Morocco's Masarat App Aims to Conquer the Islamic Mobile App Market During my frequent discussions with my business partners or friends, I usually share some milestones about the digital evolution in... Karim Jazouani • 11 November, 2012 Arabic Content Mobile Mobile Apps
With Egyptian Style Parody, Video Magazine Disalata Goes Viral in Egypt Sometimes all it takes is one great hit to secure a content startup’s viability. Video magazine Disalata – which means “it is a ... Shaimaa El Nazer • 11 November, 2012 Digital Media Education Entertainment
The Future of Green Technology: What Innovations are on the Horizon? So you've heard of green buildings, green businesses, green products, and green living, but have you ever heard of green technology? If you... Shaima Alhaj • 11 November, 2012 Green Energy
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 04-08 This week, we set off with the first of our three Mix N' Mentor events. We're really excited as ALL events have completely sold out - and... Wamda • 08 November, 2012 Aureos CoE Cards Conferences
Burt Herman of Storify: Building a Social News Curation Platform [Wamda TV] Burt Herman of Storify chats with Wamda at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit about how he was inspired to build the social news curation platform... Nina Curley • 08 November, 2012 Social Media Abu Dhabi Media Summit
What Are Investors Looking For? [Pic of the Week] It’s a fairly simple question, but the answer often is not. If you’re looking for investment, it’s critical to get advice from mentors, oth... Glen Dalakian II • 08 November, 2012 CoE Cards Investment Pic of the Week
Wamda TV Face-Off, Souq. com and MarkaVIP [Wamda TV] Watch an unedited version of our first "Face Off!" that just aired on Wamda TV! We are hosting two of the biggest names in MENA e-commerce... Wamda • 08 November, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Face Off
Ex-Sukar CEO to Launch Fab.com Clone for the Middle East UPDATE: Desado went live today, Monday, December 10th. Their press release states that Desado is now the "largest platform... Nina Curley • 08 November, 2012 Design E-commerce
RihlaPrime/TravelerVIP Debuts Luxury Travel Deals Sites In The Middle East UPDATE: RihlaPrime has changed its name to TravelerVIP. "A bad hotel experience can ruin an otherwise perfect trip", says... Maya Rahal • 08 November, 2012 Daily Deals Travel
Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a... Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
Making Music a Social Experience: SoundCloud's Thom Cummings at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At SHARE Beirut 2012, Thom Cummings of SoundCloud discusses how their platform is making music and other audio files a more interactive and ... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Conferences Digital Media Media
Bayt.com's Rabea Ataya on Failure, Success, and Keeping Things Fresh [Wamda TV] In a chat at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, Rabea Ataya of job search platform Bayt.com, one of the region's biggest internet companies to ... Nina Curley • 07 November, 2012 Programme Job Recruitment Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Reviving a Dying Brand: Indonesia's Yupi Indo Jelly Gum [Case Study] This is the third installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Indonesia in... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Aureos Expansion Food & Beverage
Doing Business is Getting Easier Around the World [Infographic] The World Bank has released their yearly Doing Business 2013 report,which assesses the regions and economies around the world where it's eas... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Infographic Ecosystem
Zoboon App Rewards Brand Loyalty Across Cairo Egyptian startup Zoboon is creating a city-wide loyalty program for Cairo’s consumers. To simplify the process of tracking the v... Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2012 Analytics Digital Advertising Egypt
The Rise of Insane!, Morocco's First Co-Working Space Among the locations known for hosting tech and non-tech events, you’ll find one like none other in Morocco. This place is, literally, i... Karim Jazouani • 07 November, 2012 Coworking Spaces