Arabic Knowledge@Wharton and Wamda Join to Offer Knowledge Resource for Middle East Entrepreneurs

Announcing a partnership that will reach thousands of readers in the Middle East and North Africa, Wamda and Arabic Knowledge@Wharton, the...

Wamda • 26 January, 2012

How to Build Interactivity with Customers: A Look at Dubizzle’s Email Survey

Around end of November last year, famous UAE-based online free classifieds site Dubizzle, who just expanded their marketing team, wanted...

Gaby Abi Aad • 26 January, 2012

Digital Marketing

4 Simple Ways to Create Interactive Experiences on Your Website

I grew up in Cyprus, and one of the activities I did as a kid was play a SEGA arcade game called Wonder Boy.  The game was so much fun...

Gaby Abi Aad • 26 January, 2012

Digital Marketing

Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise in Egypt: How Heba Hosny Hopes to Fund Social Good

As Egyptians stage a sit-in in Tahrir to honor the anniversary of the uprisings that eventually ousted Hosni Mubarak last year, one...

Nina Curley • 25 January, 2012

Women

Startup Weekend Cairo 2012 Team List

Below is a list of prize winners and team that competed at Startup Weekend Cairo 2012. First Prize, winner of Best Mobile App award...

Omar Aysha • 25 January, 2012

Mobile Apps Startup Weekend

Egyptian e-Commerce Site books.com.eg Launches Social Bookstore

On the anniversary of the first massive protest in Tahrir Square, Egyptian e-commerce company books.com.eg is making it easier for readers...

Nina Curley • 25 January, 2012

E-commerce

10 Tips for Giving and Receiving Good Feedback

Sebastien Trzcinksi-Clement, the MENA Developer Relations Lead at Google, knows a thing or two about developing a good relationship with...

Omar Aysha • 25 January, 2012

Advice Feedback Software

Teams Pitch Ideas for the People at the Second Startup Weekend Cairo

“Is it better than the original?”  That’s the first question we normally ask about the sequel. Startup Weekend Cairo, held from the 19t...

Omar Aysha • 25 January, 2012

Startup Weekend

How the Arab World "Amazon for Moms" is Proving the Value of E-Commerce

Shortly after becoming a mom, Mona Ataya felt the frustration, confusion and challenges most moms and moms-to-be face while trying to...

Maya Rahal • 24 January, 2012

Women E-commerce

The 100 Most Influential Arabs on Twitter

Twitter is one of the hottest social networks around, a place where you go to engage with thought leaders, top officials...

Khaled El Ahmad • 24 January, 2012

Zajil Announces Winners of Startup Competition

Similar to Wamda's recent Best MENA Startups of 2011 competition, entrepreneurship and tech news site Zajil.me launched a competition for ...

Wamda • 24 January, 2012

Arabic Stock Photography Portal Gallery AlSharq Goes Live

Like many entrepreneurs, Riham Mahafzah first dreamed up an idea for a specialized online image gallery three to four years ago." But it...

Nina Curley • 23 January, 2012

What Turkey Could Learn from the Arab Spring

Turkey may believe that it has a leading role in the transformed Middle East. Yet it would be wise to consider the lessons of the Arab...

Elmira Bayrasli • 23 January, 2012

Why Bother with Building a Site Map?

Building a house cannot be done without a proper plan and a structure. The same applies to websites. Site maps are a visual representation...

George Elkhabbaz • 23 January, 2012

User Experience Design

Behind the Anti-Conference: A Case Study of the Celebration of Entrepreneurship 2010

Curious what went into creating one of the biggest, most unconventional entrepreneurship events the region has seen?  Abraaj has released a ...

Wamda • 22 January, 2012

Animating the Future: Cyberwarfare Takes Over Dubai in "2069" [Wamda TV]

At CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event this September, Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur Ashraf Ghori exaplins how he created the...

Wamda • 20 January, 2012

CoE Animate