#Twitter #hashtags for the #translation industry
Thread poster: RominaZ
RominaZ
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Oct 7, 2011

What Are Hashtags ("#" Symbols)?
Definition: The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.


See Twitter help center

Now which are the most popular Twitter hashtags for the translation industry?

#translation is a great place to start.
Also in popular use is #xl8 – the ‘x’ meaning ‘trans’ and the l8 forming the ‘txt spk’ ending (as in gr8 (great) or m8 (mate)).

#t9n is also well-used. Diverting from txt spk this time, it’s just a shortened version of translation. The 9 represents the number of letters omitted. After all, that Twitter ‘real estate’ is incredibly important!

In the same shortened vein, #l10n and #g11n will also crop up, meaning localization and globalization respectively. And let’s not forget about #i18n for internationalization purposes.

Other obvious hashtags are #language, #linguistics and #languages, while #W3C will keep you up to date with the World Wide Web Consortium’s multilingual web project.

Relevant hashtags can also be used together to find even more specific content. #language and #careers in the same search, for example, will bring up any job-related Tweets. Anything is possible!

Using hashtags based around events can also be a very powerful way for those in the translation industry to use Twitter. They allow you to see quickly who is at an event, and keep you up-to-date with any last-minute changes, meet-ups or cancellations. Earlier in the year saw the first EU Digital Agenda Assembly, and subsequent discussions could be found under the hashtag #daa11eu.
Check the website for your event’s relevant hashtag before you head out to a conference, seminar or expo.

And if you’re not sure on whether to use a particular hashtag, you can check the popularity of a tag on www.hashtags.org.


Source Lingo24 Blog


 
Safiye TINGIR
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Türkiye
Local time: 00:56
English to Turkish
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thank you Oct 7, 2011

it is very useful to see what is going on in our sector
thank you

http://www.onlinetercumanlik.com


 
Anne Diamantidis
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Germany
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German to French
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A few more hashtags Oct 10, 2011

Hey Romina,

Thanks for sharing the info!

I'd like to add a few more industry hashtags as well:

#t9njobs for translation/localization/interpreting jobs
#xl8marketing for marketing in translation
#xl8SMM for the social media marketing in translation Twitter chat

Have a great day!

Anne
(@ADiamantidis on Twitter )


 
patriciabr
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United States
Local time: 17:56
English to Spanish
Twitter Hashtags and handles for terminology Dec 2, 2015

This is my collection of Twitter hashtags and handles for terminology.

http://inmyownterms.com/twitter-handles-and-hashtags-relevant-to-terminology/

Hope it helps.


 
Michael Beijer
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United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
Member (2009)
Dutch to English
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Thanks for all the great hashtags/handles everyone! Dec 2, 2015

@michaelbeijer

[Edited at 2015-12-02 20:30 GMT]


 
herry zuk (X)
herry zuk (X)
United States
Russian to Polish
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long ago Oct 18, 2020

Anne Diamantidis wrote:

Hey Romina,

Thanks for sharing the info!

I'd like to add a few more industry hashtags as well:

#t9njobs for translation/localization/interpreting jobs
#xl8marketing for marketing in translation
#xl8SMM for the social media marketing in translation Twitter chat

Have a great day!

Anne
(@ADiamantidis on Twitter )


wow! how long ago it was ... now twitter uses hashtags, I don't have time to figure out what is relevant and what has already come out of the discussion ... nevertheless, it is very pleasant to look at and remember those times of twitter


 


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