3 posts and columns on Jordan

YouTube Moves to Play Bigger Role in Middle East With Seven Local Versions

in Social on March 10, 2011 at 12:40 pm PT

YouTube today launched versions of its site for seven countries in the Middle East, a step that could add to the site’s local importance during the region’s ongoing turbulent political times by better surfacing timely citizen videos.

Walt in Israel

in News on December 18, 2007 at 12:02 am PT

Here’s a terrific shot of AllThingsD.com’s Walt Mossberg with well-known Israeli entrepreneur Yossi Vardi. (Click on the image to make it larger.) They’re onstage at an event called the Israel Business Conference, put on by an Israeli business publication called Globes. Walt was interviewed by Vardi. At one point, he noted: “In 10 years, I [...]

Peace in the Mideast, With Great Cellphone Coverage

in Mossblog on December 17, 2007 at 9:20 am PT

OK, so this isn’t my usual tech review or rant. As it is the holiday season, and I find myself in Israel, I thought I’d post a few optimistic words about Peace on Earth–real peace in our time, evidenced every day, among Muslims and Jews. I came here to speak at a tech/business conference sponsored [...]