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I am no coder, and never will be one. I am also not a very good web designer, though I strive to be one. I survive, like many people building their own sites, by using the expertise and contributions of others. For example, the open source community ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Ahmed Elamin
The Internet, social media and the mass sharing of content online has opened up a range of issues on who owns what and who has permission to republish. The debate has implications for those who post on social media and also for businesses, which migh...
DATE: Aug 24, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Ahmed Elamin
After the horrible riots in the UK, the country's Prime Minister David Cameron probably had the support of many people when he said: “And as I said yesterday, no phoney human rights concerns about publishing photographs will get in the way of bringin...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Ahmed Elamin
The smell of school is in the air and it’s time to think about what kind of laptop to give your child as he or she prepares to head off for post-secondary education.
You could splurge and get the best in the business to show “the kid” you really care...
DATE: Aug 10, 2011
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Ahmed Elamin
With Google, Microsoft, Apple, HTC and everyone else in a patent war for mobile phone software, one can say the market is in a period of instability until someone wins. Right now, it looks like Google's Android platform is winning the battle, holding...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Ahmed Elamin
Belgians have invented Smurfs, make some of the best beer in the world, and know how to fry a potato chip. However, one must say the country's leading newspapers scored an own goal when they took Google to court last year for listing their content in...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Ahmed Elamin
I spent the weekend camping at Silverstone for the Formula 1 race with seven other gadget equipped people.
I counted among us eight smartphones (including three BlackBerrys and one iPhone), an iPad, an iPod, a Kindle and a digital recorder. Everyone...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Ahmed Elamin
Microsoft is taking on Google in the cloud, while Google is looking to unseat Facebook in the social media market. What, after all, can we make of Microsoft Office 365 and Google+?
Other than both sounding like hopped up caffeinated drinks, the two s...
DATE: Jul 06, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ahmed Elamin
Is “gamification” the new marketing meme (a term used to describe a concept that spreads via the internet) for businesses, advertisers and entrepreneurs out to make a buck in the information age?
In the last two columns I described some of the theor...
DATE: Jun 22, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ahmed Elamin
Do you play computer games? Even if you do not, perhaps you can still figure out what type of gamer you could be: achiever, socialiser, explorer or killer.
These types are important to know if you are a marketer, advertiser, publicist or business ow...
DATE: Jun 15, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ahmed Elamin
