Social networking and the translatorKnowledge pills about twitter (Marco Cevoli), LinkedIn (Sergio Alasia), blogging, Google Reader and delicious (Rubén de la Fuente).

3rd ProZ.com Conference in Spain, 14 November 2010

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Social networking and the translator

??What's twitter?

??

“What are you doing?”

geolocalized microblogging service

in real time, limited to 140characters

twitter:

a bloga chat room

an instant messengera news service

a forum

twitter is not…

a bloga chat room

an instant messengera news service

a forum

twitter is not…

But can be all of this.

twitter is biggerthan Russia

*) More than the population of Russia, 141 mln

*

120 million visits per day

1389 visits per second

300 000 new users per day

145 million registeredusers

search engine

twitter as a…

twitter as a…communication

platform

DM RT#@

tweetstimeline

mentionshashtags

retweets

lists

Key Terms:

direct message

What’s it for?

Getting opinionsResearchCustomer SupportPromotionRelationship buildingPersonal branding

What’s it for?NewsTechnologySportsPolitics

“You are what you talk about.”

(Greig Wells)

Passive vs Active userHow to?

listensearchselectorder

creatoraggregatorforwarder

Content {

And the translator?

#translation#translator

#job#jobs

Search for jobs

fellow translatorsopinion leaders

clients

Build relationships

Ask questions

Experiment!

3rd partyclients TweetDeck

TwhirlHootSuiteSeesmicBrizzly

Manage

3rd partyapplications

Enhance

TwitpicTweetshare101besttwitterapps.com

{

create autogenerated tweetswith other social media

Connect

twitterfeedTwitterliveYahoo PipesPing.fm

Ping.fm

page

Meebo(Ping.fm bot)

Blog(RSS)

twitterfile

RSS feed 1 RSS feed 3RSS feed 2

??What's LinkedIn?

??

professional network with over 80 million members in over 200 countries.

an alternative to Facebook for grown-ups.

LinkedIn is not…

500

145 13080

Registered users

M

80

30

15

8

Translation groups

Registered usersM

Low cost or free connection between entrepreneurs and businesses around the world (or around the corner).

What’s it for?

Free vs. paidsubscription

Customer relationship management tool for companies selling products and services.

Your Connections:Your trusted friends and colleagues

Two degrees away:Friends of friends; each connected to one of your connections

Three degrees away:Reach these users through a friend and one of their friends

Connect

Searching and importing contacts

Create new or join existing professional groups to discuss market trends and virtually any other topic.

Groups

Browse and apply for job offers.

Jobs

Applications

EventsShare information with your contacts about events you are attending.

Events

Companies

Follow companies in your specific industry.

Ask and answer questions.

Answers

Targeted offers of your services to LinkedIn professionals.

Ads

What's in a blog

Web log > We blogOnline journalInteractive through comments

What's in a blog

Blogging influenza112k blogs (Technorati)

Blogger 8th, Wordpress 19th(Alexa rank)

Spin doctors (politics, technology, fashion, gossip)

Anatomy of a blog

PostsCommentsRSSPlugins: blog roll, twitter feed

The Power of Blog

Share. Promote. Stay tuned.

5 tips for Blogging

Be regularWrite for skim readingUse catchy headlinesEngage with your readersBe SEO aware

Personal branding

algomasquetraducir.comdillonslattery.com

Google Reader:

Receive updatesShare and starSearch pool

gotta catch them all

delicious:Sorting the Web

Social bookmarking: favourite and tagSubscribe to tagsCreate your networkCustom search

delicious

2 million users181th in AlexaSimilar services: Digg, StumbleUpon

The risks of social media

Social media environments are out of your control.Use them with a clear goal.Keep an eye on the clock.Keep in mind privacy issues.

Learn.

Learn to properly use social media, by asking questions and participating.

Promote.

Promote yourself by creating content and sharing it with other users.

Promote.

Build an online reputation.Become an expert in your field.

Experiment.

Experiment with every feature by using technology in a creative way.

Learn. Promote. Experiment.

Questions?Marco Cevoli: mcevoli@qabiria.com

Sergio Alasia: salasia@qabiria.com

Rubén de la Fuente: rubo@wordbonds.es

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Thank you.

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