Hacklog: Blogamundo — poking holes in the language barrier since approximately 1 month from now

I’m starting a new category (Applications) to point out when other bloggers mention the need for translation. First up, Global Voices Online contributor Hossein Derakhshan (better known as Hoder):

E:M | Khamenei and Rafsanjani: The split is now public

There are lots of things like this happening in Iran these days which remain completely out of the world’s radars, especially to those who can’t read Persian.

Read what I wrote about this, as well as people’s comments, on my Persian blog.

When Blogamundo gets going, we want to help the Persian blogosphere (and many others) to organize translation efforts to bring their experience to a wider audience.

(And I hasten to add that this doesn’t mean only translating into English.)