http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/the-translation-crowdsourcing-debate-again/ A blog about translation, copywriting, presentations, and multilingual communication Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:41:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/the-translation-crowdsourcing-debate-again/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Proz.com uses translation crowdsourcing with laughable results — SFM Traduction: Blogging about the business of language and the language of business Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:06:08 +0000 http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/?p=126#comment-42 [...] translation crowdsourcing debate has made several appearances on this blog. It’s back with a vengeance thanks to a seriously [...] [...] translation crowdsourcing debate has made several appearances on this blog. It’s back with a vengeance thanks to a seriously [...]

]]> http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/the-translation-crowdsourcing-debate-again/comment-page-1/#comment-29 céline Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:36:20 +0000 http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/?p=126#comment-29 Agree with you Sara, and in fact, I find the developments in collaborative translation, including crowdsourcing, quite exciting. What worries me is the perception that anyone can act as a translator: I believe that crowdsourcing can be an efficient way of working provided the work is undertaken by professionals. Agree with you Sara, and in fact, I find the developments in collaborative translation, including crowdsourcing, quite exciting. What worries me is the perception that anyone can act as a translator: I believe that crowdsourcing can be an efficient way of working provided the work is undertaken by professionals.

]]> http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/the-translation-crowdsourcing-debate-again/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Cristian Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:24:54 +0000 http://www.sfmtraduction.com/blog/?p=126#comment-28 Hi Sara - any good crowdsourcing platform, independently of what is being sourced, is ultimately driven by either user ratings/recommendations or quality of work. Either way, professional translators should always have the edge and as such, could actually embrace crowdsourcing platforms as a way to expand their own businesses. Hi Sara – any good crowdsourcing platform, independently of what is being sourced, is ultimately driven by either user ratings/recommendations or quality of work. Either way, professional translators should always have the edge and as such, could actually embrace crowdsourcing platforms as a way to expand their own businesses.

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