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July 02, 2009

Facebook now available in Persian

Partly as a response to huge social networking coverage of the Iranian election, Facebook has launched a Persian version.

From green-tinted Twitter profiles to first-hand news transmitted via Facebook, social networking communities have been showing support for those protesting Iran’s recent elections. Up-to-the-minute news is also being shared.


June 30, 2009

Can official bilingualism kill a national language?

An intriguing article from WalesOnline implies that official bilingualism policies can do more harm than good to the lesser-used language.

Wales is generally considered an English-speaking country, but about one in six inhabitants speaks Welsh, which is one of the official languages.


June 23, 2009

LinkedIn annoys translators with crowdsourcing request

Will freelance translators help create foreign language versions of LinkedIn because it’s fun?

LinkedIn, one of the most professional social networking sites, has managed to get professional translators up in arms over a questionnaire that was actually a thinly veiled attempt to commandeer their services – for free.


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