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Month: July 2007

  • Fastlink launches new video download service in cooperation with Ikbis.com

    Ikbis goes mobile! Here’s the press release from Fastlink about the new service that was launched yesterday: Fastlink, part of the Mobile Telecommunication Group (MTC), launched a new photo and video sharing service in cooperation with IKBIS.com. The service is the first of its kind in Jordan and the region that enables subscribers to view…

  • Simpsonized..

    I Simpon-ized myself.. Hmm.. Not too bad.. Then, again, I already have my Toot icon.. My self portrait.. Me as and M&M My grumpy intellectual look But nothing beats the.. ELECRO–TURBAN Read these related posts on 360east: No related posts

  • Brilliant Hajjaj cartoon about the current water pollution crisis

    As the water pollution crisis in the north of Jordan keeps making headlines (over 750 people have already been befallen by diarrhea in the Manshiat Bani Hassan area), Hajjaj’s cartoon in Al-Ghad resembled an info-graphic published in the paper yesterday, which depicted some of the microbes that cause water pollution. Hajjaj reveals the real culprits.…

  • I want to get Simpson-ized, but I can’t!

    I saw my friends turn into Simpsons-like character and I became jealous. Yesterday night I tried to logo onto SimpsonizeMe, but the site returned an error. This morning they have the announcement above on the home page. Wow.. It’s become so popular that the site can’t handle it anymore. You’d expect that major media companies…

  • Frozen Smoke

    Another cool photo on ikbis today.

  • Ikbis photo: Flower grid

    Just saw this on Ikbis. Variety within unity..

  • Blogs are our destroying human culture (yeah right)..

    Blogs, Wikipedia and uncontrolled media will destroy human cultural integrity. Where are the editors who check the facts? Where are the scientists who make sure our media is for for consumption? Where is the good-taste police? “Blogs-as-the-end-of-civilization” was a main message behind a recent “Chip Talk” article in the Jordan Times last Friday. So.. How…

  • Wakalat street at night: urban coexsistance

    Place: Wakalat Street, Amman, Jordan Time: Sunday 22 July 2007. Today was the official opening day of Wakalat Street. I decided to pass by on my way back home from the office at around 10:30 pm. Thousands of people. Jordanians, Iraqis, Gulf nationals. Teenage boys and girls. Totally westernized clothes to pitch black niqabs. Families.…

  • How government regulations are killing Jordan’s scooter market

    In 2005, and based on directives from HM The King, scooters where allowed into Jordan for the first time. This was supposed to help alleviate the transportation problems of Jordanians by providing a cheaper alternative to cars. Scooters where also expected to reduce Amman’s escalating traffic problems. Investors in the sector (who invested millions of…

  • Shatana: Contemporary art meets ancient village

    Just some images from my trip to Shatana on Friday, to attend the open day of the Shatana International Artists Workshop. More info and images to follow.. Read these related posts on 360east: Talal Abu Ghazaleh Group announces Aqaba Smart Village Amman is looking for its stories. Now YOU can write them.. Argentine Dishadashah: Arab…

  • Rem Koolhaas in Amman talk today

    Either I have been living on Mars for the past few days or this event is being totally under-promoted (actually I just discovered I have two overlooked email messages about this in my inbox!!). Apparently Rem Koolhaas is giving a talk at Al Hussein Cultural Center today. I just heard about it today (from a…

  • It’s official: I am Jordan’s most popular blogger! 🙂

    Finally some respect! I’ve been TOILING AWAY day and night for YEARS, crafting one intelligent blog post after the other. I’ve given all my energy to inform and delight my dear audience. I’ve browsed the net and mainstream media to find jewels and present them on the silver plate that is 360east.com… All the comment…