Jennifer Leggio / Social Business:
Facebook launches in Persian to support communications around events in Iran  —  Facebook tonight has released a test version of its site available in Persian, the native language of Iran.  The social network claims that amidst this week’s Twitter use for communication around events in Iran …

Franz Och / The Official Google Blog:
Google translates Persian  —  Today, we added Persian (Farsi) to Google Translate.  This means you can now translate any text from Persian into English and from English into Persian — whether it’s a news story, a website, a blog, an email, a tweet or a Facebook message.

Wolfgang Gruener / TG Daily:
Ballmer announces 2010 Xbox 360 at The Executive Club Chicago  —  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at The Executive’s Club of Chicago today, discussing “the role of innovation in changing economic times.”  TG Daily covered the event live from the Hilton Chicago.

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty  —  Jammie Thomas-Rasset’s federal retrial concluded today as a jury found her liable for willful copyright infringement, awarding the record labels nearly $2 million in damages.  —  A new lawyer, a new jury, and a new trial were not enough to save Jammie […]

Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb:
Want to Work for the City of Bozeman, MT?  Hand Over Your Social Network Logins and Passwords  —  We have written quite a bit about the pitfalls of disclosing too much in your social network profiles, especially when it comes to employers accidentally stumbling over your party pictures on Facebook and […]

Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
Tear Down This Cyberwall!  —  The unrest unfolding in Iran is the quintessential 21st-century conflict.  On one side are government thugs firing bullets.  On the other side are young protesters firing “tweets.”  —  The protesters’ arsenal, such as those tweets on Twitter.com, depends on the Internet or other […]

Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Cofounder’s Wife Gets Another $2.6 Million Investment From Google  —  Google (GOOG) just told the SEC it’s invested $2.6 million in Anne Wojcicki’s biotech startup 23andMe.  —  Wojcicki is Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s wife, and he’s recused himself from the whole deal.

Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Cofounder’s Wife Gets Another $2.6 MIllion From Google For Her Startup  —  Google (GOOG) just told the SEC it’s invested $2.6 million in Anne Wojcicki’s biotech startup 23andMe.  —  Wojcicki is Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s wife, and he’s recused himself from the whole deal.

Scott Marlette / Facebook Blog:
Streamlining the Inbox  —  People may manage their Inboxes differently, but they all face times when they need to quickly find important messages from friends or stop unwanted messages.  We’re simplifying the Inbox to make it easier for you to find, read and control your Facebook messages.

Owen Fletcher / PC World:
T-Mobile to Offer Huawei’s Android Phone Next Quarter  —  T-Mobile will release a smartphone running Google’s Android operating system in Europe in the late third quarter, the phone’s Chinese manufacturer, Huawei Technologies, said Thursday.  —  Huawei’s U8230 will go on sale in Europe …