Posts about Writing Tips
New Feature: Post Validation Checklist!
This is a quick post to introduce a new feature being added to the GV WordPress sites: Post validation! Learn how the new system ensures consistent post settings.
How Can SEO Help Journalism and News Websites?
The challenge many news organizations face is how to replace Facebook as a way to generate and build audience.
Tips for New Translators — Part 3: Slang and Social Media
Social media has to do with shared experiences, which are very difficult to translate. One must really have a grasp of the context.
Tips for New Translators: Part 2 — Metalanguage and Word Order
(Editor's note — This post is the second in the three-part series: Tips for New Translators.) Understanding metalanguage Foundations of Translation was my first course in the Translations Studies program...
Tips for New Translators — Part 1: Pretranslation and Context
I want to share with new translators the tips and tools, as well as my mistakes, so that your translations are not only correct, but accurate!
Facebook Sharing Woes: Using the URL Debugger to fix post metadata
When a post looks wrong when shared on Facebook or Twitter, use the Facebook Sharing Debugger and Twitter Card Validator to reset the metadata to fix the display!
Instagram Embeds on GV: Updated Guides
Hi all, quick post to point out that I've reviewed and updated the Instagram embedding guidelines for GV sites. It's nothing too wild, but there has been some confusion and...
GV Has Taglines On Posts Now?
Here at Global Voices Tech HQ (my apartment) we try to avoid overloading the editing process for GV posts with a million steps and processes because we don't want you to...
Facebook Instant Articles Are Live on GV: What you need to know
Greetings Earthling Voices! As we promised in our format test post Facebook Instant Articles, the nebulous publishing tool that makes our posts ultra fast for mobile Facebook visitors, is now...
What Did You Just Say….?
Hello, GV community! I suppose it's customary, in one's first blog, to do some sort of introductory statement or a brief synopsis of one's life experience. Seeing as how this...
