Comments on: (Updated) Confirmed: Breaking: Yahoo Acquires Maktoob The Largest Arab Portal, at an Estimated 100 Million USD

By: Finally: Yahoo! Maktoob introduces Yahoo! Mail in Arabic - ArabCrunch

Finally: Yahoo! Maktoob introduces Yahoo! Mail in Arabic - ArabCrunch — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:29:42 +0000

[...] Yahoo! Maktoob introduces Yahoo! Mail in Arabic 16 Nov, 2011 Around 2 years ago Yahoo acquired maktoob the largest Arab portal for around 200 million USD. And people started speculating when an Arabic [...]

By: Wikileaks: Jordanian government officials envision Jordan’s role as the “India of the Middle East” - ArabCrunch

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:33:40 +0000

[...] Wikileaks: Jordanian government officials envision Jordan’s role as the “India of the Middle East” 7 Sep, 2011 A US diplomatic cable sent from US embassy in Amman and published on Wikileaks this week discussed Jordan’s IT sector status and plans after Yahoo acquisition of Jordanian portal Maktoob. [...]

By: Maktoob Now The Fifth Most Popular Homepage on Yahoo, Yahoo Captures 40% of Arab Display Ad Market - ArabCrunch

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:27:48 +0000

[...] home page on Yahoo with around 50 million unique users compared 30 million unique users when Yahoo acquired Maktoob for around 200 million USD. In terms of revenues in the press release Yahoo said that Yahoo [...]

By: BREAKING: Intel Acquires Egypt-based SySDSoft - ArabCrunch

BREAKING: Intel Acquires Egypt-based SySDSoft - ArabCrunch — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:56:16 +0000

[...] more investors see the exit window for their hight tech investments open again. Lets not forget Yahoo Maktoob deal that brought excitement and was like an energizer to the Internet industry. Hope next time [...]

By: Saliha haddad

Saliha haddad — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:10:05 +0000

Hello,
It’s wonderful to see our language Arabic going a head. with maktoob so the Arabian people has the braggest Search engine speaks Arabic. here also I find a site like twitter and some thing like skyrock, it’s Jawabok.com (http://www.jawabok.com) .. so this sites and similar can make Arabic go forward.

By: Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Silicon Valley Companies Have big Interest in MENA as a Fast Growing Region #adms

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:33 +0000

[...] companies have big interest in MENA as a fast growing region.” a fact that is not only backed by Yahoo! ‘s maktoob acquisition last year, but also with a number of facts: Facebook Arabizing its UI, Skype Arabizing its UI and [...]

By: Google to Push for a Larger Expansion in the Arab Region

Google to Push for a Larger Expansion in the Arab Region — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:21:18 +0000

[...] However, we see now a major change in that direction as we see bigger regional push from Google, as its it is seeking to employ more people in the region. This comes few months after Yahoo!’s acquisition of the largest Arab portal Maktoob. [...]

By: March 18- Arab and American Venture Capitalist & Investors Converge at the Global Technology Forum 2010 in Silicon Valley -Discounts to ArabCrunch Reader

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:24:13 +0000

[...] date 25. August 2009, when Yahoo acquired Maktoob, will be written in history as critical point for the Arab tech and Internet industry, as it might [...]

By: ياهو تطلق محرك بحثها بالعربي من خلال مكتوب.

ياهو تطلق محرك بحثها بالعربي من خلال مكتوب. — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:53:38 +0000

[...] للغة العربية في محرك بحثها و ذللك من خلال موقع مكتوب الذي استحوذت عليه السنة الماضية. وهذا الخطوة تعتبر أول عملية دمج خدمات ياهو العالمية [...]

By: Yahoo Launches Arabic Search via Maktoob

Yahoo Launches Arabic Search via Maktoob — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:31:23 +0000

[...] This is the first time a fully supported Yahoo! search engine has been available in Arabic and is currently in its first phase on Maktoob.com . And this is the first integration step between Maktoob and Yahoo after the acquisition! [...]

By: بيع الشركات و اهميته للنهوض بالقطاع التقني العربي: شركة امارتية تستحوذ على موقع مررها.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:43 +0000

[...] في عمليات الاستحواذ و التمويل على مستوى المنطقة، فمن استحواذ ياهو العالمية على مكتوب، الى استحواذ سماشنج ماجازين على مدونة نوبي المصرية، [...]

By: Yahoo Acquisition of Maktoob is Completed

Yahoo Acquisition of Maktoob is Completed — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:25:39 +0000

[...] and others. Or you want to follow us on Twitter or Facebook.Powered by WP Greet Box ArabCrunch Broke at the global level that Yahoo Acquired Maktoob, today it was announced that the deal is completed on Thursday [...]

