If you listened to today's episode of Science Friday on NPR, you already know this, but it's still very cool! To mark the Internet's 40th anniversary, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) held a contest, offering a US $40,000 prize to the first team to correctly submit the physical … [Read more...] about What weather balloons teach us about social networking
The end of year to-do list
Because you're not doing anything else at this time of year (insert laughter here...), it's time to review your end-of-year business checklist so that you can set some goals for next year as soon as 2010 kicks off. Here are a few things to consider, and feel free to add your own end-of-year action … [Read more...] about The end of year to-do list
Two posts that translation clients should read
For anyone who's a translation buyer, here are two excellent blog posts on what makes a good client. Ryan Ginstrom's Five practices of agencies that get it gives five specific examples of how his agency clients have impressed him. I agree with these wholeheartedly; especially the feedback piece. … [Read more...] about Two posts that translation clients should read
End of year gifts for clients and colleagues
It's that time again... the gift basket catalogs are arriving by the armload, reminding us that it's time to thank our clients and colleagues for their business and support over the past year. What's the best way to do this? Better to go traditional or creative? High-end or fairly basic? The answer … [Read more...] about End of year gifts for clients and colleagues
Post-holiday links
Hello and a belated Happy Thanksgiving from Thoughts on Translation! While I get back on track after taking last week off, we'll let some other bloggers do the talking...these are some links to posts I enjoyed reading this morning, in no particular order. Have fun with them; Thoughts on Translation … [Read more...] about Post-holiday links