Facebook, Inc.

Javier Olivan-Lopez

Rebekah Marie Cox

Yishan Wong

Christopher W Putnam

Chad E Little

Marcel Laverdet

Nicolas Vera

Ting Yin Kwan

Katherine P Losse

Stephen M Grimm

Katherine Losse

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation.

Community translation on a social network

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Menlo Park, CA, United States of America

Javier Olivan-Lopez