By: Smashing Magazine Acquired the Popular Egyptian Blog Noupe

Smashing Magazine Acquired the Popular Egyptian Blog Noupe — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:57:08 +0000

[...] price of the deal was not announced, but it has great implication the same way Yahoo’s acquisition of Maktoob will affect the Arab region, -according to my sources the amount of the deal was 200 million [...]

By: Smashing Magazine تستحوذ على المدونة المصرية الانجليزية المشهورة نوبي

Smashing Magazine تستحوذ على المدونة المصرية الانجليزية المشهورة نوبي — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:36:48 +0000

[...] و للقطاع التقني العربي. فهذا الحدث لا يقل اهمية عن قيام ياهو بالاستحواذ على مكتوب بمبلغ قدرته مصادري ب ٢٠٠ مليون دولار. ( خبر استحواذ [...]

By: Yahoo! Maktoob Launches Its First iPhone App: An Arabic/English Free Dictionary - interactiveME

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:13:12 +0000

[...] Yahoo’s acquired Maktoob has launched its first application for the iPhone called “Maktoob Dictionary.” [...]

By: Yahoo! Maktoob Launches Its First iPhone App: An Arabic/English Free Dictionary

Yahoo! Maktoob Launches Its First iPhone App: An Arabic/English Free Dictionary — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:05:24 +0000

[...] on this topic and others. Or you want to follow us on Twitter or Facebook.Powered by WP Greet BoxYahoo’s acquired Maktoob has launched its first application for the iPhone called “Maktoob [...]

By: Google Changes the “G” int its Arabic Q&A Domain into “J” Ejabat.google.com, ArabCrunch Q&A with Google Tomorrow.

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:15:15 +0000

[...] Google Ejabat is Google Arabia’s first pure Arabic play, and as I said before Google is serious about the Arab region, specially that we have a new big player in the Arab region. [...]

By: Yahoo to end investment in AliBaba.com… « Online Marketing « Asia Online Marketing

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:07:51 +0000

[...] mind having some cashflow for some of it’s plans in the emerging markets such as the recent acquisition of Maktoob in the Middle East, not to mention the gains it’ll have made from this investment. While for [...]

By: Google Launches The Arabic Edition of Google Sites and Four New Arabic Local Editions of Google News - interactiveME

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:08:06 +0000

[...] domain for Palestine. But now as Yahoo has become a serious challenger in the region with its Maktoob acquisition; things might start moving fast in both [...]

By: Jeeran Story Is No Different Than The Story Of The Typical Silicon Valley Startup.

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:42:34 +0000

[...] that, I am sure that Yahoo’s Maktoob acquisition of Maktoob is a game changer along with the Internet giant Google’s serious efforts in the [...]

By: Sohaib Thiab – The Story of an Internet Entrepreneur » Arabcrunch Reviews WizardsProductions

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:06:33 +0000

[...] recently broke the news of Yahoo’s acquisition of Maktoob.com and was mentioned in Reuters for breaking it, the blog also had a video interview with [...]

By: Exclusive Video Interview With Keith Nillsson VP Yahoo & Samih Toukan Co-Founder Maktoob. - interactiveME

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:32:30 +0000

[...] the second day after the biggest news in the Arab Internet world since ever -Yahoo! Acquisition of Maktoob- I had the chance to record a video Interview with Keith Nillsson Senior Vice President [...]

By: Значимостта на социалните мрежи в арабския свят « Intidar|انتظار

Значимостта на социалните мрежи в арабския свят « Intidar|انتظار — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:02:09 +0000

[...] над 12 000 000 потребители от целия арабски свят. Наскоро той бе закупен от гиганта Yahoo!, чиито амбиции да стъпи здраво в Близкия изток [...]

By: Yahoo! Maktoob: Ready for Freedom of Speech and Piracy Issues? | Thoughtpick Blog

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:35:42 +0000

[...] almost 2 years of rumors about this deal, Yahoo! made a big move last week when it purchased the Arabic portal Maktoob for an estimated $85 million. This is certainly one of the biggest moves in the Middle East’s [...]

By: E-Commerce in Jordan: Different Approaches From 3 Startups and From Jabbar and Aramex.

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:44:23 +0000

[...] It used to be part of Maktoob Group and now part of Jabbar Group of company which emerged after Yahoo’’s purchase of Maktoob. Souq.com started around 2005 offering an eBay like auction website, where people can sell stuff [...]