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…
Author: Tariq Seksek
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…
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…
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…
Help us help the web in #MENA (Survey)
I’ve been wanting to use the “Arabic” Y U No Guy for a while now and I finally have the…
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…
Our first infograph: Social Media for brands in the #MENA
Last month we wrote about a report that was prepared by OMG on use of social media in the UAE…
Levant accounts for 10% of #MENA internet population
Effective Measure released some interesting numbers today on internet usage in the MENA region for February of 2012. The press…
Want to use social media in your company, get some advice from @stephenjatdell, Dell’s global Mobility & Vostro Online Merchandising Manager
This article is sponsored by the 2nd Annual Middle East Social Media Marketing conference organized by marcus evans, which will…
Welcome aboard Tala Riz, a new addition to the interactive ME team
We’ve been planning to add a new, more permanent member to the interactive ME team and just as we were…
White paper: Social Media in #KSA and the #UAE
A white paper conducted by Omnicom Media Group (OMG) showcases social media habits of users in Saudi Arabia and the…
Zain Kuwait Flash Mob Reaches 1M+ views in under 3 days
Ah the Flash Mob, how quickly they became the new hip thing to do! The latest to join was Zain…
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…
Dubizzle launches blog… in beta
Dubizzle have launched their blog in beta mode, if you want to know why its in beta you can read…
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…
Happy farm proving to be good for peak games
Happy farm an Arabic social game (similar to farmville) on Facebook published by Peak Games has been on the top…
Q&A with Omar Kassim, JadoPado’s Founder
Last week I met with Omar Kassim, founder of JadoPado an ecommerce website based in Dubai and described as the…
Payment Gateways in the #UAE
*Updated March 12, 2014 E-commerce in the MENA region is picking up, a great number of websites selling goods online…
Flip Media acquired by Publicis Groupe
It appears that Flip Media, a leading digital media agency in the MENA has been acquired by Publicis Groupe. The…