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 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
Game Localization Worst Practices—How Not to Make a Game Localization-Friendly
Reading Beyond the Lines: The Translator’s Quest for Extra-Textual Information
Build vs Buy: Why Evernote Built Its Own Localization Platform from Day One
The Mysterious Field of Applied Linguistics and how it Relates to Translation
Translation Fail Puts Chinese Pharma Company in US Regulator’s Crosshairs
Um, Uh, Huh? Are These Words Clues To Understanding Human Language?
On the Ground at LocWorld: Augmented Translation, AI, Gender, and More
Optimizing Your eCommerce Website for International Audiences
Content Localization: Writing Content That’s Easy To Localize
Copyediting and proofreading pornography and erotica
The Translator and the Machine, by Dorothy Kenny
Five films that feature language in a starring role
Three tips for effective mobile SEO localisation
The Survival of British English
A review of #METM17: part I
Swearing on the air in Canada
Plain language and translation
Greek translation & language
«Για ένα κόμμα θα κάνουμε θέμα τώρα;» Η διασφάλιση ποιότητας στη μετάφραση
Φεϊσμπουκικό κλισεδολόγιο
Διαβολικά μεζεδάκια
Μεζεδάκια του ΟΧΙ
Social media
20 LinkedIn Profile Tips That Will Help You Stand Out From The Crowd
4 Tools to Simplify Your Twitter Marketing
Marketing, Business, Web Design
Stop wasting your time with traditional networking and follow these six steps instead
Ontario launches tool to help Canadian businesses with international exports
Don’t Fall In Love At First Sight: A Guide To Selecting A Brand Name
[YouTube video] Bid, Proposal, Pitch – How to Get & Close Clients
How to Write an Excellent Letter of Recommendation (+Templates)
[YouTube video] How To Get Clients: Sales and Lead Generation
[Podcast] How to Create Your Promotional Calendar
The 5 Best Marketing Podcasts in 2017: Listen Up
11 Ways to Increase Your Email Open Rate
Five Ways to Make Your Brand Stand Out
How to get more press and PR coverage
Miscellaneous, Tech
[TED Talk] Manoush Zomorodi: How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
[YouTube video] AUTOMATICA 4k – Robots Vs. Music – Nigel Stanford
A MacRumors forum from 2001, right when the iPod was first launched
Exit Interview: Scott Kelly, an Astronaut Who Spent a Year in Space
How Tech Companies Are Making Brain Hacking A Reality
How to mine bitcoins on your own
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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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