Forbes.com: Lebanon festive for now, but tough issues ahead
Although I find their analysis a little hackneyed and sadly standard, this is a nice article about the current calm and the future challenges facing Lebanon. As Nick said, “Using an unknown business man as the central pillar of a tired argument does seem like a stretch.” From the article:
Construction cranes dot Beirut’s Mediterranean skyline. [...]
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 [...]
Two Evenings in Beirut
I spent this afternoon at Microsoft Lebanon’s beautiful offices in Downtown Beirut, discussing Open Source Technology, software piracy, and several Microsoft initiatives. Their publicist also sort of offered me a job…! Prior to my meeting I had lunch with Nick in Martyr’s Square - We didn’t have much to say to each other, but it [...]
All is Well in Beirut
A simple update - Life is getting both more and less complex in Beirut - More complex as my job evolves into more and more of a consulting position, less complex as I get to know the city better and settle into a routine…
Other than that, there’s isn’t too much to report - I’m looking [...]
All’s well in Beirut…
I know I haven’t been good at keeping up this week but things are well. Thought I would share a photo of this amazing car I saw on Gemayze St as well, and a sight of Eckhart Tolle on Hamra St:
Photos from the Cedar Reserve
You’ll find a deck of pictures from my trip to the Cedar Reserve in Shouf, Lebanon, here: http://williamcurtisdonovan.com/photos/?album=1&gallery=10 - the first half of the gallery is of pictures on the way from Beirut to the Reserve, with some amazing pictures of the Shouf area where Karma is from. There will be a second gallery shortly [...]
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
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 [...]
Another Weekend in Beirut
Waiting waiting waiting - Patience patience patience. This is my new mantra, and I’m not very good at it. Waiting to see what will happen at the Daily Star with my proposal, waiting for other people to make decisions about various other business ventures, waiting waiting waiting.
This weekend I spent Saturday morning finishing Robert Fisk’s [...]
