Photo from Joe’s Box

They responded yesterday by replacing the old billboards by the ones below, delivering a new message in the same context.

Photos taken by Maya Zankoul

They either INTENDED to create a controversy with their first billboards to get people to talk about them OR they simply got convinced through the feedback they got that what they did is not right and so they created the new billboards. In the first case they proved to be smart, while in the latter they proved to be listening to what the public is saying online! Either way, they’re doing a GOOD job!

• The King of Love
  Lorena’s Epiphany
• Young Leaders Social Media Café launch in Beirut
  Independence ‘05
• Blogging Arabnet.ME!
  Maya’s Amalgam
• Do you speak Lebanese?
  Live In Leb
• lEbAnEsE GrAfFiTi “the walls of beirut are still virgins”
  BabaGannouj et La Zaytouni
• Of Observations and Observance
  The Purple Rose of Beirut
• Leo Burnett and the times are a changing
  Beirut/NTSC
• On Mothers and Arabic dictation (Imla)
  Sietske in Beiroet
• أعمال فنية مرشحة لجوائز أوسكار
  Hummus Nation

See you next week!

The workshop started with an introduction by Omar Christidis about ArabNet, the reasons which led to its inception, and his belief in the potential of the Arab web business industry. The conference is keen on bringing together speakers from Silicon Valley, Europe and the Middle East, as well as providing opportunities for entrepreneurs with ambitious e-ideas to network with high profile investors and internet executives from the Arab world, he explained.

Samer Karam discussed the importance of the community and explained how the online ecosystem has been the most effective and interesting vehicle to engage with different and disparate audiences across the region. He also touched upon the importance of leveraging the synergy of the crowd to harness great ideas.

Karam went on to detail the core pillars of a business case, from value proposition to revenue streams and target audience. He also introduced the ArabNet Ambassadors Program, an integral part of ArabNet’s community-building initiative, which is open for applications and has interesting perks! http://blog.arabnet.me/?p=117

Sana Tawileh and Amber Lauletta, who are leading the ArabNet Startup Demo and Ideathon, detailed the requirements for submission and the selection process for their respective programs, delivering strong pitches for participation! They then presented an idea for online food delivery, collaborating with workshop attendees to pull together a business case around it.

Lauletta and Tawileh highlighted the Startup Demo and Ideathon as unique opportunities at ArabNet – for early-stage startups, young entrepreneurs, and innovators – to network and connect with investors, get media exposure, and win valuable prizes!

Samer Karam further coached attendees by crowdsourcing a full business case from a simple word, “fashion”. The simplicity of the process encouraged everyone to submit an idea to the Ideathon.

After that, some attendees discussed and developed their ideas with ArabNet Team members in one-on-one sessions; others networked and connected, forming an impromptu community.

Positive energy and synergistic interactions highlighted Workshop 1 appeal and the value of ArabNet’s community initiatives. There was a great spirit of friendly professionalism, eagerness to be involved, and unrelenting curiosity. The follow-up was great: participants and organizers connected virtually the next day, to discuss and comment on their workshop experiences.

Anyway, this episode of “Freeze I will shoot you” is brought to you from one of Tripoli’s old souks (Souk El-Attarin?). I was surprised to encounter such place in Tripoli, it somehow resembled to some souks I’ve been to in Syria.

This souk is relatively small and crowded, but it is unique and definitely worth a visit next time you go to Tripoli!

• Di’ayeh
  Sietske in Beiroet
• Hijacking of radio stations courtesy of Alfa and Leo Burnett
  Beirut/NTSC
• All About Lebanon
  Nihil Declaro
• إنا للكسر وإنا إليه راجعون
  Hummus Nation
• Of Wigs, Battles, and Breast Cancer
  The Purple Rose of Beirut
• Choices, choices…
  Qifa Nabki
• For better & for worse
  Maya’s Amalgam
  
• Put your faith in the youth
  Bazella W Riz
• Environmental Debate at AUB, with the Ministry of the Environment, the Green Party & IndyACT
  Armigatus
• Pardon The Interruption
  Beirut Drive-By Shooting
• THE KULHAIFATHUM OBSTRUCTION – DLP [by raafat majzoub]
  Mashrou3 Leila

See you next wee!

• A Beautiful Life
  Sietske in Beiroet
• انجازات جمهورية الحمص في الألعاب الأولمبية
  Hummus Nation
• Bloggers Face-Off: Zina Comics Vs. Jad Aoun
  Chanty
• Le bijou est aussi un droit | Really?
  Live In Leb
• Is Flirting Embedded in Our Culture?
  Ivy Says
• Curiosity killed the cat
  Maya’s Amalgam

See you next week!

In total, 6 shows were crashed on several radio stations during the day, and in this video you can listen to 3 of them that were recorded.

Anyway, something weird happened today when some person crashed the morning show on Nostalgie! I was listening to the Nostalgie girl talking when a woman apparently entered the studio and used her microphone to tell her husband she is pregnant with twins!

And it doesn’t stop here, I told a colleague about it few minutes ago and she said the same thing happened on RLL!!

Any idea what is that all about?

Update:

One of the readers claimed she heard a similar thing on Saw El-Mada. So we got 3 similar cases? I smell something fishy, especially given what Ibrahim wrote also! (Check the comments below).

Update 2:

Yara (check comments below) just sent me this voice clips she recorded by chance (for god knows why!) on Sawt el Mada’s radio station where the presenter’s housekeeper interrupts her morning show because she ran out of water. LOL, hilarious thing!

You can download it by clicking here, or listen to it online.

Update 3:

I heard another person crashing another show!!! This one was hilarious, I was returning back home and listening to NRJ, a woman called Steve Peters and started yelling at him asking for “Abou Toni”, Steve sounded quite puzzled and kept telling her it’s a radio station! At the end she told him he’s wasting her units, so answered that she could have used the “ehkine” service!

I’m sure now it’s an organized thing, and I think I know who’s behind it… will keep you updated it was kind of a viral campaign by Alfa Telecom!