Report: MENA Advertising Growth To Double In 2009
An industry report by ZenithOptimedia says 2009 advertising growth for the MENA region will grow by 10 percent, nearly the double of this year’s expected growth rate of 5.8 percent.
Continue readingMuxlim Launches Muxlim Pal, The Virtual World For Muslims
Muxlim, the online Muslim social media community service, has just launched the beta version of “Muxlim Pal”, a Muslim oriented
Continue readingWhat Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial?
About a year ago, I came across a really interesting study by Saras D. Sarasvathy from University of Washington’s School
Continue readingMezed Expands Into Italian Market With BidBloom
Mezed, the online auctions site that was launched by Tunisian startup La Référence in mid-2007, and that seems to be
Continue readingQuestler Content Available Under Creative Commons License
Questler, the online learning and knowledge network, announced that they have finally been able to license all content on their website
Continue readingNokia Music Store Officially Goes Live In The UAE
As planned and previously announced here, Nokia went live with their Music Store in the United Arab Emirates a couple
Continue readingSahritna Unveils Site Redesign And Launches New Features
Press Release: Sahritna.com Unveils Next Evolution of Site feature and Design Amman, Dec. 1st, 2008 Sahritna.com today released a new, cleaner
Continue readingAccelarabia, Online Lending Portal For The Middle East
Accelarabia is an online portal with the goal to enable mortgage and loan seekers to compare the different options available out
Continue readingStartUpArabia Launches Arab World Tech Events Calendar
To provide information about the various events taking place all around the Arab world; that are related to technology, internet, entrepreneurship, investment and more; StartUpArabia has gone ahead and launched its Events calendar.
Continue readingHozpitality.com, Hospitality Career and Networking Portal
In the backdrop of the continuing growth trail and potential of the regional hospitality industry, a new hospitality networking and
Continue readingAl Jazeera Launches Citizen Journalism Platform ‘Sharek’
The New Media team at Al Jazeera just launched a new citizen journalism platform by the name of ‘Sharek‘ earlier
Continue readingMinixr, A New Microblogging And Lifestreaming Platform
Minixr is a new Microblogging and lifestreaming platform launched from Algeria. The service enables users to post and share their
Continue readingMIT Arab Business Plan Competition 2008
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start their own company and, ultimately, create a nest of leading firms in the Arab world.
Continue reading3alaRasi, A Portal For Comedy Entertainment Content
3alaRasi is a Jordanian entertainment portal that features a mix of funny cartoons, caricatures, articles, videos, photos and audio. The
Continue readingThe Man Who Thinks He Can
I came across a little poem called “Thinking”, also known as “The Man Who Thinks He Can”, by Walter D.
Continue readingAbu Dhabi Media Company Launches Goalarabia.com
Abu Dhabi Media Company, one of the largest media companies in the region, has launched goalarabia.com, the UAE’s first international
Continue readingStartUpArabia Launches New Mobile Version
StartUpArabia has just launched a new mobile version that aims to enable you to quickly and easily access the latest news, articles and reviews while on the go.
Continue readingMiddle East Economic Slowdown To Boost Online Advertising
The economic slowdown in the Middle East is expected to accelerate the growth of online advertising in the region, as companies opt for less expensive web ads over pricey traditional media.
Continue readingJawaker, Online Multiplayer Card Games For The Arab World
Jawaker is a new online multiplayer card games website that was launched recently for the Arab world, by the same team
Continue readingMohammed Bin Rashid Foundation Signs MoU With Syrian Computer Society’s ICT Incubator
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation of Dubai today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
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