Rachel McArthur

Ragheb Alama: Learning from Arab Idol

Ragheb Alama: Learning from Arab Idol

RACHEL MCARTHUR: Ragheb has been praised by critics for his fairness, but it has not been clear if he was going to return for the next season – until now.

 Steve Royston

Jerusalem Postcard: Tears, Trinkets, Traffic

Jerusalem Postcard: Tears, Trinkets, Traffic

STEVE ROYSTON: “When we enter Jerusalem, you will be surrounded by people who will try to take your money. I know these people…”

 David Westley

News Analysis: Google Mulls Yahoo! Bid

News Analysis: Google Mulls Yahoo! Bid

NEWS ANALYSIS: Google is the dominant search company, Yahoo! is the number one display advertising company – combined it’s a solid gold ATM.

 Alexander McNabb

Steve Jobs: Arrogant Genius Who Made The Difference

Steve Jobs: Arrogant Genius Who Made The Difference

ALEXANDER MCNABB: There’s little doubt Steve Jobs was an arrogant bastard. I’ve never met him but the absolute certitude shone through in everything he did.

 Alexander McNabb

Lebanon: Yesterday’s Technology, Today

Lebanon: Yesterday’s Technology, Today

ALEXANDER MCNABB: The image above is from the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications website.These are the people responsible for the Internet in Lebanon…

 Alexander McNabb

Much to Lose as Calls Mount for a Regulated Web

Much to Lose as Calls Mount for a Regulated Web

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Regulating the Internet in the name of privacy and responsibility is all very well, but we also have to be wary of regulating discourse.

 Steve Royston

GCC Youth and the False Goal of ‘Being Management’

GCC Youth and the False Goal of ‘Being Management’

STEVE ROYSTON: The parents of many in the GCC instill in their sons and daughters (particularly sons) the idea that the only respectable career is management.

 Alexander McNabb

The Future’s Coming, Please Tell the UAE’s Telcos

The Future’s Coming, Please Tell the UAE’s Telcos

ALEXANDER MCNABB – Technology has allowed us to speak to each other in ways unimaginable five years ago. The telco operators in the Middle East, however, don’t appear to have caught on yet.

 Alexander McNabb

Telcos & Disintermediation: Slow Motion Car Crash

Telcos & Disintermediation: Slow Motion Car Crash

Telcos are staring looming disintermediation in the face and don’t have the faintest clue what to do about it.

 Alexander McNabb

Sticker Scratcher

Sticker Scratcher

Quite properly, the UAE insists that products sold to consumers here are labelled in Arabic – the national language. However, once again, there is trouble in paradise.