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- Internet search giant Yahoo! has bought Maktoob.com, the company behind the largest Arab online community, in a bid to strengthen its presence in the region.
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Nov 13, 2009 · DUBAI — Yahoo’s acquisition of Arab language portal Maktoob.com — a landmark deal widely expected to give a major fillip to Middle East’s online media advertising sector — was completed ...
Yahoo! Maktoob (Arabic: مكتوب) was an online services company founded in Amman (Jordan). Maktoob.com was known as the first Arabic–English email service provider. [1] In 2009, Yahoo! acquired Maktoob.com, making it Yahoo!'s official arm in the MENA region. [2] As of 31 January 2023, Yahoo!
Aug 25, 2009 · Yahoo, in a move to expand into emerging markets, said Tuesday it has acquired Maktoob, an Arabic portal with more than 16.5 million unique users.
Aug 25, 2009 · Yahoo's purchase of the local dotcom was a win for the true believers. Investors and young entrepreneurs are promising it will be remembered as the start of an era. While real life may be more complex, history books will often point to a single event as the beginning of an era.
- Tom Gara
Oct 13, 2013 · This case study reveals the story that launched web entrepreneurship in the region: the rise of Maktoob, which was acquired by Yahoo!. In 1999, Maktoob’s Jordanian founders Hussam Khoury and Samih Toukan sought to expand e-mail usage across the Arab world at a time when e-mail capabilities were expanding globally.
Nov 30, 2010 · With its US$85 million acquisition last year of Maktoob.com, the largest online Arab community, Yahoo demonstrated its intent to become a leading content provider in the region.
Aug 25, 2009 · Internet search giant Yahoo! has bought Maktoob.com, the company behind the largest Arab online community, in a bid to strengthen its presence in the region. The online search and entertainment giant said it was thrilled to announce the acquisition, announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
