Month: November 2008
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NYTimes election mood cloud..
Read these related posts on 360east: A ’special’ mobile plan for parliament election candidates only! Please tell me who to vote for in the 5th district Music to your mood, dad! Why did ATV miss it’s launch yesterday? Welcome to Jordan, Senator Obama
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I want my kids to grow up in a world where Obama is president of the US
Good morning world. Good morning America. The world needs an American president with Obama’s personal history. Despite the grave mistakes of the past, I still believe that America can be good to the world, but it needs to be lead away from a stance of muscle flexing and arrogance. Obama is someone who just might…
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Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Cultural marketing can look this good
Spotted this cool poster for the theatrical adaptation of Suad al Amiry’s book “Sharon and My Mother-in-Law” in several places in Amman. Whoever booked those billboards is clever. On Mecca street they are located near traffic lights. Very noticeable. And the poster looks pretty cool too. Does anyone know who designed it. It’s amazing how…
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Jordan Internet Blackout 2008: Are Jordan’s ISP’s irresponsible?
It was not exactly a total ‘blackout’, but more of an ‘on/off blackout’. For the past week, internet access in Jordan was totally screwed up. Forget the mostly useless customer service responses. Forget that Jordan’s ISP are keeping Jordan behind when it comes to broadband access, by still, in 2008, offering 2MBit/sec as the highest…