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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth Kanter

This is the same if you’re talking to a consumer in Missouri or Marrakech. Launched in 2001, Lingo24 now has over 180 employees spanning four continents and clients in over sixty countries. Once you know who you’re talking to, what they are interested in and motivated by it becomes much easier to tailor your message.

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Post-Ferguson, Police Groups Work to Protect Military Surplus Access

Associations Now

The heavily armed police response to protests after a racially charged police shooting in Missouri drew widespread attention to the acquisition of military hardware by local authorities. The images that came out of Ferguson, Missouri, in August were disturbing to many Americans, including some on Capitol Hill.