Talasim.com wins international competition, receives 50,000-euro prize.Summary: Jordan-based website competed with 1,500 international company in SeedCamp Jordan-based website competed with 1,500 international company in SeedCamp Talasim.com, a leading Arabic website, has snatched the top prize in the SeedCamp international competition, which concluded in London Saturday. The award winning followed a marathon competition, where 20 companies out of 1,500 contenders were qualified for the finals. The jackpot was a 50,000-euro prize. Following the announcing of the winners, Talasim.com's co-founder and business development manager Sabri Hakim voiced pride in the achievement. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. over winning this international competition, an achievement that testifies to Arab young people's ability to excel in this age of hi-tech and take the lead from Western and Eastern countries that pioneered in this field," Hakim said Hakim Mohammed Said (Urdu: حکیم محمد سعید) (January 9, 1920 - October 17,1998) was a renowned scholar, philanthropist of Pakistan and former Governor of Sindh. He established Hamdard Foundation in 1948. . Being the only Arabic site running for the competition and a representative of the region, Talasim.com was supported and financed by Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) and Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four . QRCE's Executive Director Mohammad Khawaja Born April 14, 1979 in Ottawa, Mohammad Momin Khawaja was the first Canadian charged under the national Anti-terrorism Act. Personal life Born to Pakistani immigrants Azra and Mahboob who had moved to Canada in 1967, Khawaja lived in Saudi Arabia with his family from the commended the talent of Arab young people and the potential they have in the technology field, pointing to headline-grabbing acquisition deals involving Jordanian websites recently.Commenting on the developments, Khawaja said: "This achievement and the recent Yahoo!'s acquisition of Jordanian website maktoob.com highlight Jordan's lofty status on the technology map and the creativity of Jordanian youth"."These accomplishments would have never been translated into facts on the ground without the attention His Majesty
ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → sector with a view to enhance individual skills and ensure people's contribution to building a new knowledge-based economy that leads to achieving sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union ". Outlining the edge talasim.com enjoys vis-Ea-vis other Arabic sites, Hakim said the electronic services offered by the site are coupled with a humoristic and realistic approach to help Arab youth express themselves in a more spontaneous manner. With the growth of the number of visitors to Arabic website, Hakim forecast that these sites' share in advertising revenues would increase, especially since they have a great technical potential that conventional channels lack. In addition, he said, web-based advertising allows control over ad campaigns that can be evaluated and re-adjusted during the process to yield the best results and achieve the goals of the campaign. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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