I was searching Amazon.com, when I finally found the CDs I’ve been looking for. Since I couldn’t find them in any local store, I had to buy them online using my credit-card. I was hesitant about the idea, but at the same time, I really wanted those CDs. I was hesitant because I’ve heard a lot of stories where hackers waited and...
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The below article was written back in 2003 when aldukan.com was still new and promising. I never heard of that site again, nor did I ever bother to check if it still existed until now; more than 10 years later! No, it no longer exists. I wonder what went wrong… Was is too early and “new” for its time? Or did it run into financial...
The Green Paper aims to launch a wide debate and seek views on corporate social responsibility at European and international levels. The Commission is concerned in raising the standards of social development, environmental protection, and social rights… and hopes that the outcome of this initiative will be a new framework for the promotion...
Walking through Downtown Beirut on a Sunday afternoon, seeing all the people walking and sitting in the cafes all dressed up, looking at and being looked at by passers by, a CS 251 student can’t help but remember what he had learned about Impressionism and the bourgeois lifestyle of Paris during the late 1800s. Downtown Beirut...
Remember the social network Hi5?! It was one of the most popular social networks before Facebook. And the term “social network” wasn’t even commonly used at the time. Then Facebook was born and Hi5 died. Some of you may argue that Myspace was the most popular social network before Facebook.. but the truth is Myspace was mainly...
A few years back, MSN Messenger (later called Windows Live Messenger) was the most popular instant messaging agent. Then it died. What caused the death of MSN? 1 reason: stop updating the damn program! The main issue with MSN Messenger is that MSN always kept making new versions of the messenger.. and made old versions obsolete and...
Before Facebook, there was Myspace… then it died. But how could such a giant like Myspace die? What caused the death of Myspace? Let’s take a closer look at Myspace vs Facebook. The difference between Facebook and Myspace is that Facebook had a simple uniform well organized layout for all user profiles.. where as the customizable...
This is a brief iPad case study that shows how the iPad first became successful. It’s all in the marketing. When the iPad first came out, I remember it got some negative reviews. People were calling it “the most useless product of the year”, and were asking “what the hell is it used for?”. Back then, I personally...
Racial Stereotypes in GTA San Andreas Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (a.k.a. GTA SA) is a 3D action/adventure video game by Rockstar Games. The game was released in 2004, and quickly became one of the most popular and best selling video games ever. The game’s storyline is that the player, Carl Johnson (a.k.a. CJ), an African American young...
The Use of Technology to Prevent Corruption in Lebanon (Note: this article is taken from:Â ) Intro How many times have you orderly waited in a queue to see someone surpass the line and take someone else’s turn? How many times have you heard that someone was offered a bribe and accepted it? How many times have you noticed that government...