Telephone Blog

We were very excited to participate in the preparation for Twestival Amman Beirut that took place last Thursday, the 25^th. We had the chance to collaborate with great teams from Twestival Amman (@ammantwestival), ArabNet, and Twestival Beirut (@twestivalbeirut); namely @SanaTawileh, @sdarine, @mkhawaja, @kamelasmar, @Naeema, @eebz, @LucyHanna, and @hadinasereddin.

The Twestival gathered individuals from various backgrounds and cities in the region, all for the cause of education, through donations to the ‘World Concern’ humanitarian organization.

The schedule was composed of a very interesting presentation on the history of Twitter in general and in the region, and a humorous take on the do’s and don’ts of Twitter, as well as a tombola offering super interesting giveaways.

One of the very memorable moments of this event is the extremely generous donation made by @aramex (by @fadig in person!) to the fundraising event, enabling us to raise even more money for a cause so close the heart.

Here are a few pictures we brought back with us:

@danyawad, @eleenakorban, @sam_lb, @migheille, @azzi, @monajem, @mayazankoul, @larazankoul, @funkyozzi

@sdarine

@aymanitani

A message from the Queen of Jordan (@QueenRania) recorded specially for the Twestival

#TwestivalAB's hero of the day, @fadig of @aramex!

@mayazankoul's artwork won by @jessdheere from @SMEXBeirut

@Plus961, @khaledmhakim, @toniyammine

@sdarine, @christinkik, @naeema, @danyawad, @krikorianM

@plus961, @sadekhm

@sam_lb, @mayazankoul, @stephanienehme

@larazankoul donating some of her artwork, @sdarine, @aymanitani

@mayazankoul, @sdarine, @lucyhanna, @naeema, @larazankoul, @aymanitani, @toniyammine

Telephone.com was glad to participate in GeekFest Beirut (@GeekFestBeirut) on February 5th.
The event took place in the wonderful atmosphere of Art Lounge and included a selection of presentations on the topics of social media, information and its evolution, 3D and the film industry, as well as environmental concerns and different ways of how to do your part.

The Telephone.com team was very pleased to be part of this event as it was the first of its kind in the country and generated a massive turn out of people from a variety of industries, all with a keen interest in technology and information. The crowd was very interactive with the presenters and we all indulged into live tweeting in order to update those who could not attend and were unfortunate to miss all the interesting stuff that was said.

Here’s what others had to say about #GeekFestBeirut:
Click HERE for Social Media Exchange SMEX’s blog post.

Click HERE for Fake Plastik Souks’ blog post.

We would like to thank @alexzawya, @alexandermcnabb, @Naeema, @SMEXBeirut, and everyone who was involved in the GeekFest.

For more info about the event, please go to http://geekfestbeirut.com/

Here are a few pictures we wanted to share with you:

Props go to Zeina Gabriel and @footnem (Fadi Nammour) for the wonderful pictures they both took, don’t miss the rest of their pictures.

by Zeina Gabriel

by Zeina Gabriel

by Zeina Gabriel

by Zeina Gabriel

by Zeina Gabriel

by Zeina Gabriel

by Fadi Nammour

by Fadi Nammour

by Fadi Nammour

by Fadi Nammour

by Zeina Gabriel

UPDATE

With the growing benefits of FREE SMSes to Haiti, the continued suffering in Haiti especially with the successive and substantial aftershocks, and the growing needs for food and shelter, we have gladly extended our ‘FREE SMSes to Haiti’ initiative until February 10^th, 2010.

Please extend to NGOs and people who can benefit from this offer.



En raison des bénéfices croissants des SMS gratuits en Haïti et la souffrance continue en particulier due aux répliques successives et importantes, et les besoins croissants de nourriture et d’abri, nous avons étendu notre initiative “SMS gratuits en Haïti» jusqu’au 10 Février, 2010.

N’hésitez pas de communiquer cette offre aux ONG et aux personnes qui peuvent en bénéficier.

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On January 7^th 2010, Haiti suffered an earthquake ranking at 7.0 on the Richter scale and causing major losses in lives, infrastructure, and supplies. All forms of help are needed: water, supplies of all types, telephones, medical support, …

In an effort to facilitate aid and relief efforts for victims, Telephone.com is offering FREE SMSes to Haiti until January 31^st, 2010:

1. All SMSes sent to Haiti are FREE of charge. Sign up from anywhere around the world and send SMSes to Haitian numbers for free.
2. All SMSes that are sent FROM Haiti, TO Haiti are also free.
3. We are offering any Haitian mobile subscriber $3 worth of FREE international SMSes when they sign up to Telephone.com using their Haitian mobile number (within 24 hours, $3 in addition to the $1 worth of free SMSes upon signing up).
4. NGOs dealing with the relief effort are offered a 10% discount on all Telephone.com wallet recharges. Contact us via Twitter @TelephoneDotCom or via support@telephone.com prior to your recharge.

The Telephone.com team would like to extend their deepest condolences to all of those who have lost their loved ones.

We would also like to extend a heartfelt concern to survivors and aid agencies on the ground.

Telephone.com vous aide à aider les autres: TOUS les SMS envoyés en Haïti sont GRATUITS

Le 7 Janvier 2010, Haïti a subi un tremblement de terre classé à 7,0 sur l’échelle de Richter, provoquant d’importantes pertes humaines et matérielles. Toutes formes d’aide sont nécessaires: eau, tout genre de ravitaillement, téléphones, soutien médical,…

Dans le but de faciliter l’aide aux victimes et les efforts de secours, Telephone.com offre gratuitement des SMS en Haïti jusqu’au 31 Janvier 2010:

1. Tous les SMS envoyés en Haïti sont exempts de frais. Inscrivez-vous à partir de n’importe où dans le monde et envoyez des SMS gratuitement à des numéros haïtiens.
2. Tous les SMS envoyés à partir d’Haïti en Haïti sont également gratuits.
3. Nous offrons tout abonné à un opérateur haïtien l’équivalent de 3$ de SMS internationaux GRATUITS lors de leur inscription à Telephone.com en utilisant leur numéro de téléphone portable haïtien (dans les 24 heures, 3$ seront ajoutés à l’équivalent de 1$ de SMS gratuits sur inscription).
4. Les ONG impliqués dans des efforts de secours sont offerts un rabais de 10% sur toutes les recharges de portefeuille Telephone.com. Contactez-nous via Twitter @TelephoneDotCom ou via support@telephone.com avant votre recharge.

L’équipe Telephone.com tient à exprimer ses condoléances les plus sincères à tous ceux qui ont perdu leurs êtres chers.

Nous tenons également à exprimer une sincère solidarité avec les survivants et les organismes d’aide présents sur le terrain.