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Google creates official URL shortcut, buys G.Co

Wed, 2011-07-20 06:43 - By

Digital Media, Media Business, Media, Amazon, Gary Briggs, Gmail, Google, Juan Diego Calle, Overstock, Reuters, Silicon Valley, Twitter

Google takes over the G.Co domain name to build the official URL shortcut for Google products like GMail, Documents and Photos. Google joined Internet biggies Twitter (T.Co) , Overstock (O.co) and Amazon (A.Co, Z.Co and K.Co) and acquired the TLD to build the URL shortcut.

Omar Christidis: There's no reason why the next big thing shouldn't emerge from the Arab World

Wed, 2011-03-02 10:29 - By

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mediaME talks to Omar Christidis, Vice President of IBAG and the Founder of ArabNet, about the region’s web industry event, the aim of the event, the obstacles entrepreneurs face in the Arab World and the ways of which ArabNet 2011 can bridge people together to solve these problems and find permanent and effective solutions.

MENA entrepreneurs to meet at ArabNet

Mon, 2010-03-08 10:29 - By

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Events, Media, ALSI Lebanon, Amir Farha, ArabNet 2010 Conference, Bader Lebanon, Endeavor Jordan, Professional Computer Association of Lebanon, Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship, Samer Karam, Silicon Valley, the Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association, YallaStartup

The first international conference for the Arab Internet industry, ArabNet 2010 Conference, will be held on March 25th in Lebanon and will be preceded by a special workshop in Dubai that will help young entrepreneurs prepare for the conference. The conference will bring together speakers from Silicon Valley, Europe and the Middle East, and will provide opportunities for entrepreneurs with ambitious e-ideas to network with high profile investors and Internet executives.

ArabNet 2010 Conference to nurture MENA internet ecosystem

Sun, 2010-03-07 15:53 - By

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Events, Media, ALSI Lebanon, Amir Farha, ArabNet 2010 Conference, Bader Lebanon, Endeavor Jordan, Professional Computer Association of Lebanon, Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship, Samer Karam, Silicon Valley, the Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association, YallaStartup!

The ArabNet 2010 Conference, the first international conference for the Arab Internet industry, is to be preceded by a special pre-conference workshop in Dubai that will help young entrepreneurs hone their business ideas and presentations in preparation for ArabNet.