GMR Monitor (November’09): Mamavents, Marriage Sites, Twitter, Super
Read in Gulf Marketing Review (Issue: November 2009) about interactive/digital media: Events Portal Launches for moms - Brands encouraged to join in sponsored events for children. A portal bringing brands and moms together through sponsored events has been launched. Mamavents is the brainchild of mom of three and marketer Kellie Whitehead. Two events are already scheduled to launch shortly… Marriage sites attract most online ads - Matrimonial... Read More
Booz & Company Insights On e-Government in MENA Region
Electronic government capabilities – in which governments offer services online to citizens, businesses, other government entities, and employees – is a crucial part of a nation’s technological development. Although countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have taken strides in implementing e-government, there is still substantial ground to cover. To successfully implement e-government, MENA nations must take a customer-centric... Read More
Akoun: A New Campaign To Inspire Entrepreneurship Among UAE Nationals
The Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED) today launched ‘Akoun’ (which means ‘to be’ in Arabic), a new campaign designed to support the development of an entrepreneurship culture among young UAE Nationals in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ADCED has created a workshop programme that will see the ‘Akoun’ team visit key universities in the Emirate over the next month with selected local UAE National entrepreneurs... Read More
Middle East Executives Say: Confidence in IT Spending On The Rise
Middle East business leaders have unanimously agreed that they expect IT budgets to return to pre-downturn levels in the foreseeable future. This compares to only 53 percent of executives questioned in March, indicating the importance major companies in the region are placing on IT assets as a means of thriving in the current economy. In a survey conducted at the SAP User Group Middle East and North Africa (SUG-MENA) Executive Exchange meeting hosted... Read More
Lebanon IT Market Forecasted To Grow at 7% CAGR in 2009
The information technology sector in Lebanon is forecasted to witness around 7 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in 2009, thereby underlining the market’s considerable growth potential after hitting an estimated USD 251 million last year. In line with its aims to capitalise on the emergent regional market, Mindware, a leading IT distributor in the Middle East, is looking to utilise its strong local partners to expand its reach and... Read More
Intel Provides Vital Technology Skills To Jordanian & Palestinian Companies
Intel Corporation has concluded its bi-annual Intel Channel Conference (ICC) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, hosting Palestinian companies for the first time, as part of the company’s engagement with the US-Palestine Partnership. Seeking to provide companies and entrepreneurs from Jordan and Palestine with insight on the latest technologies available and market development strategies, the conference encompassed a keynote address and interactive... Read More
First of It’s Kind: Dubai Int’l Film Festival Partners with SAE Institute
SAE Institute, the world’s largest creative media educator, today proudly announced it will partner with acclaimed Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) as ‘Education Partner’ during the event’s sixth edition this year. Under the terms of the agreement, which is the first of its kind in the region and indeed the world, SAE will dedicate film crews to provide constant vision and images for Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF’s) new... Read More
Meet The Geek: Samer El Sahn Says Someone Hates My iPhone
A casual interview unleashing a real geek lifestyle in Egypt. Your name on passport? Samer El Sahn What’s your dream name? I am known online with the name Slayer; there is a band called Slayer I’m not sure if they’ve taken the cool name from me. How old are you? 31, although the guys here at eSpace make me feel that I am still in the early twenties; right guys? How did you feel yourself that you are a geek? When I was 10-year-old kid,... Read More
MediaWeekME Monitor (Nov 8): New Media, MSN Arabia, Email Marketing
Read in Media Week Middle East (Nov 8, 2009) about interactive/digital media: Effective Wins LinkonLine – Effective Measure has won the online audience measurement business for LinkonLine, which operates websites sunch as MSN Arabia. New Media Outperforms newspapers in IPA Surve - AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo! improve their overall service, papers struggle to make digital revenue. As study from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has... Read More
Eurosport Arabia To Launch New Website In Partnership With Du
Eurosport Arabia, the new web and mobile sports portal developed in partnership between du and Eurosport, opened its office in Dubai Media City (DMC), the region’s media hub and a member of TECOM Investments. This newsroom will act as the editorial and production hub of the http://arabia.eurosport.com web site and associated mobile services which will be launched next month. The Eurosport Arabia state-of-the art digital newsroom provides journalists... Read More
