Comments on Translation Tribulations: Social media: a waste of time?

Hi Kevin, Great article. I can totally understand...

2012-02-17T15:09:52.880+01:00

Hi Kevin,

Great article. I can totally understand why some people look down upon the use of social media as a work tool, but personally, I think it's a great way to keep in touch with professional contacts. As I'm a PM, sometimes facebook or twitter can be a great way to stay in touch with the translators I work with, and I feel that it makes the whole process a lot less faceless. Would you agree?

Lauren

You're right, Ralf. If the streams read are ch...

2012-01-09T12:11:02.408+01:00

You're right, Ralf. If the streams read are chosen carefully, Twitter is a very good medium for communication, not the firehose of trivia some take it for.

I used to be very sceptical about social media, pa...

2012-01-09T08:26:58.577+01:00

I used to be very sceptical about social media, particularly concerning those networks alleged to be 'non-business' such as Facebook or Twitter. During a recent joint presentation at Heidelberg University, Anne Diamantidis made a few points that convinced me to give Twitter a try. I must say I've been positively surprised by the networking effects Twitter offers.