International Blog

05/04/2012 - 13:23

I volunteer my time to translating Twitter into Indonesian, because I want to ensure that the Indonesian version of Twitter is of excellent quality. Unfortunately, websites often do a poor job of localizing for Indonesia. Often, the quality of a website is so poor that its

05/02/2012 - 12:24

by Cameron Dutro

"You have kept London time, which is two hours behind that of Suez. You ought to regulate your watch at noon in each country."

- Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days

Here’s a test. Say this date out loud: 2/1/2012. If you said, “February first, 2012”, you’re probably an American. If you said, “January second, 2012”, you’re probably of

04/27/2012 - 16:48

When I first found out about the opportunity to translate Twitter into Portuguese, I wanted to sign up in order to get that special translator badge. Soon enough, however, I became more and more involved with translation and grew all the more passionate about providing a quality Portuguese version of Twitter.

04/19/2012 - 13:41

All of my life I have wanted to volunteer for something, so that I could give something back to the community. I feel translating and moderating for Twitter has given me an opportunity to serve, albeit in a small way, my country, my countrymen, my mother tongue, and my favorite

04/16/2012 - 17:20

Here’s a roundup of interesting, provocative, and compelling uses of Twitter from near and far. As we’ve been seeing, Twitter continues to be a central arena for political debates of all kinds. In Moscow, activists recently used Twitter to organize a protest at Red Square. The hashtag #БелаяПлощадь (WhiteSquare) was among top trending topics in Russia for several days. One of the leaders of