To Be Linked: How Can You Productively Use the Localization Industry’s Favorite Network?

by Administrator 13. April 2009 12:41

Rebecca Petras, Public Relations Manager

Facebook, Twitter, Flixster, LinkedIn: They make up the fastest-growing segment of the Internet. In fact, two-thirds of online users access "member communities," which include social networks and blogs, according to research conducted this year by The Nielsen Company. They have even overtaken e-mail as the fourth most popular online category, and they are growing twice as fast as any other category.

“Social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience,” says John Burbank, CEO of Nielsen Online. “Social networking will continue to alter not just the global online landscape, but the consumer experience at large.”

But are these sites just fun, and a great way to procrastinate, or are they useful in business? How are they being used in our world of languages and localization? Read on…

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