Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Reminder: Possessed Business in Jordan

I received some very positive feedback on the idea and I really hope it will spread around but we need to maintain certain level of positiveness. What we're trying to do should be understood as online activism and/or a customer satisfaction survey (Yes, we're doing them a favour) but not a chance to lash a company, individual or business.

On the 24th of each month, Any blogger who want to participate in Possessed Business in Jordan and had a bad experience during the past month or wish to have a better experience with certain company or business should draft it and publish it on 24th of each month.
To maintain certain level of positiveness, I will try to suggest some regulations to the monthly meme of Possessed Business in Jordan and please don't hesitate helping out to shape the idea else someone will campaign against as possessed idea:


  1. It should be understood as online activism to make our voices heard in a very positive manner.

  2. Participate if you want to share an experience in positive manner rather than it's cool idea and I want to participate or it's the time to lash that company.

  3. Think of it as a customer satisfaction survey.


Our Uniform:
We cannot ask people to use logos or change their blog theme but we can suggest something to unify the structure of our posts.
Title [ Possessed Business - Company Name]
Tag and/or Category [ Possessed Business ]

Now, your article is yours but we would like to see clear explanation of Why you are not happy with that Company, or Business? What can be done to make the service, product or experience better?


FAQs:


  • What do you mean by Possessed Business?

  • Some businesses are possessed with the Master of stupidity, a monster that possess some private companies and so far we couldn’t find an exorcist to stop that monster but yet we can keep trying.
  • Why its on a monthly basis instead of spontaneous blogging as it happens?

  • The more organised we are the louder our voices and hopefully the better effect.
  • Can I write about a company I respect but I would like to suggest something to them?

  • Of course!
  • What do you mean by positive? How can I be positive, I'm so angry!

  • A good example of positive and constructive criticism would be Kinzi's post - Dear GAM Blog Fairy

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Obama as first nerd President

Isn't it cool to have such president?



Don't forget to prepare your piece for Possessed Business in Jordan

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Bloody visual story about a theocratic regime

It's not hard to guess the theocratic regime I'm referring to here.


This is too much.

Update: You should also check Boston's big picture on the election

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Possessed Business in Jordan

I have been trying to captive what some people would call it negativity but I can't captive it any more especially when you put efforts to make everything work just as they should is exactly the same time when the master stupidity shows up to wreak something.

Master of stupidity is the monster that possess some private companies and so far we couldn't find an exorcist to stop that monster but yet we can keep trying.

What I'm about to suggest to today is a way to fight the Master of Stupidity on a monthly basis and make a very loud noise about it on the local blogospher but of course in a very polite manner as the point is not lashing people but a try to make a change.

What I'm wishing for is having a monthly mass bloging about stupid experiences we faced during the past month, it could be a silly issue with your Internet provider, favourite restaurant, coffee place, mall or any entity that you pay to get a product or service and then they fail to deliver their promise and/or your expectations.

How about taking the 24th of each month as a Possessed Business day? and using the title of [ Possessed Business - Company name ] in your post title and if you use [Possessed-Business] as a tag or category. Maybe in couple of months we can get more organised and start email the management staff and shareholders or anyone who can make a change.


If you are interested in participating leave a comment and if you prefer doing it anonymously you can send me an email to blog [ at ] jadmadi [ dot ] net

Rest in peace Basha

The Kingdom has lost one of its unique men, one of its strongest passionate and a very charismatic person, that is Tahseen Shurdom. I can't help it but remember how he helped us in getting military transportation to open a line for military school students (Al-Shaheed Faisal II) who lives in Jabal Amman, I can't help it but remembering the military transportation officer looking for us by names after the strict order from Tahseen Basha to make it happen in a single day.

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Rest in peace Abu Zaid, rest in peace Basha


Monday, June 1, 2009

Nokia N97 to hit Jordan end of June

Watching Making of the Nokia N97 video makes reconsider my next phone of choice and if it's the same quality of the promotional video I would buy it blindly! the video is truly amazing.

Nokia Conversation - The story behind the making of the Nokia N97 is a fascinating one that gives a real insight of what goes into to forging a flagship device from scratch (the topic of what makes a flagship device has been sizzling on Conversations recently). So this morning we were excited to get our hands on a rare video exploring the making of the Nokia N97, and as one of the creators puts it, the “blood, sweat and tears” that have gone into bringing this new device to life.






Nokia N97 key features ( According to GMS Arena:
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition
- 32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
- 5 MP camera, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash, video light
- 18 day standby 9 hours talking and 40 hours of music!!!!

None of the sources leaked the price yet but if it was within the acceptable price range to me, you will see me tweeting using it!!

StoryCorps - The conversation of a lifetime

Very interesting, how about a Jordanian version of it? if ikbis cloned youtube, watwet cloned twitter, what about a local version of storyCorps?
Americans are not only human but creative humans!
http://www.storycorps.org/listen

No more wings for Jordanians

If you used to have the big huge dragon wings given by RedBull, you should consider some other cocktail now



AMMAN - The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) on Thursday ordered Red Bull’s agent to suspend the import of Red Bull Cola and withdraw all Red Bull products from the market, an administration official said.
JFDA Director Mohammad Rawashdeh said the decision was made following reports in Germany claiming the energy drink contains a trace amount of cocaine.

Whenever we receive reports from any country regarding the withdrawal of a product from the market and we have it in Jordan, we do the same until we conduct the required tests,” Rawashdeh told The Jordan Times on Thursday.


but does that mean that they will conduct a test and publish the result on some daily newspaper? or are they going to take the German tests for granted? didn't they cause two world wars according to some historical views?


more from the local blogospher
http://jordanjournals.blogspot.com/2009/05/red-bull-has-its-wings-clipped.html