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Author: Krikor
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Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
Why Flickr Sucks …
The answer is simple, because you can not buy a pro account if you live in Lebanon. Yes Yahoo and Flickr people and management, Lebanon is a living country and we have internet connection and we have browsers, we have digital cameras and we take pictures and we would like to share them with our friends and the world online.
The weird thing is when you take a look at the list of the countries available you can see all the neighboring countries to Lebanon, Cyprus, Syria and Israel, but Lebanon is not on the list.
Another funny fact is that you can find lots of “Embargoed Countries” by the US State department on the list of Flickr such as Burma, Sudan, Iran, North Korea …
But it is ok for me and I can live with Flickr’s ignorance and lack of knowledge about geography, as long as a great service like Smugmug exist.
There are lots of other online services that offer similar services and they accept payments from Lebanon and I always recommend Smumug to my friends, read a previous posting about them here, they are not as big as Flickr and Yahoo in company size and employees number, but definitely they deliver what they promise.
TradeVibes
TradeVibes is the best way to discover, research and discuss hot (and not so hot) startup companies. The community finds cool and interesting startups and adds them to TradeVibes. By leveraging the collective wisdom of the community, TradeVibes separates the best startups from their competitors.
The long term mission is to democratize business information. By increasing transparency around information, they hope to encourage frank discussions and opinions about these companies. Ultimately, they believe this will increase innovation and encourage entrepreneurship globally.
TradeVibes was founded by four early employees of PayPal who shared a passion for entrepreneurship and cool new startups.
Another cool options is the TradeVibes widget which allows you to add a customizable, aesthetically-pleasing widget to your blog or site. The widget itself offers your site’s visitors information about the companies that you mention. You can control what information is visible on the widget, and users can gain access to any additional company data with a single click which directs them to the company’s TradeVibes profile.
Behind the scenes, widget integration gives you access to a dynamic database of thousands of companies. Because company profiles are constantly updated by the TradeVibes members through the easy-to-use wiki format, new companies are added quickly and profiles are kept up-to-date and accurate.
Shelfari Acquired By Amazon.com
Based in Seattle, Shelfari introduces readers to global community of book lovers and encourages them to share their literary inclinations and passions with peers, friends, and total strangers (for now).
Shelfari was the first social media site focused on books, and will continue to innovate as it brings together the world’s readers. Their mission is to enhance the experience of reading by connecting readers in meaningful conversations about the published word.
Josh Hug, CEO & Co-Founder of Shelfari quoted on their blog on August 25th:
It’s an exciting day here at Shelfari. The rain has stopped, the birds are chirping and the biggest news of all – we are being acquired by Amazon.com.
You can check my profile http://www.shelfari.com/krikor
Aramex New Logo
Aramex started in 1982 as an express operator rapidly establishing itself into a global brand recognized for its quality service and unique multi-product offering. In January 1997, Aramex became the first Arab-based international company to trade its shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange. After five years of successful trading, Aramex returned to private ownership in February 2002 and continued to expand and excel as a privately owned company, establishing global alliances and gaining stronger brand recognition. In June 2005 Aramex went public on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) as Arab International Logistics (Aramex) with its shares traded under ARMX.
Today Aramex and its worldwide alliance form an extensive transportation network that spans the four corners of the globe. With offices strategically located in major cities, Aramex offers customers around the world comprehensive transportation solutions that range from international and domestic express delivery, freight forwarding, logistics and warehousing to publication distribution and specialized shopping services such as the Shop&Ship U.S. mailbox and Shop the World catalog shopping.
The Aramex-led Global Distribution Alliance (GDA) brings together 40 independent express companies from around the world, each specializing in their own region and together covering the world with the same, unified standards and business procedures. The network has more than 12,000 offices, 33,000 vehicles and 66,000 employees serving alliance customers and attending to the details of their business round the clock, around the globe.