Social Media, Employment and Entrepreneurship [#infographic]
Two new infographics have been released last week about social media and how it is effecting employment and entrepreneurship in the…
Category: Startups
Gift Giving made easy with @Ihdeeny a new startup from #Jordan
Another day another startup from Amman, Jordan. But this one is not related to Oasis500 not that I have anything against…
@CHOUCHIC looking to be the leading fashion and luxury e-commerce flash sales site in the #MENA
This was a startup that I met back in March at Arabnet, I know that there are a lot of…
@Hashdoc a startup from #Jordan looking to increase productivity
This has to be one of the startups that I’ve met at AmmanTT 2012 with the biggest potential to succeed. Not because…
@TasmeemME a social network dedicated to creative talent in the #MENA
Finding talent in the MENA region can be a difficult task, there isn’t a specific place for people to find…
Taktek Games aiming to develop the gaming ecosystem in the #MENA
Continuing with the companies I met at AmmanTT 2012, I had the chance to sit down with Gaith Kawar and…
Feesheh: Your Plug into the Music World in the #MENA
So you must be wondering what Feesheh means, literally it means plug in Arabic and the founders of this new…
Istikana the MENA’s answer to Hulu
Istikana launched just over a year ago at Arabnet Digital Summit 2011, and I recently had the opportunity to sit…
AmmanTT 2012, Second Anniversary Review
This past Tuesday the first of May was a special day for startups in the MENA, especially in Amman, Jordan….
Talking with Rony El Nashar of @SeedStartup
Entreprenerurship in the MENA region is changing I’m meeting a lot of young ambitious people with great new ideas lately,…
Q&A with Yahki the social storytelling platform (2 OF 2)
This article is the continuation of our interview with Yahki published last month. General Can you give us any statics on…
Startups from Arabnet 2012: Souqalmal.com
Did you know that there are over 50 banks in the UAE? I was surprised to find that out myself…
Q&A with The Big Start
The startup scene in Dubai is picking up, yet if you speak to anyone trying to set something up…
Startups from Arabnet 2012: Codely.com
Can you imagine a time or place where everybody knows a language, a programming language that is? How different would…
Things I saw at Arabnet 2012: Intafeen.com
We’re back from Arabnet in Beirut and I think it’s safe to say that the event was a success. There…
Q&A with Yahki the social storytelling platform (1 of 2)
What is Yahki? Yahki is a multilingual, social storytelling platform, that gives you all you will need to tell your…
Eideal reaching women in the #MENA through social media
Social media is a wide spectrum medium where everything is obtainable. In my articles I have discussed how corporations are…
BoboLink between social media & Online PR
Social media is a huge medium where people from all over the world have the freedom to approach it anyway…
Make Business Hub an urban cafe for entrepreneurs
For those of you who are following us on Facebook and Twitter you probably saw the images we’ve uploaded about…
Pitch your story in 140 characters with PressPass
PressPass a new startup from the MENA region is looking to help people get their stories out. I was contacted…