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Lost in translation: Upleveling Sprout Social’s localization system

Sprout Social

For years, the Sprout engineering team got by with a custom localization solution, since open source solutions were still maturing. Our new solution Knowing these shortcomings, web engineers from across the Product organization created a localization working group to develop a solution. We met regularly to brainstorm.

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Social Media On The Farm: Crisis Management, Market Research, Education And APIs

The Realtime Report

As a mobile-friendly platform, Twitter has been used by farmers to share information, check realtime conditions, and connect with customers from its earliest days – CNN reported on this as early as 2009. Using social media and video to promote it, they generated $10,000 in the first 10 days, as reported by Grist.

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

The Social Media Incubator

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2013 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. The program works in a three-phase cycle, with organizations and mentors submitting proposals for their projects,” reported TheVerge.com.

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

The Social Media Incubator

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. The program works in a three-phase cycle, with organizations and mentors submitting proposals for their projects,” reported TheVerge.com. They also offer additional information in their FAQs.

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Looking for a Beneficial Summer Internship? Google It.

The Social Media Incubator

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. The program works in a three-phase cycle, with organizations and mentors submitting proposals for their projects,” reported TheVerge.com. They also offer additional information in their FAQs.

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How To Organize A Brand Hackathon (And Why) – Interview With Betabrand’s Chris Lindland

The Realtime Report

Betabrand’s first exposure to hackathons came earlier this year, when a group of Las Vegas-based developers invited Lindland to host a hackathon. Another group came up with an ad campaign that featured missing sock ads that they posted around town at foot level. If this is you, you’re not ready for a brand hackathon.

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Poisoning the Online Well

Net-Savvy Executive

The same tactics are available to every government—and any other motivated group. It''s a challenge when multiple entities are simultaneously trying to (a) get useful information from open sources online and (b) planting deceptive information in the same sources.