Livemocha, which bills itself as the world’s largest online community of language learners, this week announced a strategic partnership with Pearson, a major international textbook publisher. In the first of what it plans as a series of partnerships with other content producers, Livemocha will bring Pearson’s English-learning content to its language training and learning site.

Last month, Austin-based language service provider McElroy Translations announced that it had promoted its Chief Editor to Chief Language Officer, a new title in the constellation of corner-office executives. If the title catches on, the company’s new “CLO” will have to fight for his abbreviated moniker with the Chief Learning Officer sitting down the hall. [...]