Comments on: Twitter SMS ends for Arabia and rest of the world, excluding USA, India and Canada http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html ArabCrunch is one of the first Arabian originated Blogs, that is dedicated to profiling and reviewing Arab originated startups and existing Internet and Mobile companies and their products and services. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:56:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SMSforFREE.lt http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-47651 SMSforFREE.lt Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:44:43 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-47651 SMS For Free www.smsforfree.lt Nemokami SMS www.smsdykai.lt SMS For Free http://www.smsforfree.lt
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]]> By: (Updated) Breaking: Twitter in Talks With Zain, the Largest Mobile Operator in the Arab World, for Regional SMS Deals. - interactiveME http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-29559 (Updated) Breaking: Twitter in Talks With Zain, the Largest Mobile Operator in the Arab World, for Regional SMS Deals. - interactiveME Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:51:46 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-29559 [...] ended last year  its free out bound SMS in bound notifications  to users worldwide excluding 3 countries because it costs them around 1000 [...] [...] ended last year  its free out bound SMS in bound notifications  to users worldwide excluding 3 countries because it costs them around 1000 [...]

]]> By: Breaking: Twitter in Talks With Zain the Largest Mobile Operator in the Arab world, for RegionalSMS Deals. http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-28785 Breaking: Twitter in Talks With Zain the Largest Mobile Operator in the Arab world, for RegionalSMS Deals. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:58:57 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-28785 [...] ended last year  its free out bound SMS in bound notifications  to users worldwide excluding 3 countries because it costs them around 1000 [...] [...] ended last year  its free out bound SMS in bound notifications  to users worldwide excluding 3 countries because it costs them around 1000 [...]

]]> By: Twe2 Brings Back Free SMS to Arabia and Most of the World. | ArabCrunch http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-12647 Twe2 Brings Back Free SMS to Arabia and Most of the World. | ArabCrunch Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:31:29 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-12647 [...] talked before about solutions that let you get out bound Twitter SMS  back after Twitter ended its SMS service in most of world, but most of the solutions offered  are paid.  Though there are other MicroBlogging platforms [...] [...] talked before about solutions that let you get out bound Twitter SMS  back after Twitter ended its SMS service in most of world, but most of the solutions offered  are paid.  Though there are other MicroBlogging platforms [...]

]]> By: No more Twitter SMS! BrightKite has Free International In-Bound SMS and, It Also Redesigned and Added New Features -30 Invites- | ArabCrunch http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-699 No more Twitter SMS! BrightKite has Free International In-Bound SMS and, It Also Redesigned and Added New Features -30 Invites- | ArabCrunch Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:31:51 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-699 [...] you are outside USA, Canada and UK, you no longer can get your twitter friends update via SMS,  yhough a number of starups came along to offer you twitter SMS but with hefty charge per SMS  . [...] [...] you are outside USA, Canada and UK, you no longer can get your twitter friends update via SMS,  yhough a number of starups came along to offer you twitter SMS but with hefty charge per SMS  . [...]

]]> By: Mashable Mentions ArabCrunch in a Post | ArabCrunch http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-697 Mashable Mentions ArabCrunch in a Post | ArabCrunch Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:20:00 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-697 [...] of days ago I wrote a breaking news story about the upcoming TweetSMS an SMS solution to the end of Twitter UK outbound SMS , and I sent @tweets to few people one of them was [...] [...] of days ago I wrote a breaking news story about the upcoming TweetSMS an SMS solution to the end of Twitter UK outbound SMS , and I sent @tweets to few people one of them was [...]

]]> By: Watwet Redesigns, Now Supports Mobliy the Second KSA’s Mobile Operator. | ArabCrunch http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-253 Watwet Redesigns, Now Supports Mobliy the Second KSA’s Mobile Operator. | ArabCrunch Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:11:11 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-253 [...] 2 way MMS service and its Arabic interface. Also as I said before Watwet might have benefited from Twitter ending out-bound SMS services to Arabia and most of the world. But anyways Twitter with around 2 million users has not gone main stream in USA yet, let alone in [...] [...] 2 way MMS service and its Arabic interface. Also as I said before Watwet might have benefited from Twitter ending out-bound SMS services to Arabia and most of the world. But anyways Twitter with around 2 million users has not gone main stream in USA yet, let alone in [...]

]]> By: TweetSMS Launched Today Enabling Twitter SMS in 190 Countries Including Many Arab States | ArabCrunch http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-187 TweetSMS Launched Today Enabling Twitter SMS in 190 Countries Including Many Arab States | ArabCrunch Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:58:06 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-187 [...] As reported by ArabCrunch last week , TweetSMS enables Twitter’s users who no longer can get SMS notifications from Twitter in countries outside USA, Canada, and India [...] [...] As reported by ArabCrunch last week , TweetSMS enables Twitter’s users who no longer can get SMS notifications from Twitter in countries outside USA, Canada, and India [...]

]]> By: Shabayek http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-164 Shabayek Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:06:07 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-164 Now can someone speak to Etisalat (UAE ISP) and ask them to lift their ban on the Twitter website, they blocked it long back, fearing it would damage their profits because of its free SMS module. Now can someone speak to Etisalat (UAE ISP) and ask them to lift their ban on the Twitter website, they blocked it long back, fearing it would damage their profits because of its free SMS module.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Jordan: No Free SMS Tweets for Arabia http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-147 Global Voices Online » Jordan: No Free SMS Tweets for Arabia Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:14:02 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-147 [...] including the Arab world won’t get Free SMS updates from their Twitter friends,” reports Arab Crunch, Posted by Amira Al Hussaini  Print Version Share [...] [...] including the Arab world won’t get Free SMS updates from their Twitter friends,” reports Arab Crunch, Posted by Amira Al Hussaini  Print Version Share [...]

