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What Ethical SEO Is and Why You Should Care

I was reading a book by Christopher Elliott titled Scammed, which is all about the extent to which companies will go to misinform...

Analytics Digital Marketing SEO

Dalalat: A Research Initiative to Boost Arabic SEO [Wamda TV]

At Startup Weekend Amman a few weeks ago, young Jordanian Hussein El Natcheh told Wamda about the idea behind his startup, Dalalat.Dalalat ...

Startup Weekend

Which Mobile OS Dominated 2011?

If you're looking to build mobile applications for export to a global market, take a look at iCrossing's recent infographic detailing the...

Mobile Trends

Entrepreneurs: Stop Innovating, Start Minnovating

This article was originally published on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network. If we want more entrepreneurs, stop worrying about...

Innovation

Intelligent Flying Robots, Designed for Social Good [Wamda TV]

Today we're inspired by this video of a set of intelligent flying robots, developed by Vijay Kumar. While the robots, which coordinate in a...

Innovation Theatre to Boost Startups at QITCOM 2012

At QITCOM 2012 next week, Qatar's second ICT-industry focused conference, young entrepreneurs will get a chance to hone their innovative...

Competitions

Getting Rid of Used Items in the Arab World? Swaphood Makes It Fun

When Zaid Jawad built Swaphood in Dubai last October, he had been looking for a site where he could post items to sell or trade, where...

In the Age of Mobile Networks, E-Commerce Gets Personal

Imagine an online store that replicates the experience of stepping into a boutique. As online and in-store retailing converges with the...

E-commerce

6 Ways Tunisia Can Become a Green Energy Leader

Since the 70’s, Tunisia has managed increasing unemployment pressures by promoting low value-added manufacturing sectors such as textiles a...

Green Energy

Business Development Tips for Startups: Part 1

Business Development is vital to your startup. If sales is the backbone of business, business development is then the spine of sales. It...

Changing the World Isn't Easy: Advice for Social Entrepreneurs

Inclusive capitalism, disruptive innovations, triple bottom line, scalability… My head is abuzz with catchy expressions after spending the p...

Social Entrepreneurship

An Example of Good User Experience Design: UAE-based MACVITA

A small break from the usual crash courses in UX is long overdue. For this post, I am going to run a quick review of a site that I was...

User Experience Design

List of Teams from Startup Weekend Amman

Here's a full list of the teams that pitched and won at Startup Weekend Amman. Teams- feel free to send me your contact information or add...

Startup Communities Startup Weekend

"The District" Launches in Cairo to Offer Startups Co-Working Space

For an early stage entrepreneur, the most important first step in creating a business might be simply stepping out of the house and finding...

Coworking Spaces Startup Communities

Knowledge@Wharton and HCT Launch Innovation Tournament for Green Ideas in the Middle East

Knowledge@Wharton and the Higher Colleges of Technology are getting serious about green entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Af...

Competitions Wharton

African Startup Launches SMS Marketing Platform For Businesses

Three months ago, African entrepreneur Natalino Mwenda launched Rasello, the first platform allowing African small businesses to...

Mobile Marketing SMS

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