CROWDSOURCING TRANSLATIONS ON ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS

In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a first text string from a set of text strings to be translated, wherein each text string of the set of text strings is associated with a priority value that is based on a previously-calculated reliability-values of one or more translations for the first text string, and wherein the first text string is selected based on its priority value; sending, to a client system of the user, instructions configured to present a translation prompt comprising the first text string and a translation-input field, wherein the user is associated with a credibility-score based on prior translation activity; receiving, from the client system, an input by the user corresponding to a translation for the first text string; and calculating a reliability-value for the translation based on the input and the credibility-score of the first user.