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How customers connect with brands on social networks [Infographic]

For startups looking to better market their products and engage with consumers, mastering social media is key. According to a recent study...

Infographic Social Networks Social Media

Overcoming failure, Jordan's Wheels Express founder launches logistics startup in Dubai

When we last caught up with Ibrahim Manna, he was just closing down his delivery startup, Wheels Express, one of Jordan’s early s...

Logistics Shipping Failure

Can this Jordanian startup revolutionize social networking using voice?

Sowt could be called Twitter for audiophiles. As a social network based upon short voice recordings, this Jordan-based platform (whose...

Social Networks Social Media

Using technology to conquer harassment in Egypt: A look at HarassMap

When we see major social problems around us continue to grow, we can either ignore them, deny them, or face them head on to find solutions...

Crowdmapping Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

What happens online every 60 seconds [Infographic]

While you're taking a full minute to Google "grumpy cat," Amazon just made $83,000 in sales, 571 new websites were created, and 1.4 million ...

Social Networks Social Media Digital Media

Regional

16 popular coworking spaces in the Arab world

This piece has been updated from its original publishing date on November 22, 2012. As more and more people catch the entrepreneurial...

Top Lists Ecosystem Coworking Spaces

Football e-commerce store launches in Dubai to offer fans more niche apparel

It's not hard to see a Barca jersey almost anywhere in the Arab world these days. But when it comes to finding more obscure jerseys, the...

Sports E-commerce

How Jordanians are using the internet [Infographic]

Although internet penetration in Jordan is only around 48%, those who do use the internet have been incredibly active. Of the 1.5 million...

Internet growth Jordan Social Networks

How workplace dynamics are changing in the Arab world [Infographic]

Nine in ten professionals in the Middle East and North Africa have friends and relatives who have been hit by unemployment. But times are...

Infographic Programme

What does Rotana's entrance into the Arabic video on demand market mean for startups?

The massive popularity of online video streaming in the Arab world is beginning to attract the attention of big companies looking for...

Video On Demand

Weekly Wrap-Up: July 21-25

What makes a brand? At Wamda, we've come across companies that work hard to build a friendly, accessible profile by cultivating a solid...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Regional

Signs you are a natural born entrepreneur [Infographic]

Are you a natural entrepreneur, a mid-level manager, or better as a team member? The infographic below shows what type of person you may be...

Infographic

Global

11 tips for managing your company blog

Gone are the days when blogging was only an online diary, where bloggers would post about favorite meals and activities....

Top Lists Tips Advice

Entrepreneur launches magazine, radio show for Egypt's startups

As Egypt’s startup community continues to grow, coverage of entrepreneurship here has remained the domain of Western or more regional A...

Egypt Media Digital Media

Rocket Internet's EasyTaxi set to expand to the Middle East, Africa and Asia with new investment

Rocket Internet can’t sit still, continuing to diversify their investments in different sectors across the Arab world. Their latest move? I...

Taxi Transportation Rocket Internet

How Moroccan developers launch apps without an app store

Last month saw a barrage of mobile app development contests across Morocco. Three weeks after Méditel announced the winners of its ...

Mobile

Will this coupons directory startup replace daily deals in Dubai?

Groupon, LivingSocial, Gonabit, Cobone and other daily-deal group-buying sites have been around for ages. But as their popularity...

Dubai Daily Deals

OSN launches mobile video streaming platform Play

The number of those who watch video entertainment via computer may soon be overrun by users who prefer to watch their favorite movies and...

streaming 3D Video On Demand

New incubator seeks to send Palestinian startups to Silicon Valley

In Palestine, one group of inspired young entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to build a bridge for startups from Palestine to...

silicon valley Incubator Accelerators

Moroccan student entrepreneurs face off at Enactus competition, winner heads to World Cup

Young social entrepreneurs in Morocco are set to compete on the world stage this fall as the Enactus Morocco competition winner is...

Entrepreneuriat social Students Competitions

How popular are mobile phones across the globe? [Infographic]

Since the days of the clunky first Motorola DynaTAC handheld phone released in 1983, cellphone sales have progressively exploded across ...

Mobile Trends

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f...

Venture Capital East Africa Tips

Why is this mobile game produced in China so popular in Kuwait?

When international game publisher Happylatte released their first cowboy shoot'em-up game, High Noon, in 2010, its team didn't...

Developers Mobile Gaming Gaming

Global

10 career tips you wish you knew when you were 20

When first starting your career it can be daunting to compete in the job market for that ideal position. In truth, the journey won’t be e...

employent graduates Programme

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