How Primark expanded to the Middle East
Brands often choose a particular target market and pricing strategy to serve their audience in their chosen marketplaces. If they…
Archives: April 2012
Absence of Social Media in Hassan Dandash’s life
I need to get my story straight… so they do exist, people who are not active on any kind of…
LAU Student Production and Social Media
This is not the first time that a student production takes place on social media. Students, who direct plays at…
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,…
The Bachelor of the Year Ali Mahmoud on Social Media
If you haven’t heard of the basketball player Ali Mahmoud, you probably heard about a guy riding the team bus…
Omar El Turk between Fatherhood and Social Media
They call him the sniper, for when it comes to his playing, people would all silence and watch him play….
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…
How to create engaging conversation on Social Media
Conversations are happening everyday by everyone everywhere; but what makes them different is the intention and purpose of the conversationalist….
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…
SentioMedia’s Demo at Step Conference
On April 6th, the Step Conference took place at the MAKE business hub (yes I’ve been going there a…
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…
Social Media at Cribs
When social media doesn’t play a huge role in some of Hamra’s (A hot location in Lebanon) pubs in, what…
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…
Ideathon & Startup Demo Winners of Arabnet 2012
So I just spent the last couple of hours trying to remember who won the ideathon and Startup competitions at…
How to create effective Social Media campaigns
Social Media is not a new medium, however it needs a new approach. Success in Social Media campaigns entirely depends…
Lays Arabia, the art of storytelling through social media!
This post was written by Amer Massimi who is the founder of Hashtag, a new social media agency that specializes in…
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…
Ali Kanaan, Number 12 is a number to like and follow
I just love it when I meet people that know what they want out of life, better yet social media….