Meet The Geek: Mohammad Basheer Talks About His Flagship
A casual interview unleashing a real geek lifestyle in Qatar. What’s Your Name, Sir? My Name is Muhammad Basheer Arnous. What’s your name on twitter? On twitter and social sites its smaller “mbaa” How old are you? 23 years old. When did the geekation started to rise? When I was a kid, I used to go with my uncle to work in order to use his computer and it was my true temptation so learned a lot on computer skills as well as internet.... Read More
Air Arabia Launches Its New Website
In line with its ongoing commitment to customer care and technical innovation, Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today the launch of its new and improved website (www.airarabia.com). This upgraded website provides a simple, user-friendly experience and includes a wide range of new and expanded features, making booking with Air Arabia easier and more efficient than ever. Air Arabia’s... Read More
Zain Gets Healthy With “Get Healthy Kuwait” Digital Campaign
Gethealthykuwait.com, Kuwait’s biggest initiative for better nutrition and weight management, dedicated a full day of free on the spot testing and individual one-on-one consultations to Zain employees, as part of the initiative’s ongoing outreach efforts to alert the Kuwaiti workforce to the importance of healthy living and weight management, which has reached close to an overall total of 1850 tests and consultations. Expert dieticians... Read More
Bayt.com Offers Free Online Job Postings To Boost MENA Job Market
As part of its ninth anniversary celebrations and in an effort to provide exceptional opportunities to the MENA region’s job seekers and recruiters, Bayt.com has announced that employers will be enabled to post jobs for FREE on its website on 22 November, 2009. Job postings activated on this date will remain posted for four full weeks on the Middle East’s number one job site and accessible to all site visitors and registered professionals.... Read More
Sheikh Mohammad Foundation & PICTI Launch Technology Entrepreneurship Forum In Ramallah
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced the Technology Entrepreneurship Forum organized in collaboration with the Palestine Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI) drew to a successful conclusion identifying seed ventures for potential funding assistance from institutional investors. The forum was held on the sidelines of the ExpoTech Technology Week, which was held in Ramallah from 2-6 November and brought... Read More
The 1st Search Engine for Job Opportunities in the Middle East & Africa
Jomea.com announced today the official launch of Jomea.com, the first free search engine for job opportunities in the Middle East and Africa. Designed to facilitate and accelerate the job search process, Jomea offers as well free unlimited job listings to employers, recruiters and job boards. Through one site and by using a simple keyword search, job seekers can now access all vacancies from the most reputable job boards, recruiting sites, company... Read More
Maktoob Research Unveils Arab World’s First Interactive Consumer Community
Continuing its efforts to redefine online research in the MENA region, Maktoob Research (www.maktoob-research.com) has unveiled ‘Arab Eye’ (www.arab-eye.com) – a highly interactive online community designed to give a voice to consumers in the Arab world. Targeted at the general public, ‘Arab Eye’ aims to create a vibrant community of consumers who participate in online surveys and polls on topics that concern their specific... Read More
The Premier Arabic Search Engine Ayna Takes Part In Media & Marketing Show
AYNA Corporation announced today, its participation, as main sponsor, in the 5th edition of Dubai Media and Marketing Show 2009, (MMS) organized by Domus Group, and held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Zabeel Hall, from the 3rd till the 5th of November 2009. In its quest to keep up with the latest trends and technologies in event management, marketing, new media, outdoor advertising and publishing, AYNA has decided to take part in and... Read More
Yahsat Abu Dhabi Partners With Intersat Africa To Offer Affordable Broadband
Star Satellite Communications Company PrJsc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has signed its first service partner agreement for “YahClick,” Yahsat’s revolutionary satellite broadband service. The agreement was signed with Intersat Africa Limited, an established provider of satellite-based internet services. As part of the service agreement, Intersat will roll out YahClick in Africa. Intersat’s... Read More
Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
Apple today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. App Store users have downloaded well over two billion apps, continuing to make it the world’s most popular applications... Read More
