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2013 MENA ICT Forum

The 2013 MENA ICT Forum, held in Jordan, will take place on March 6-7, 2013, at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center, Dead Sea,...

Conferences Jordan Technology

Introduction to Video Game Design

The Design Institute Amman is hosting a course titled “The Age of Videogames: from Pong to Gamification.” By defining game design pri...

Gaming Mobile Gaming

What Facebook's Graph Search Means for the Middle East

When quizzed about Facebook privacy issues in 2010 at D8, Mark Zuckerberg took a halting, nervous stab at convincing us to accept his...

Facebook Social Networks Technology

Maysalward Localizes New Mobile Game ShaqDown for the Arab World

A new battle is being fought in the Middle East, thanks to Jordanian gaming company Maysalward. Basketball legend Shaquille...

Mobile Mobile Gaming Gaming

Windows Startup Challenge

Microsoft, Startup Weekend and DEMO recently announced the Windows Startup Challenge, a global contest offering developers, designers and...

Competitions Developers Mobile Apps

Chinese Browser Baidu Targets Middle East Users

Baidu, China’s most popular search engine, is targeting the Middle East and Africa this year, partnering with Orange to offer its browser &...

Mobile

A Look at the Most Popular Arabic Apps for iOS

Developing smartphone apps has been a dominant trend in the Middle East market. Thanks to low costs and the appeal of quick returns, many...

Mobile Mobile Apps

7 Essential Tips for E-Commerce SEO

If you’re looking to optimize an e-commerce website for search, there are plenty of simple ways to ensure that your products are ranked w...

Analytics SEO E-commerce

Meet the 19-year-old Moroccan Entrepreneur Behind Casablanca's Yearly Geek Iftar

Technology and entrepreneurship-related events have really increased over the past 2 years in Morocco. Every major city has now its...

Technology Workshops

Save Paper at Your Startup, Part 2: Invoices

In the first part of the series, I wrote about digitizing your business cards. This article, the second in our series on saving paper (and...

Environment

Entrepreneur of the Week: Mansour Mansour Co-founder of Javna in Jordan [Wamda TV]

Entrepreneur of the week today on Wamda is Mansour Mansour, an Endeavor Jordan entrepreneur, CEO of Javna in Jordan offering mobile media...

Advertising Digital Advertising Digital Media

Facebook Use by Companies in the Middle East and North Africa [Infographic]

Those looking to advertise on Facebook will be interested in this new infographic from SocialBakers that reveals Facebook trends for c...

Data Technology Social Networks

Engagio Makes Online Conversations More Manageable

Launched just this year, Engagio enables users to organize and manage their online interactions through a simple platform...

Social Media Social Networks

Geek Express in Beirut

Geek Express is a new concept space in Beirut, where you can ‘learn and unleash the geek in you’. It’s a place for children and grow-ups to ...

Innovation Invention Technology

ICT Use and Social Network Adoption in the Arab World [Report]

The Madar Research and Development Center, based in Dubai, recently released this report on Arab ICT Use and Social Network Adoption, s...

Digital Media Mobile Technology

5 Applications that Help You Organize Daily Tasks

Smartphones nowadays have become our daily companions that stick with us wherever we go. They help us organize daily tasks and...

Reviews Technology Mobile

Health 2.0 Middle East - Dubai Conference

Health2.0 is a health innovation and technology conference focused on new technologies reshaping how healthcare is being delivered gl...

Conferences Health

Save Paper at Your Startup, Part 1: Business Cards

This series of articles provides advice on how to cut down on the use of paper in the modern workplace. In startup working environments,...

Environment Startup Communities Technology

Egyptian Site re-Indexes The Islamic Period on Interactive Map

Imagine a time machine that takes you back in time to visit Baghdad in the Abbassid Era, when you could roam its streets, experience its...

Technology TEDx

12 Facts to Celebrate the 20th Birthday of SMS [Stats]

On December 3, 1992, Neil Papworth sent the world’s first ever SMS (Short Message Service) text from the UK through the Vodafone n...

Ecosystem Mobile SMS

Visionary Palestinian Startup Goes Global with Touch Technology

Palestinian startup Iris recently launched their “room of senses,” a new therapy medium for children and the disabled. The “room” is a spac...

Health Innovation Social Entrepreneurship

LeWeb Paris Conference and Startup Competition

On December 4-6, the LeWeb conference will take place in Paris, France with the theme of “the Internet of Things.” LeWeb brings together ent...

Conferences Technology

Global Entrepreneurship Summit Comes to Dubai: Exclusive Discount for WamdaCard Holders

This year, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit comes to Dubai, hosted by Entrepreneurial Ventures of Arabia (EVA), to offer entrepreneurs in...

Competitions Conferences du

Morocco's First Instameet in Casablanca this Sunday

On Sunday, November 25th, the Moroccan Instagrammers Community is hosting their first Instameet, powered by Social Media Club...

Digital Media Social Media Social Networks

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