On Monday evening, Eve Bodeux, Riccardo Schiaffino and I presented a professional development session on "Social Media: Web 2.0 for Translators" for the Colorado Translators Association. I covered LinkedIn and Facebook, Riccardo handled Blogging 101 (you can download Riccardo's excellent … [Read more...] about A few LinkedIn tips
Social networking
What weather balloons teach us about social networking
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
Utilizing your local World Trade Center
If you're interested in expanding your international business contacts, the website of the World Trade Centers Association is an excellent resource. The World Trade Centers Association reports that it has 300 centers in 100 countries; most medium to large cities in the U.S. have a World Trade … [Read more...] about Utilizing your local World Trade Center
Using Facebook friend lists
Social networking websites are becoming a crucial arrow in a freelance translator's quiver of marketing tools, and it's important to decide how to use these tools wisely. When I entered the social networking world, I decided (somewhat arbitrarily) to use Facebook for friends and family and LinkedIn … [Read more...] about Using Facebook friend lists