Comments on: Facebook Goes Local in Middle East http://arabcrunch.com/2009/03/facebook-goes-local-in-middle-east.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: abduil http://arabcrunch.com/2009/03/facebook-goes-local-in-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-63358 abduil Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:46:25 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=366#comment-63358 السلم عيكم السلم عيكم

]]> By: Edgardo http://arabcrunch.com/2009/03/facebook-goes-local-in-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-22873 Edgardo Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:35:03 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=366#comment-22873 how can i go back to english version of my facebook? please help me!!! how can i go back to english version of my facebook? please help me!!!

]]> By: Fameego.com Team http://arabcrunch.com/2009/03/facebook-goes-local-in-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-19433 Fameego.com Team Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:51:46 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=366#comment-19433 I think you may find our newly launched social network fameego.com (Arabic and English) is more relevant to what you are saying where it has the Arabic flavor but the same time is global in services. I think you may find our newly launched social network fameego.com (Arabic and English) is more relevant to what you are saying where it has the Arabic flavor but the same time is global in services.

]]> By: Ayman Khateeb http://arabcrunch.com/2009/03/facebook-goes-local-in-middle-east.html/comment-page-1#comment-15474 Ayman Khateeb Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:00:46 +0000 http://arabcrunch.com/?p=366#comment-15474 the post was nice until i reached Alaa's Comment: "...but they think of it as another place to get dates.” what?! that is an awful statement and a really misunderstanding of social networking and web2.0!! it can be applied on a portion of people, but the statement is toooooo general!! anyways, that can be very true for Arabic social sites, as that is the only business model that they have :| regarding facebook vs. As7ab... it is not about arabic support, but it is about globalization! i will never seriously use as7ab or any arabic-centric solution, because my social relations are global, and not necesserly arab-centric. i would like to see the arabic language being a global standard, that's when we find as7ab a global site! but until then, i will keep seeing the arabic social networks as a "dating" sites, or at most, a repeated idea that tries to play with our arabic emotions using the arabic language! the post was nice until i reached Alaa’s Comment:
“…but they think of it as another place to get dates.”

what?!

that is an awful statement and a really misunderstanding of social networking and web2.0!!

it can be applied on a portion of people, but the statement is toooooo general!!

anyways, that can be very true for Arabic social sites, as that is the only business model that they have :|

regarding facebook vs. As7ab…

it is not about arabic support, but it is about globalization! i will never seriously use as7ab or any arabic-centric solution, because my social relations are global, and not necesserly arab-centric.

i would like to see the arabic language being a global standard, that’s when we find as7ab a global site!

but until then, i will keep seeing the arabic social networks as a “dating” sites, or at most, a repeated idea that tries to play with our arabic emotions using the arabic language!

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