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A healthy dose of scepticism

by Sarah Dillon

Ron Miller, a technology journalist in the US, talks a lot of sense. Last week, in relation to social media, he said: [Read more…]

Last updated: 20 February, 2009 by Sarah Dillon. Filed Under: Technology for translators Tagged With: Social media, Twitter

7 ways NOT to use Twitter for business purposes

by Sarah Dillon

There are a million articles out there on how to use Twitter for business purposes, most of them based on Chris Brogan’s post on the topic. A few of them are great, most of them are dross, and a small number go so far as to actively irritate me. In response to the ones that fall into that last category (!), here’s my take on how I think translators, and professionals in general, should NOT use Twitter. [Read more…]

Last updated: 16 February, 2009 by Sarah Dillon. Filed Under: Marketing for language professionals, Technology for translators Tagged With: online presence, Social media, Twitter

Twitter: this director's cut

by Sarah Dillon

Sometimes it can help to actually *see* someone using an application to grasp its possibilities as they may – or may not – apply to you. I’ve already written about where Twitter stands for me in the grand scheme of social media things. Here are three little screencasts to give you a quick visual overview of how I use Twitter. [Read more…]

Last updated: 16 October, 2008 by Sarah Dillon. Filed Under: Technology for translators Tagged With: online presence, screencast, Social media, Technology for translators