1. A computer implemented method comprising: for each of a plurality of members of a social networking system, maintaining a respective set of connections to other members of the social networking system; receiving translations of text phrases from members of the social network, the text phrases comprising content displayed in a social networking system; providing content to a particular member, the content including a text phrase in a first language; responsive to receiving a request from the particular member to translate the text phrase from the first language to a second language: selecting, by a computer system, a translation of the text phrase from a set of translations of the text phrase in the second language, wherein the selecting is based on one or more actions by one or more other members identified in the set of connections for the particular member maintained by the social networking system, wherein the actions are associated with translations from the set of translations; and presenting the selected translation of the text phrase to the member requesting the translation.