The IV Holdings Blog: Jeeran

Jeeran Launches a Dedicated Creative Commons Channel

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:01:13 GMT

Jeeran's co-Founder Laith has just returned from Rome with some lovely news for the Arab online content industry. Jeeran has partnered with Creative Commons to spread awareness on the potential of Arab users to create content. For those not familiar with Creative Commons, it is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share content in a manner consistent with... [read more]

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

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:30:24 GMT

Jeeran Story Is No Different Than The Story Of The Typical Silicon Valley Startup.Jeeran is an interesting Arab internet company because its story resembles the stories you hear about in Silicon Valley (USA): A Tech startup that starts from the founders’ garage or dorm and then makes it big (example:HP,YahooandGoogleto name a few.)Jeeran was founded in 2000 by then two Jordanian students and entrepreneurs... [read more]

Jeeran Takes On Yahoo!, Launches Jeeran Research Along With Nazarti: A Reward Based Online Survey Community.

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:26:19 GMT

Jeeran Takes On Yahoo!, Launches Jeeran Research Along With Nazarti: A Reward Based Online Survey Community.Jeeran one of the popular social media communities in the Arab world has recentlylaunched a new subsidiary calledJeeran Researcha research agency tailored to the Arab world (they callit MENA !) that competes directly with Yahoo’sMatoob Research.The new company is using a new reward based Arabic/English... [read more]

Jeeran's New Homepage

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:27:25 GMT

Jeeran's Fresh New Look!We all know that Jeeran has recently been adopting a more content-centric approach, with the introductions of content channels, expansion of language support (French), and other exciting products and features. This morning, we woke up to a new homepage at www.jeeran.com, which the IV team frankly loved. The ease of assessing Arab user generated content has been significantly... [read more]

Jeeran Launches a French Version

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:04:20 GMT

Jeeran Launches a French VersionJeeran, one of the Arab world’s leading user-generated content portals, have just launched a newFrench versionof their portal.This move aims to make Jeeran’s services more accessible for users in the Arab Maghreb region, where the French language is widely used offline and online, in an attempt to widen their reach and grow their target market.This is most probably a... [read more]

Jeeran places royal crown and Jordanian flag on its website's header

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:00 GMT

Jeeran places royal crown and Jordanian flag on its website's headerAs part of the celebrations honoring the passing of a decade since the coronation of His Majesty King Abdullah II, Jeeran, one of the most popular social networking platforms in the region, integrated the royal crown and Jordanian flag into its website's header.A host of bloggers on the site also published a variety of articles praising... [read more]

Three successes for IV Holdings

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:52:14 GMT

The announcement of Intel Capital’s investments in two Jordanian internet companies was also a victory for IV Holdings, the Jordanian venture capital firm that has now seen three of its early-stage investments validated by one of the world’s largest technology funds.Last year Conservus International, originally funded by IV Holdings, received an investment from Intel Capital, one of the world’s largest... [read more]

Smart play is to back technology start-ups

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:49:52 GMT

Smart play is to back technology start-upsTom GaraBarack Obama waves to the audience after his Cairo address. The US president urged the Middle East to invest in education and innovation.Nasser Nasser / AP PhotoFew things excite and inspire a technology reporter as much as talking to entrepreneurs.Big companies may have the reach and the resources to take on the biggest of challenges, but it is start-ups... [read more]

Arabic poetry tradition gets digital platform

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:44:36 GMT

Arabic poetry tradition gets digital platformTom GaraOne of the most popular websites in the Middle East hopes to reinvent the great Arab tradition of impromptu poetry, bringing it to a new audience over a digital platform.Seejal, an Arabic word describing improvised verbal duels between poets, was recently launched by Jeeran.com, a website that lets users create and share their content online.“Poetry... [read more]

Intel Capital to invest in Jeeran and ShooFeeTV

Sun, 17 May 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Intel Capital to invest in two digital content companies in Jordan Investments in Jeeran and ShooFeeTV underline Intel’s commitment to extend region’s technological expertise World Economic Forum, Dead Sea, Jordan, May 17, 2009 – As part of its ongoing commitment to Jordan, Intel today announced that Intel Capital, its investment organization, will be investing in two digital... [read more]