Your LinkedIn in 5 Minutes or Less
How to Use Social Media for Small Business (Beginner’s Guide)
Working With Twitter: Effective Tweeting For Indie Translators
Marketing, Business, Web Design
9 Different Types of Lead Magnets You Can Create Using Blogs You Already Have
Global Engagement In The Digital Age: Speaking To Customers Internationally
10 Billion-Dollar Companies that Globalize Content Marketing (Part 1)
Planning Ahead: What to Do When Clients Disappear
Why Globalization Needs to Survive and Thrive
Your Competitors are Calling Your Customers
SalesTO tackles enterprise selling for startups
Marketing in four steps
Miscellaneous, Tech
The World’s Best IoT Conferences and Expos to Attend (2016)
20 Big Questions about the Future of Humanity
University of Nevada, Las Vegas will offer a course on esports
100 Free Useful Portable Applications You Should Know
The top 33 iconic buildings in Toronto by neighbourhood
Machine Intelligence 2.0 in charts and graphs
Why it pays to be grumpy and bad-tempered
The most beautiful museums in the world
13 incredible facts about Canada
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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