Google And Facebook Respond To Turmoil In Iran With New Services
In efforts to facilitate Iranian’s communication with the world, internet giants Google And Facebook have launched new Persian-language services. Google has added Farsi to Google Translate and Facebook has introduced a Farsi version of the social networking site. From the AFP:
“We feel that launching Persian is particularly important now, given ongoing events in Iran,” Google’s principal scientist Franz Och said, announcing the addition of Farsi to Google Translate, its free online service.
Like YouTube and Twitter, “Google Translate is one more tool that Persian speakers can use to communicate directly to the world, and vice versa — increasing everyone’s access to information,” he added in a posting on Google’s official blog.
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