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Top language, translation, marketing and freelancing tweets in January 2014

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'January' photo (c) 2013, Hartwig HKD - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/Hello everybody! Hope you are having a great week. Mine is starting kind of tough, but I am looking forward to seeing what comes out of it.

 As usual, I’ve been preparing a new list of top tweeted content for the past month and I found a lot of interesting posts I missed! So this list is a huge help for me to stay on top of all the news concerning languages and translation. And as far as I know, it is helping at least some of you, too! In my previous post about best language and translation tweets I promised to add two new topics, so that’s what I am doing! From now on, I will look for top tweets about language, translation, marketing and freelancing. So, if your January was pretty busy and you haven’t been around Twitter a lot, or if you simply don’t use Twitter, but like learning new things, I recommend you to check out this list of top tweets in different topics. There’s a chance that you will find something interesting and helpful there.

Language tweets: 

The challenges of learning a #language as an adult: oxford.ly/VlrdxT

Patrick EsBee @p_okee
:-) @buffiduberman The true meaning of things the British say. bit.ly/KUv0Or #language pic.twitter.com/PC5qiCIRFb

Stan Carey @stancarey
On the unsung value of singular 'themself': stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/the… (new #language post)

Katya Ford @katyaford
Lexical distances between the languages of Europe. #linguistics #language elms.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/lexica… pic.twitter.com/PznxFifarN

Grammarly @grammarly
How much of a #grammarnerd are you? #English #language pic.twitter.com/AdEP1OnYQu

Language Svc Corps @nlsc
Are women really better at learning languages? telegraph.co.uk/education/educ… #language #learn #langchat

Aryel Lanes @aryellanes
What's the Difference Between Amigo and Colega? goo.gl/lKdQL4 #Portuguese #Language #BrazilianPortuguese #LearnPortuguese #Brazil

RoutledgeLinguistics @routledgeling
An interesting article from @HuffPost on #Tolkien's #language and how 'Smaug' doesn't fit modern #English #phonology ow.ly/sKqEq

Translation tweets:

Xosé Castro @xosecastro
Spanish language ObamaCare website so badly translated that Spanish speakers can’t read it ow.ly/syMZR #translation

Lettres de Malaisie @lettresmalaisie
Latest books by @StephenKing and @neilhimself now translated into Malay. Tahniah @BukuFixi ! bit.ly/1b1qMLh #FixiVerso #translation

Kevin Lossner @germanentrans
The 2013 translation environment tools survey bit.ly/1eWe3kx #xl8

Erik Hansson @erik_hansson
Excellent article by @natalykelly! Why Machines Alone Cannot Solve the World's Translation Problem huff.to/1iXxom3 #xl8 #mt

Judy Jenner @language_news
From our blog...Please RT to spread the word about translation scammers: translationtimes.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-true… #xl8. Many thanks to @PORTranslation!

Jayne Fox @jaynefox
Translators writing about the nitty-gritty of translation matsnews.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/transl… #xl8

Louise Péron @lsptranslation
Don't go for "lower your rates, we'll send you more work". More work on low paying jobs = less time to find clients who value your work #xl8

Jayne Fox @jaynefox
Fascinating study on how translation agencies respond to rates set by freelance translators buff.ly/1dFKFHZ by @grtranslator #xl8

Emma Goldsmith @goldsmithtrans
My blog post on @IntelliWSearch for medical translators: updated to include @cosnautas ow.ly/sxklm #xl8

Emma Goldsmith @goldsmithtrans
Finding clients, setting rates, CAT tools and more in my video interview on “The Successful Linguist” ow.ly/sYJuc #xl8

EP TermCoord @termcoord
Prices for translation services have risen moderately over the past 3 years, and are forecast to continue rising buff.ly/JTYBXF #xl8

Marketing and networking tweets:

Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee
Youthification. It’s a Word Now. | via @LinkedIn linkedin.com/today/post/art… #audience #socialmedia #marketing

Jeff Bullas @jeffbullas
The Top 4 Most Effective Calls to Action on Twitter bit.ly/1bTOVU9 #Twittertips #SocialMedia #marketing

Jeff Bullas @jeffbullas
22 #SocialMedia Facts and Statistics You Should Know in 2014 ow.ly/sFbVK #socialmediamarketing #marketing #infographic

Jeff Bullas @jeffbullas
15 Common Mistakes in #SocialMedia Marketing bit.ly/1am3JvJ #Mktg #Marketing #ContentMarketing

brechtjedeleij @brechtjedeleij
Hahaha @tomfishburne: “Internet of Things” and the future of #marketing pic.twitter.com/XbK1u8PFHU”

Jeff Bullas @jeffbullas
44 Reasons Why You Should Use #SocialMedia for Your Personal and Business Brand ow.ly/fs5w9 #Marketing #Branding

Freelancing tweets:

ET Job News @etjobnews
#Freelancing opportunities are growing rapidly. Find out how to make the most of this trend ow.ly/svWRE pic.twitter.com/nesd5nH9bf

Robyn Eckhardt @eatingasia
Great advice piece on "Pitching From the Outside In": si.arrr.net/device/2014/01… Via @evaholland #freelancing #journalism #writing

Catherine Christaki @linguagreca
A Client Insults You? Here's How to Insult Them Back ow.ly/sSvR5 by @stefgonzaga #freelancing

Freelancing Matters @fm_mag
Hannah Martin of @TalentedLadies on why #freelancing is a great option for #mums: ow.ly/sBeMx

Catherine Christaki @linguagreca
From our blog archives: Attending a conference? Learn from your past mistakes linguagreca.com/blog/2011/09/c… #xl8 #freelancing

Did you find anything interesting in the list? Or maybe some other article inspired you lately? Share it in comments!
Olga Arakelyan,
Your professional translator

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