Comments on: Arab Blog Services: Jeeran and Maktoob

By: mohd

mohd — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:58:31 +0000

دليل المدونات العربية

full blogs guide

http://blogsguide.blogspot.com/

By: M Musleh

M Musleh — Wed, 31 May 2006 14:17:24 +0000

I realize this is a very late comment.
Gmail has been a beta for a long time; this is a great strategy and people can always say they are improving their service
I loved how Ahmad Humid took it to the next level, and his blog aggregator http://www.itoot.net slogan is “not even ALPHA”

Great job everyone
strag

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:04:21 +0000

The site was down all day and there was no notice on maktoob.com to inform the users on what’s going on. Anybody?

Thanks

By: Samih Toukan

Samih Toukan — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:06:59 +0000

Thank you Isam for your comments. Please note that Maktoobblogs is a beta version but your comments are most appreciated and will all be taken into consideration into the new realease which is soon. Our blogs are experiencing huge growth and as of this comment we have over 2500 blogs.

Thanx
Samih

By: Laith Zraikat

Laith Zraikat — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:39:42 +0000

We love competition :)

By: Isam

Isam — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:46:23 +0000

:) although this post is not meant to promote Jeeran or any other service, I am really glad that Jeeran blog had reached what it reached, and I am looking forward to what’s coming.. but I have to warn you, Al-Bawaba is having surprises cooked. Let the competition heat up :)

By: Khalidah El Mufleh

Khalidah El Mufleh — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:32:24 +0000

Thank you Laith … No wonder you are Jeeran’s Director of Innovation :)

By: Laith Zraikat

Laith Zraikat — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:24:34 +0000

Isam,

Thank you for your keen interest in following up on all developments in the Arab Blogging arena. It is truly exciting to see this kind of competition and comparison happening for the first time in the Arab Web.

At Jeeran we started planning our blogging service with a deep understanding of the phenomenon and that it is still evolving, which meant we will have to innovate and not simply copy.

Some of the new features you noticed are in response to your and other users’ feedback, while others were already part of our grand plan to create the one of the best blogging services world. Yes, not just the Arab world.

When choosing one blogging service over the other, users should look for a strong partner who is a leader in online publishing, who can sustain their growth in the Blogosphere and respond to its ongoing evolution. Aligning yourself with such a partner will help you focus on growing your content without having to worry about hitting a wall when your needs grow.

I second Omar’s note. When we compare, that’s who we compare with.

Just a note about some features you missed:
- View tracker
- Approval of comments
- Support for Gravatars
- Comment subscription (scheduled for release today)

By: Khalidah El Mufleh

Khalidah El Mufleh — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:17:59 +0000

Thank you Isam for this review ..

As we promised the first time you reviewed that there are going to be some changes for the next time .. we renew the promise that next time you review, you will see so many enhancements to the service ..

we really appreciate your professional opinion and everything you mentioned here is and will be taken into serious consideration

By: Omar K.

Omar K. — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:38:12 +0000

Thank You Isam for your follow up post. Team is working hard on making Jeeran’s blogs competitive on a global level.

To give you a taste of things to come, in your next review we will expect nothing less than a comparison with typepad or wordpress :-)