Archives for the ‘Innovation’ Category
  Cleaning up the web»

A group in Saudi recently launched a “pure” YouTube, and now a company in the Netherlands has designed a “halal” search engine for Muslims.

September 1, 2009

The Irena irony»
Abu Dhabi has won the bid to host Irena’s interim HQ. How did that happen?

June 30, 2009

Work for enterprising interns»
A new website offers internships for students only at small business ventures or startups across the world.

June 3, 2009

Work for enterprising interns»
A new website offers internships for students only at small business ventures or startups across the world.

May 31, 2009

Sell your ideas sky high»
Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic has launched a new promotion to help entrepreneurs from around the world sell innovative business ideas.

April 23, 2009


Malls for minipreneurs»
A mall in Detroit has started offering retail space and short-term contracts to small entrepreneurs. One for the region to emulate?

March 3, 2009


Write green»
A Dutch creative agency has created a font with small circular holes, which it says uses 20 percent less ink.

January 8, 2009


You’re nicked»
Father Christmas is currently calling up people to find out what they want for Christmas, says Iamsaintnick.com, a news site in the US. Will he be ringing here as well?

December 22, 2008

Give us more»
That’s what many international agencies have been telling oil-rich Gulf nations for months. But does the region have funds to spare?

December 1, 2008

Will the UAE Make the Switch?»
The UAE tops the list of the world’s most wasteful countries, but new initiatives promise to bring about a change.

November 26, 2008

Free branded t-shirts could be a new advertising gimmick»
A website in the US gives out free t-shirts to people by getting companies to use them as advertising tools. Is it an idea that the Gulf States can imitate?

November 20, 2008

Qualified foreigners putting on the garb of laborers to enter Saudi»
Several skilled expatriates enter the Kingdom on laborer work visas, because it is difficult to get a work visa to match their qualifications

November 13, 2008

Capital boom, Part I»
While the rest of the world worries about sustenance, Abu Dhabi has big plans for expansion. Where do we begin? Part I of a series.

November 12, 2008

Match making in heaven»
A Belgian company is offering ‘Marriage in the Sky’, a program that gives couples a chance to literally feel on top of the world.

November 9, 2008

Diamond in the sky, Part II»
The UAE is set to launch it first satellite into space this month. And when it does, the region will never be same again. Part II in a series

November 6, 2008

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