2 posts and columns on Persian

Iran Tweets Engulf Twitter

in News on February 11, 2010 at 3:52 pm PT

As the Iranian regime clamps down on antigovernment protesters on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, many people around the world are using Twitter to exchange information and disseminate updates on the situation on the ground.

Attention Iranian Protesters: Facebook, Google Translate Now Do Persian (Updated)

in News on June 19, 2009 at 7:26 am PT

Given the buzz over the last few days about the role that Twitter has played as a communications platform for the Iranian protesters, it would be tempting to take a cynical view about the fact that Facebook today is announcing that it is launching a new version of the site…in Persian.