StartUpArabia Weekly Wrapup, 22-28 September 2008

I thought it would be nice to start posting a weekly wrapup of the most interesting news about Arab startups and entrepreneurship that were published on StartUpArabia during the past week for those of you who don't get to follow news there more closely. # ShooFeeTV To Broadcast From Jordan Media City ShooFeeTV has signed an agreement with the Jordan Media City (JMC) to transmit its free-to-air satellite channel from the JMC site in Amman. # Bahrain’s Mobile Penetration Rate Rises To 138% By the end of 2007, the number of mobile subscribers in Bahrain had increased to 1.116 million,...

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Follow Your Heart And Intuition...

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. -- Steve Jobs...

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Michael Moore Plans Free Net-Only Film Premiere

With the US Election only weeks away now, Michael Moore has chosen the right time to release his new documentary titled "Slacker Uprising". His plans are to premiere it exclusively on the internet for free, on September 23rd, hosted on Blip.TV. This will be followed by a DVD which will be available through Amazon.com and Netflix on October 7th. The movie documents Moore's 62-city tour through swing states during the 2004 U.S. presidential election to rally young voters. Moore hopes "Slacker Uprising" will help spur young people to vote this November. After more than 20 million 18- to 29-year-olds cast...

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Abu Dhabi Media Company Sets Eyes On Hollywood

Interesting news from the Abu Dhabi Media Company today... Abu Dhabi Media Company today announced the formation of a new company that will develop, finance and produce content for both the global and Arabic language markets. Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly owned subsidiary, intends to spend in excess of US$1 billion over the course of the next five years in the creation of both full length feature films and digital content. From its base in Abu Dhabi, Imagenation Abu Dhabi will enter into partnerships with high-profile US-based and other international producers to develop and produce content for distribution throughout the...

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Google Chrome, Google's New Open Source Browser Has Landed

The buzz in the online world these past 24 hours or so have all been around Google's new open source web browser, under the name of Google Chrome. There have been rumors about a Google browser for ages now, with people suspecting it will be called GBrowser, or simply Google Browser; but those rumors never materialized until yesterday when Google "accidentally" let slip some comics presenting the new browser; and then followed up with a blog post, announcing a beta would be released today. I went through the comic book talking about the product's details and I think it is...

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Ramadan Mubarak To Everyone

Today is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Tunisia and in most other Muslim countries (Libya and Nigeria started yesterday). It's a month of fasting, praying, reading the Koran and worship for some people; and a month of eating, sleeping, watching TV, and eating some more for others. So to everyone, no matter what this month ahead means to them exactly, I'd like to wish you a blessed Ramadan; and may it be a happy and great month for you all....

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