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Bahrain's Exa.io Innovates in Cloud-Based 3D Rendering

3D rendering is the process film studios use to turn the 1’s and 0’s of raw digital data into the images that compose movies with animated c...

3D rendering Cloud Computing

Le comportement des internautes sur les réseaux sociaux [Infographique]

Saviez-vous que 70% des internautes n’utilisent pas le moteur de recherche de Facebook et que 50% ne s’intéressent pas aux images lors...

Infographique Médias sociaux

How Internet Users Behave on Social Media [Infographic]

Did you know that 70% of internet users don't use Facebook Search, and 50% don't care about images in search results? SurveyMonkey...

Social Media

4 Mix N’ Mentors in 40 Days! Register Now for Doha, Manama, Amman, and Riyadh

In April and May, Wamda is taking the 2013 Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow to 4 new locations: Doha, Manama, Amman, and Riyadh to continue our tour ...

Mix n Mentor

Bahrain Builds Stronger Support Systems for Local Entrepreneurs

Compared to much of the Arab world, Bahrain's entrepreneurs are very well-supported. They have the advantages of Tenmou, Tamkeen, the...

Innovation

How to Learn Arabic on Your Phone: 10 Mobile Apps that Will Help

If you haven't learned Arabic from birth, you could easily be tempted to work in the startup industry in the Middle East without learning...

Global

Converting Fans to Customers: How to Create a Successful Social Media Marketing Strategy

Social media has become a common, and now required, staple to any successful marketing strategy. Not merely because it exposes a business...

Social Media Arabnet

Apple Has Pulled AppGratis, But Could Its Model Be Replicated in the Arab World?

Dreaming of discovering new apps that would make your life easier or more entertaining? That's what app-discovery apps are for. From...

Meet the Winners of Startup Weekend Jeddah

At the first Startup Weekend to grace Jeddah over a week ago, a wedding arrangement site won the day, led by two women. Hoping to serve...

Badir Saudi Arabia Startup Communities

Why You're Scared of Public Speaking & How to Overcome It

Regardless of your profession, your success is determined a great deal by your ability to communicate effectively. Whether you’re running a...

Tips

Synergos Launches 3rd Round of Social Entrepreneurship Program in the Middle East

The Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) program, which launched its first round in 2008, has supported 40 civil society leaders,...

Social Social Change Mentorship

Startup Weekend Assiut Breaks Barriers in Upper Egypt

Assiut held its first StartUp Weekend (SW) last weekend on a Nile boat-hotel facing the picturesque view of the old town. There was...

Startup Weekend

What Makes A Good Mobile User Experience? A Look at Personal Finance App Wally

Designing a good user experience for mobile can be tricky. But have you ever downloaded a mobile app and just fallen in love with it, even...

User Experience Design

Can You Marry Profit with Social Impact? Answers from ArabNet Beirut

I recently attended my first ArabNet in Beirut take part in the social impact sessions. Speaking an entirely different language than C++,...

Social Change Arabnet Social Entrepreneurship

Intel Business Challenge Middle East & North Africa 2013 Launches, Calling for Applications

Intel just announced the Intel Business Challenge Middle East & North Africa 2013 (IBC ME), a portal to the Intel...

Competitions

Weekly Wrap-Up: March 31- April 4

Whether you're at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, about to make an exceptional exit, or just observing the Arab market,...

Mix n Mentor Weekly Wrap-Up

TIEC Launches Nationwide Start IT Business Plan Competition: Deadline April 18

The Egyptian Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) has just launched its new “Start IT” business plan competition with ...

5 Uncommon Tips for Managing Your Virtual Team

Typical “how-to” advice on managing virtual teams goes something like this: Have clear objectives. Use video. Communicate efficiently. Use...

Team management Virtual teams Team

How LINKonLINE Weathered the Political Storm in Egypt with New Revenue Models

Until 2002, LINKonLINE was an online publishing section of Link Dot Net. Since it became an independent company,...

Egypt Arabic Content Digital Media

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