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Announcing dotShow.org

dotblack — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:46:00 +0000

Not much to say about it yet, getting it all together to start the show once again. Fingers crossed! Getting it up once again, hope it works better this time.

Check dotShow.org will be fixing the glitches and add the real content this weekend. Let me know what you think.

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You in Abu Dhabi?

dotblack — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:03:00 +0000

As you must know dotShow has stopped after episode four, for several reasons it has always been unlucky. Well, it’s getting ground again, have some time to dedicate to the show again. Are you a dotone reader who lives in Abu Dhabi? Join me for the next episode of dotShow.

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dotShow gets unlucky again

dotblack — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:20:44 +0000

My web-host acts funny as the date for dotShow is passed once again. Dramhost has been troublesome and a lot of hassle lately that I’m considering moving out all my websites from their boxes. I just got dotShow’s dedicated website up once again, which is another blow to the show. It’ll be up and I’ll announce it as soon as it is a real go. My apologies, once again.

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Episode #4: We need magazines!

dotblack — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 14:58:00 +0000

An insight on the need for home grown magazines in the Middle East.

Designers, Artists, and in general technologists need better magazines that come form the region for the region. Juniors and new entrants need better support and encouragement. Yea, we are deeply in need for real magazines that actual techies write in it, not just a bunch of editors who pickup stories from other sources. We need real web techies to talk about the web, real designers showcasing and highliting an individual’s work and judge. No editors, please.

Tune in and listen to the show. Please leave your feedback which is a key point about tech/art publishings in the Middle Eeast.

Running time: 00:11:21
File size: 7.8 MB
Download: Episode #4: We need magazines!

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Episode #3: Interview with Flip Media, Chameleon CMS

dotblack — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:15:00 +0000

Flip Media’s CMS has been under attack for a while, many blogs and forums talked about it. Listen to the cast, and find out the real story behind what happened and how it was solved.

Along with the WP/Chameleon discussion we talked a little about the Web market of the middle east. So, tune in, listen to the CEO Martin Diessner and the creative director of Flip Media Dinesh Lalvani.

Running time: 00: 21: 57
File size: 20.00 MB
Download: Episode #3, Flip Media’s Chameleon

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Episode #2: i18n and Localization, News buzz.

dotblack — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:12:00 +0000

Here comes the second episode of your dotShow. It’s a short one, I hope 15 minutes wouldn’t be long, but long enough I hope.

I18N, and a short News buzz.

Here you go:
Running time: 00:15:17
File size: 13.9 MB
Download: Episode #2, i18n

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iToot interview & bloging Misc

dotblack — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:05:00 +0000

Seems like I never posted this. Last week, well two weeks ago I recorded the first episode of dotShow and featured an interview with the team behind iToot.net. If you haven’t heard the show, then check it out here.

What I noticed on Toot is the lack of commercial blogs. That made me search for some. I was shocked by the low level of adoption of commercial bloging in the Middle Eeast.

So I’m thinking, is it the adoption nature that it’s all about time, or just the nature of closed-ended business in the Middle East. Lately the only ad/online agency that I read their blog was under a childish attack in forums and blogs. The agency used WordPress as their CMS and sold it to clients as the tool for managing content without mentioning the whole story behind the CMS. Anyway, thank god they had a blog and that could open up doors and ways for communicating the issue and solving it up. It works!

Okay, I think I’m taken in dwwen. So searched for commercial blogs there too, to no avail.

Or maybe it’s not the right time to talk about commercial blogs in the Middle East?

How much I wished Etisalat had a blog. At least when they blocked Flickr we could ask and get a PR from a proper representative.

Etisalat, please, get us a blog, get us a human being that posts and answers. We have loads of questions and feedback! Didn’t you just say REACH?

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Episode #1: Interview with iToot.net team

dotblack — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:16:00 +0000

Finally the first episode of dotShow, the pilot. An exciting show with an interesting interview with a creative and talented group of entrepreneurs behind iToot.net –the Arabian Blog Network.

Episode outline

Show introduction
Interview with iToot.net team
Next episode teaser

iToot.net interviewed members

Karim Arafat, Project Manager
George Akra, Quality Control/Marketer
Jad Madi, Web Developer
Wael Atili, Art Director

Get to know the team, what they do, and where they want to go. Advices for startups and new businesses along with an insightful team spirit (fights, disagreements, diversity) that’s a real team spirit that is not hidden to anyone. No faking, no fabricating. I love the way they think.

Running time: 00:42:43
File size: 39.1 MB
Download episode #1: Interview with iToot.net team

Don’t forget to subscribe to the show’s feed, subscribe now.

Enjoy the show and please kindly leave your feedback as a comment, there’s a lot of room for improvement, thanks.

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