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15/07/2014

Check out this amazing cover for "All of Me" by John Legend for local band Empty Chair!! Like and Share People :)

Our very first duet with Nadine Zureikat. Thanks to all who participated in bringing this song to live, it was a great experience indeed! Production: Serenit...

11/09/2012

After a very long day...

19/07/2012

Wishing everyone a very Happy Ramadan...
رمضان كريم وكل عام وانتم بخير

05/07/2012

PCs outsell Macs by a wide margin, but that gap has slowly been narrowing over the past few years, according to one analyst. Read this blog post by Lance Whitney on Apple.

17/06/2012

Draw Something may be coming to your TV screen!

CBS has nabbed a pilot of a TV show based on the Zynga/OMGPOP title, according to a report. If all goes well, the show could begin airing early next year. Read this blog post by Edward Moyer on Internet & Media.

14/06/2012

11/06/2012

Looking for a PHP Developer with one year experience. Facebook application development is a plus. Please send your CVs to [email protected]

02/06/2012

Anonymous loves Facebook, hates Facebook.

In order to set some media straight, Anonymous issues a statement explaining that it did not take down Facebook. However, the hacker collective explains its complex feelings toward the site, which include hate and a curious trust. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

01/06/2012

Google sends out invites to show off the “next dimension” of Google Maps.

While Apple is reportedly planning to unveil gorgeous new 3D maps in iOS, Google also has something up its sleeves.

The company sent out invites this morning to a June 6th event where it will show off “the next dimension of Google Maps,” clearly hinting that it may have some new 3D technology in the works.

At the San Francisco event Brian McClendon, the VP of Google Maps and Google Earth, will give attendees a peak behind the Google Maps curtain. Additionally, the invite says, “We’ll also demo some of the newest technology and provide a sneak peek at upcoming features that will help people get where they want to go – both physically and virtually.”

Google already has 3D building support in Google Maps on the web and Android, but there’s still plenty of room to improve. And given that Apple’s upcoming 3D map technology is said to be pretty slick, it’s not too surprising to see Google eager to show off its new map tech. The event is also one week before Apple’s developer conference, WWDC, where it’s expected to show off iOS 6 (and potentially the rumored map upgrade).

31/05/2012

Great TVC by Espira!

31/05/2012

Arabic Overtakes English on Facebook in the Middle East

Analysing Facebook usage in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region – specifically Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen - SpotOn PR found that 39% of the combined 39+ million Facebook users access the site using its Arabic interface – which translates to 15.6 million users.

That puts Arabic ahead of English, which now accounts for 36% of the Middle East's Facebook users.

The report delves much deeper than just looking at average rates throughout the region, highlighting a very important point that marketers need to bear in mind – and that is not to treat the MENA region as one lump.

Egypt has the most Facebook Arabic users, with 60% of its over 10 million users opting for their native tongue, but the country with the highest rate of users who actually prefer Arabic over English is Yemen, sitting at 82%. In Iraq, 60% of its users prefer the Arabic interface, while the number jumps to 74% in Libya, and 75% in Palestine.

Arabic is one of the fastest growing languages on sites like Twitter and Wikipedia, and with Yahoo having just licensed the technology behind smart transliteration tool Yamli, it is becoming increasingly easy for Arabic speakers to interact in their mother tongue online.