StartUpArabia, A Month Later
It’s been exactly one month since StartUpArabia was launched to the public, and I thought I’d just share some thoughts
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Rules For Revolutionaries (Guy Kawasaki)
One of the very good books I recommend for entrepreneurs aiming to launch the next big product or service, is
Continue readingAl-Fawaed, Arab Social Knowledge Sharing Service
Al-Fawaed, which means “benefits” or “useful things” in English, is an interesting new project, which lets users share the useful
Continue readingYamli Wins “Best Web Technology Award”
Press Release: Online tool that enables the transliteration of Arabic using English characters wins prestigious web award Yamli.com wins “best
Continue readingBroadband Internet Penetration In The Arab World
According to recent studies by Arab Advisors Group, here are some numbers that give us an idea about the penetration
Continue readingBayt.com To Host First Virtual Job Fair In The Middle East
Bayt.com the leading job site in the Middle East just announced that they’ll be holding the region’s first virtual job
Continue readingTalabia, Free Online Food Home Delivery Service
Talabia is a new home delivery company that was launched in Kuwait in December 2007, initially using offline call center
Continue readingBusiness Plan Or No Business Plan?
As I scour the internet going through bunches of articles and blog posts, and as I read more and more
Continue readingIkbis Arab Video & Photo Sharing Site Launches New Design
Ikbis, the popular Arab video and photo sharing website, launched a new design last night. The new design feels a
Continue readingChkobba Popular Tunisian Card Game Online
Chkobba is one of the most popular card games in Tunisia, mainly played by men at coffee shops around the
Continue readingDemoCamp Dubai 2 – Radisson SAS, Dubai Media City (May 27th)
The second DemoCamp Dubai; the Dubai-based launch event for new products, technologies and companies; will be taking place at the
Continue readingPlaces.ae Release Places Answering Machine (PAM)
Places.ae, the cool Dubai location based directory, previously reviewed here, have released a new interesting feature called “Places Answering Machine
Continue readingSouqElArab, Online Social Shopping Portal
SouqElArab is a growing Arab online social marketplace; It offers its visitors a social shopping experience whereby they can network
Continue readingPaul Graham’s Six Principles For Making New Things
“I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually need to be solved, and (d)
Continue readingCarDaleel, Online Arab Auto Trading Service
CarDaleel, is a newly launched service based in Jordan, that aims to be an online auto trading hub for people
Continue readingWikimania 2008 – Alexandria, Egypt (July 17-19)
Alexandria, Egypt, will be hosting Wikimania 2008 this Summer in the prestigious newly reconstructed library of Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Wikimania is
Continue readingWasfati: Recipes, Nutrition And Health Portal
Wasfati, which stands for ‘My Recipes’ in English, is a new service that was recently launched to cover the needs
Continue readingYamli Enable Advertising In Their Language Tool
More news from Yamli, the cool web-based tool that solves the problem of Arab users who don’t have an Arabic
Continue readingSouqElArab Partners With Yamli For Better User Experience
Press Release: SouqElArab.com partners with Yamli.com to offer a unique user experience for Arabs Amman, May 6, 2008 The Arab
Continue readingEatLime, Fast Video And File Sharing
EatLime, is an online sharing service that attempts to make the hosting and sharing of video and other file formats
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