Daily Star

All posts in this category are copied directly from articles published in the Daily Star, written by Will Donovan

Beirut workshop stresses need to respect copyrights

Beirut workshop stresses need to respect copyrights

By Yours Truly, Published in the Daily Star on December 24th, 2008 - Click here to see original
BEIRUT: The Education’s Ministry decision to make intellectual property rights (IPR) the theme of its SchoolNet project in 2009 highlights the growing prioritization of anti-piracy initiatives in Lebanon. Education Minister Bahia Hariri delivered a speech to a workshop [...]

Lebanon well-positioned to become hub for IT services

Link to the Original Article, Published December 5th, 2008, Daily Star
BEIRUT: Lebanon is well-positioned to offer web development, digital marketing, and information technology services to local, regional and international clients, according to several owners and partners of companies in and around Beirut. These experts agreed that Lebanon’s global position for IT services, outsourcing and off-shoring [...]

Beirut lecture explores modern marketing practices

Link to Original Article Published in the Daily Star, Published December 3rd, 2008
BEIRUT: The American University of Beirut (AUB) on Monday welcomed esteemed Harvard Business School professor John Quelch for a discussion on the ramifications and theories of his most recent book, “Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy.”
Quelch, the senior associate dean [...]

Where the present catches up with the past in a glass

Where the present catches up with the past in a glass

Hamra pub has weathered 44 years of wars and sieges
By yours truly - This is the most fun I’ve ever had writing anything. Ever. Pictures are my own and were not featured in the original article.
Click here for the Original Article from the Daily Star, Published December 2nd, 2008

BEIRUT: The speakers filter over the noise [...]

AUB debate on differences between Bush and Obama pits Daily Star regulars

From the Daily Star, November 25th, 2008, by Yours Truly:
Click here for the Original Article from the Daily Star, Published November 26th, 2008
BEIRUT: Agreements, not controversy, dominated a discussion at the American University of Beirut (AUB) on Tuesday between Rami Khouri and Michael Young, the former a regular contributor to The Daily Star’s Opinion section [...]

My First Article for the Daily Star: When will the Internet get up to speed in Lebanon?

From the Daily Star, written by yours truly:
Click here for the Original Article from the Daily Star, Published November 24th, 2008
BEIRUT: Amid rave reviews and the glow of high-definition television screens as far as the eye could see, the 13th edition of the Levant’s Information Technology Exhibition at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure center [...]