]]> By: Gaith Saqer http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-127 Gaith Saqer Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:24:29 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-127 Ahamd i answered your Watwet question. i ll add that Twitter has no business model yet. Why do not you tell is why it is silly? instead of saying it is just simlly.? Makttob was funded with millions of $, now they have around 8 million visitors a month ( audited stats) and they are profitable. Maktoob business model: is like Yahoo and google: Ad supported and they make tons of money. There are many obstacles that are not helping startups grow in the Arab world, some from the developers themselves some from our governments and so on. I started ArabCrunch to help in the effort to change that. and i will have many posts that touches into what you are saying, stay tuned :) Ahamd i answered your Watwet question.
i ll add that Twitter has no business model yet.
Why do not you tell is why it is silly? instead of saying it is just simlly.?

Makttob was funded with millions of $, now they have around 8 million visitors a month ( audited stats) and they are profitable.
Maktoob business model:

is like Yahoo and google: Ad supported and they make tons of money.

There are many obstacles that are not helping startups grow in the Arab world, some from the developers themselves some from our governments and so on.
I started ArabCrunch to help in the effort to change that. and i will have many posts that touches into what you are saying, stay tuned :)

]]> By: Ahmad http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-126 Ahmad Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:44:45 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-126 I think that I do not say any kind of bad words, but I did really find it silly when you said "Though this might be a good news for Twitter’s regional competitor WatWet " I don`t like it when we the Arabs makes small things larger, keep it always as how it is. Show me one Arab startup that has been noticed by any startup funding firm or has been acquired. I was reading once about Faye3.com and that Maktoob has a partenrship with and afterward faye3.com became in the deadpool like many arab startups. I am crying for that, when I look at those Israeli startups coming from Tel-Aviv and Technion University that has been noticed and doing great like US and German startups. Finally, Since years I am asking one question of my self that I am not finding an answer to: what is the business model of Arab startups, what is Maktoob business model, hehe really silly. We have to setup plans, becuase its about identifying goals and planning. I think that I do not say any kind of bad words, but I did really find it silly when you said “Though this might be a good news for Twitter’s regional competitor WatWet ”

I don`t like it when we the Arabs makes small things larger, keep it always as how it is. Show me one Arab startup that has been noticed by any startup funding firm or has been acquired.

I was reading once about Faye3.com and that Maktoob has a partenrship with and afterward faye3.com became in the deadpool like many arab startups. I am crying for that, when I look at those Israeli startups coming from Tel-Aviv and Technion University that has been noticed and doing great like US and German startups.

Finally, Since years I am asking one question of my self that I am not finding an answer to: what is the business model of Arab startups, what is Maktoob business model, hehe really silly.

We have to setup plans, becuase its about identifying goals and planning.

]]> By: Gaith Saqer http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-120 Gaith Saqer Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:16:35 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-120 Ahmad, I welcome your comment but next time please be polite. there is in some way, Wawet is for the Arab world. remember Twitter is not yet Famous in the Arab world. WaWet also have arabic interface plus you can send not just SMS updates but MMS too. right now watwet SMS works in Jordan only with one telco which is Zain Jordan What is lame about Watwet is the following: 1- SMS updates are only with one operator, which makes the rest of us who do not have Zain in a disprivileged situation. they should work with all mobile operators, but i doubt it, i think part of the deal with Zain is to not do partnership with other operators in Jordan, which is a big mistake and makes the service less valuable. 2- there is not desktop application, which sucks, i do not wana keep refreshing my browser to get updates from my friends, and i do not wana spam my email with updates, they even develop one based on AIR or open their API to let others develop it. Ahmad, I welcome your comment but next time please be polite.
there is in some way, Wawet is for the Arab world. remember Twitter is not yet Famous in the Arab world. WaWet also have arabic interface plus you can send not just SMS updates but MMS too.
right now watwet SMS works in Jordan only with one telco which is Zain Jordan

What is lame about Watwet is the following:

1- SMS updates are only with one operator, which makes the rest of us who do not have Zain in a disprivileged situation. they should work with all mobile operators, but i doubt it, i think part of the deal with Zain is to not do partnership with other operators in Jordan, which is a big mistake and makes the service less valuable.

2- there is not desktop application, which sucks, i do not wana keep refreshing my browser to get updates from my friends, and i do not wana spam my email with updates, they even develop one based on AIR or open their API to let others develop it.

]]> By: Ahmad http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-117 Ahmad Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:57:14 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-117 You make me laugh, do u think there is any kind of competition between Twitter and that one WatWet, man really this is silly You make me laugh, do u think there is any kind of competition between Twitter and that one WatWet, man really this is silly

]]> By: Breaking: TweetSMS to enable SMS for Twitter in UK and worldwide soon | ArabCrunch http://arabcrunch.com/2008/08/twitter-sms-ends-for-arabia-and-rest-of-the-world-excluding-usa-india-and-canada.html/comment-page-1#comment-110 Breaking: TweetSMS to enable SMS for Twitter in UK and worldwide soon | ArabCrunch Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:59:29 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=141#comment-110 [...] wrote few hours a post about Twitter ending its UK SMS receiving service. On Twitter every one not in USA, Canada, and India is complaining Few minutes [...] [...] wrote few hours a post about Twitter ending its UK SMS receiving service. On Twitter every one not in USA, Canada, and India is complaining Few minutes [...]

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