http://ivholdings.jeeran.com/categories/Maktoob/Transforming Arab Interactivity; Perspective from a Venture Capital Firm Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:46:17 GMTCopyright 2009 ivholdingsjeeran RSSGenerator v1.0http://ivholdings.jeeran.com/photos/profile_t.jpghttp://ivholdings.jeeran.com/categories/Maktoob/http://ivholdings.jeeran.com/archive/2009/9/936948.html936948TALK BACK: Building Hope: Yahoo! Acquires Maktoob.comThese are the views of Faisal Ghori, Principal at Middle East Ventures, a strategy consultancy focused on the greater Middle East and North Africa, on Yahoo buying Maktoob.com:Hope is often in short supply in the Middle East, but that may be quickly changing, at least for the region&amp;#8217;s entrepreneurs. On Aug. 25, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), the Internet...&nbsp;[<a href="http://ivholdings.jeeran.com/archive/2009/9/936948.html">read more</a>]Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:47:13 GMThttp://ivholdings.jeeran.com/archive/2009/9/936948.html#commentsivholdings<emile@iv-holdings.com>IT GrowthIV HoldingsMaktoobNewsNewsSuccesshttp://ivholdings.jeeran.com/archive/2009/8/931213.html931213A "Mabrouk" to Maktoob and Yahoo!With today's formal announcement of Yahoo!'s acquisition of Maktoob.com, we take this opportunity to congratulate the Maktoob founders and team as well as welcome Yahoo! as an active participant in shaping the Arabic speaking world's online and interactive experience. One gets the feeling that this is the beginning of a journey, and not an end, both for Yahoo! and...&nbsp;[<a href="http://ivholdings.jeeran.com/archive/2009/8/931213.html">read more</a>]Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:23:00 GMThttp://ivholdings.jeeran.com/archive/2009/8/931213.html#commentsivholdings<emile@iv-holdings.com>IT GrowthMaktoobNewsNews