Ann All writes on IT Business Edge about Facebook using volunteers to have their site translated into a dozen languages.

(Wikipedia is) an altruistic, charitable, information-sharing, donation-supported cause. Facebook is not. Therefore, people should not be tricked into donating their time and energy to a multimillion-dollar company so that the company can make millions more — at least not without some type of compensation.
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In addition to the compensation question, some experts have complained about the quality of the translation. A professional translator based in Madrid tells the Times that the Facebook Spanish translation is filled with “outrageous spelling mistakes” as well as usage errors. Renato Beninatto, a member of the Common Sense Advisory consulting firm and spokesman for the Globalization & Localization Association, says conventional wisdom dictates that using fewer translators results in a better product. Facebook competitors MySpace and Friendster both use professional translators.

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