You left us so soon! To Karim Jazouani, Champion of Moroccan entrepreneurship I was getting so excited to finally see you again at Mix N' Mentor Casablanca after the time we met in 2009. At the time, I was working on... Habib Haddad • 11 June, 2013 Goodbyes Leadership
Help us make sense of this Ipsos report on Q1 2013 ad spend in the Arab world Note: this piece is derived from an original post by Ahmed Gabr but amended with comments by Wamda's Editor below: According to a recent ... Nina Curley • 11 June, 2013 Video Advertising Advertising Marketing
Qordoba launches social media translation service as Arabic web use grows [Infographic] Arabic is the fastest-growing language on the internet. Not only are the majority of users (22 million out of 44 million) in the Arab world... Nina Curley • 10 June, 2013 Qordoba Translation
A look at Mediaquest’s acquisition of AME Info: is advertising alone a viable model? As various sites have reported, UAE news portal AME Info, along with sister site SME Info, have been acquired by Dubai-based media... Nina Curley • 10 June, 2013 Acquisitions Digital Media
Global How to run a crowdfunding campaign: 10 Tips from entrepreneurs who succeeded and failed Any entrepreneur who doubts the power of crowdfunding can simply look to the example of Hind Hobeika, a Lebanese engineer who recently... Aline Mayard • 10 June, 2013 Crowdfunding Investment
Google Reader is almost dead. Here are some alternatives from the Arab World Google recently announced that they are discontinuing their news feed service Google Reader as of July 1st , citing... Ahmed Gabr • 10 June, 2013 Google
Who's investing in Egypt? A look at economic trends following the revolution [Report] While Egypt's economy has struggled ever since the revolution, its technological revolution is proceeding, according to a recent... Hanan Solayman • 09 June, 2013 Telecommunication Egypt Government
Would your kids play in an online world? Dubai design agency RBBi launches Worldoo “Nobody talks about what happens after the first click,” says Amol Kadam, cofounder of UX/UI design agency RBBi (Red Blue Blur ideas) in D... Glen Dalakian II • 09 June, 2013 kids Social Networks Design
Casablanca gets a new co-working space: New Work Lab launches to support Morocco's entrepreneurs The idea of having co-working spaces where independent workers can work and socialize has already spread like wildifire... Aline Mayard • 09 June, 2013 Coworking Spaces
How to be generous with business contacts: a chat with Keith Ferrazzi, Part 5 [Wamda TV] In the final segment of our 5-part interview with Keith Ferrazzi, the author of Never Eat Alone, Wamda contributor Nafez Dakkak asks, how... Nafez Dakkak • 09 June, 2013 Keith Ferrazzi Never Eat Alone Advice
Weekly Wrap-Up: June 2-6 In light of the recent events in Turkey and the censorship in Jordan, we're taking a look this week at the role of government in supporting... Wamda • 06 June, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
How Welfare Association is supporting entrepreneurs in Palestine In 1983, four Palestinian businessmen who were living in the Gulf came up with the idea for a support organization for those living in the... Nina Curley • 06 June, 2013 Incubator Support Organizations Accelerators
Movement builds in Jordan to reverse media censorship Yesterday, just three days after the Jordanian government moved to block around 300 websites, leaders of media sites met with members of... Nina Curley • 06 June, 2013 Internet Freedom Censorship
Predictions for technology, media, and telecoms usage in 2013 [Report] Do you know how to safely navigate the internet? 90% of user-generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, are... Ahmed Gabr • 06 June, 2013 crowdinvesting Telecommunication Crowdfunding
How to add value to your business contacts: a chat with Keith Ferrazzi, Part 4 [Wamda TV] If you're trying to build a relationship with someone new, you shouldn't ask at first, how can they help you, but rather, how can you help... Nafez Dakkak • 05 June, 2013 Keith Ferrazzi Never Eat Alone Expert Advice
Can Jordanian flash sales site Harir crack the Saudi market? The hour of daily deals may be fading in the Arab world, but flash sales is quick on its heels as the model of the moment. Since... Nina Curley • 05 June, 2013 Saudi Arabia E-commerce