Archive for March, 2010

ArabNet Day 2…Draft

Well for the 2nd day at ArabNet, the “power breakfast” had no redbull, so no power. Going to be a long post so please bare with me. “Banque Audi” s stand was a hit for the second day, RFID and AR are really picking up around here…anywhOO

First panel for day two was about Online Advertising, it was moderated by Tarek Dajani…

noooooowwww! WTF DUDES? The guy was… Continue reading

Arabnet 2010 stats

Alright folks, the numbers according to Omar organizer of Arabnet

  • 100% of Ideathon 10 finalists were approached by investors
  • 100% of Startup 10 finalists were approached by investors
  • +600 attendees
  • +200 simultaneous Ustream viewers
  • +2,500 virtual attendees at live.arabnet.me
  • +10,000 tweets
  • Trending on Twitter globally (4th place)

There you have it folks! will post a resume of… Continue reading

Arabnet Day 1…Draft

And it starts…the event that everybody was waiting for Arabnet! To sum it all up the focus was today on startups in every single panel, the goodiness is all for tomorrow.

How it all went;
The usual Lebanese National anthem, officials introducing and launching the event, some guy telling us about his personal life and how he talked with Bill Gates (*yawn*) and the last speaker was… Continue reading

My experience with…Jibayat

Long one, bear with me though…thank you

“Alfa Telecom” (managed by Orascom) have different payment options for post paid phones, which is totally great: automatic withdrawal from bank, paying at accredited points, bill collectors passing by…

Now I’ve been afraid to have the automatic withdrawal from bank for the sole reason that I can name 8 persons who had trouble with automatic withdrawal from the bank (in other… Continue reading

The veil…double standards.

first things first (yeah I like that) I am not against veils, I am not against wearing crosses that could dangle down from the pope’s window…to each his own…BUT…

My problem is with double standards. I was parking the car (you don’t expect me to park a yacht…) and this girl passes by with a guy, she was veiled…BUT she had the tightest clothes ever, her ass sticking out… Continue reading

LebaneseGov

Someone is having fun on Twitter lately pretending to be a representative of the Lebanese government and trying to be funny with the tweets.

To the idiot behind that: you are playing with fire here,  yes we have a dysfunctional government, no you are not funny, yes they can sue your ass for what you are doing. Quit while you can for your own sake. If you want funny… Continue reading

Facebook’s call to action

facebook call to action when signing out

I logged in to Facebook yesterday and signed out, saw something “funny” for a second there, the page was different.

What they did is a good (maybe?) tactic to retain users more, create stickiness and at the same time offer a better UX for the addicts to take it everywhere with… Continue reading

Digital Media Planner

If you know someone or you fit the profile, drop me a line, full time job based in Beirut.

Digital Planner plans and executes media buys for our clients focusing on emerging media. In this position he /she will be the internal and external lead of those services to clients working with the various account groups and creative services as needed.

Responsibilities:

* Work with… Continue reading