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
New Tool Box Journal: MT perspectives, editing tools, WIPO Pearl, translation management tools++
‘Crawdaddy,’ ‘Boomba,’ and a ‘Bounce-Around’: an Online Update of Regional Words
Slang Around the World- Colorful Words and Phrases to Tickle Your Funny Bone
11 English Words That Make More Sense When You Know Their Arabic Roots
IntelliWebSearch: really the best Windows-based search tool for translators
Brand Globalization Strategy: Tips for Localizing and Expanding Reach
US Language Industry Booms, Doubles Headcount Within 7 Years
Why translators have the blues | A profession under pressure
Translation Rates Are Dropping. Is It a Race to the Bottom?
54 Irish curses you won’t have learned in school
Localization strategy: Your key to global markets
Resources to Help Ensure Translation Payment
10th Annual Best Translated Book Awards
Free online course: Localization Essentials
Machine Translation – A Potted History
Linguistics and Language Podcasts
A Truly Capital Event
ITI Conference 2017
Greek translation & language
Έντεκα ερωτήσεις για τη γλώσσα
Κωνσταντινελενικά μεζεδάκια
Κινέζικα μεζεδάκια
Blogging, Writing, Productivity
Podcast: Bryce Bladon on How to Avoid Clients from Hell!
What Being an Editor Taught Me About Writing
Marketing, Business, Web Design
Blast your content marketing into the future: how to engage your prospects online
Podcast: Unconventional (Yet Highly Effective) Online Prospecting Ideas
How to Make & Give Great PowerPoint Presentations (In 5 Simple Steps)
10 Ways to Avoid Talking with Anyone at a Networking Event
5 Highly Effective Ways to Respond to Pricing Questions
5 Ways to Use 404 Pages Well
Miscellaneous, Tech
Alphabet reportedly considering Toronto as site of urban innovation-focused Sidewalk Labs
New Books on Memes, Mental Time Travel, Manufactured Emotions and Tech Addiction
The history of Murphy’s Law gives the expression a whole new meaning
Who Reads the Most? A Guide to Global Reading Habits (Infographic)
Change-Makers: The 31 Most Disruptive Technologies
The Enduring Mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism
Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria
The Museum of Interesting Things – New York
Canadian startup stories of the week (05/13/17)
5 Ways to Find More Time to Read
What Makes a Genius?
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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