• 1:14 PM: Roba Assi Live blogging the first #AmmanTT
• 1:14 PM: RobaAssi First speaker up in George Akra, CEO of Ikbis from @toot corp #AmmanTT
• 1:16 PM: Roba Assi Testing
• 1:18 PM: RobaAssi RT @AliDahmash: Free @wheels_express Mugs for every one at #AmmanTT :)
• 1:19 PM: Roba Assi
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• 1:20 PM: RobaAssi Pictures from #AmmanTT at andfaraway.net
• 1:21 PM: RobaAssi George Akra from @toot of Ikbis is speaking about toot’s experience with open source solutions- Ruby, MySQL, Sphinx, Kannel #AmmanTT
• 1:23 PM: RobaAssi George: “So how do you choose the ultimate web technology? The big discussions of developers are huge, there is no ultimate tech #AmmanTT
• 1:23 PM: RobaAssi George: If you want to start a blog, you don’t go and code it from scratch — unless you’re a nerd. You use WordPress #AmmanTT
• 1:23 PM: RobaAssi RT @swfmaster: The seats are full :) #AmmanTT
• 1:24 PM: RobaAssi George: Tip: “Always make sure you’re compliant with an OS license. Always know what u have to do.” #AmmanTT
• 1:25 PM: RobaAssi Use active dev. OS solutions. At Ikbis, we used smthn called Globalize, which now is not supported and we went through a hassle. #AmmanTT
• 1:26 PM: RobaAssi Worry about scaling later, make sure you succeed with your product first. We launched Ikbis in 3 weeks w/design development. WOW #AmmanTT
• 1:26 PM: RobaAssi George Akra from toot now going down the stage. #AmmanTT
• 1:27 PM: RobaAssi RT @xxDUCK: a lot of microsoft people here at #ammantt
• 1:29 PM: RobaAssi George: one can make a lot of money through advertising in the Arab world #AmmanTT
• 1:30 PM: RobaAssi GO TOOT! :) GO GEORGE! #AmmanTT
• 1:31 PM: RobaAssi RT @Tarakiyee: If you’re watching the live stream, please ask us questions here on the twitter stream. #AmmanTT
• 1:32 PM: RobaAssi Interesting and quick first session from George Akra of Ikbis, now it’s @BasemAggad from Scooter Express #AmmanTT
• 1:33 PM: RobaAssi Ooh guy with awesome Firefox badge just went down the stairs by me. I want a badge like that. #AmmanTT Go FIREFOX!
• 1:35 PM: RobaAssi The great life discovery. It’s like growing up: DIscovering OpenSource in lieu of crappy Microsoft products. #AmmanTT
• 1:36 PM: RobaAssi AWESOME! :D RT @Shusmo: @RobaAssi @_ashraf_ said he will bring u one next #AmmanTT
• 1:37 PM: RobaAssi LOL @BasemAggad. He crossed out every “Windows” word on presentation. LOL love Windows bashing sessions :D #AmmanTT
• 1:38 PM: RobaAssi The enemy is sitting in front of me :P #AmmanTT
• 1:39 PM: RobaAssi Is it okay to seriosly start craving an iPad in this gathering? I know it’s stupid & that 1st gen Apple products SUCK. #ammantt
• 1:39 PM: RobaAssi RT @AliDahmash: Audience clapping for @basemaggad witty session at #AmmanTT
• 1:39 PM: RobaAssi RT @nadjib: Great analogies explaining open source technologies by @BasemAggad – #AmmanTT
• 1:41 PM: RobaAssi it was nice :) RT @toot: At #ammantt just finished talking about open source, I think it went fine given I’m a lawyer! Too technical for me
• 1:41 PM: RobaAssi RT @mebwini: Watchout @basemaggad alot of Microsoft ppl @ #AmmanTT
• 1:41 PM: RobaAssi RT @sanadazab: audience in Qatar too :) #AmmanTT
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• 1:43 PM: RobaAssi RT @manna_87: RT @swfmaster: Business idea: start a technical support company in open source. #AmmanTT
• 1:44 PM: RobaAssi Ooh my mac’s battery is running out :/ #AmmanTT
• 1:45 PM: RobaAssi Good job @BasemAggad. Enjoyed that a lot. #AmmanTT
• 1:48 PM: RobaAssi Ashraf Amayreh: Open Source: It’s free. It’s better. #AmmanTT
• 1:48 PM: RobaAssi Love how the Aramram guy is all over the place. It’s as if there’s more than one of him. #AmmanTT
• 1:49 PM: RobaAssi RT @jarofjuice: This edition is much better than last month’s, great organization guys (#AmmanTT live at ustre.am )
• 1:49 PM: RobaAssi RT @CandideQuirk: Streaming #AmmanTT at the office! yfrog.com
• 1:49 PM: RobaAssi WordPress rocks. #AmmanTT
• 1:50 PM: RobaAssi Gimp is CRAP, sorry can’t compete with Adobe. #AmmanTT
• 1:51 PM: RobaAssi Going through a screw Drupal phase of my life #AmmanTT
• 1:55 PM: RobaAssi This presentation sounds like an advertorial. #AmmanTT
• 1:56 PM: RobaAssi Fareed Saeed is one of the best developers I have ever worked with. #AmmanTT
• 1:57 PM: RobaAssi RT @Tarakiyee: FACT: #AmmanTT attendees are secretly 13 year old boys. =P (Just kidding people)
• 1:58 PM: RobaAssi Demo-ing a Flash Firebug #AmmanTT
• 1:59 PM: RobaAssi RT @HalaSaleh1: sweet to be in a group that doesn’t require decoding of tech acronyms #AmmanTT (#AmmanTT live at ustre.am )
• 2:00 PM: RobaAssi The dying tweetdeck syndrome I faced in ArabNet. Damn Twitter API crap. #ammantt
• 2:01 PM: RobaAssi RT @mAzzam1988: Demo: Flashbug #ammanTT #FreedomFlotilla twitpic.com
• 2:01 PM: RobaAssi
• 2:03 PM: RobaAssi *Dreaming of watching a product demo by Steve Jobs* #AmmanTT
• 2:04 PM: RobaAssi Kifah Issa — freesofrware evangilist. #AmmanTT
• 2:05 PM: RobaAssi Again, loves how many women we have in the audience here at #AmmanTT
• 2:06 PM: RobaAssi Okay. This is why we don’t speak in Arabic in tech events. Formal Arabic makes me feel like I’m watching ancient TV. #AmmanTV
• 2:07 PM: RobaAssi This is why such events are in English. Listening to formal Arabic sounds like watching an outdated documentary on crappy TV #AmmanTT
• 2:07 PM: RobaAssi Snooze. #AmmanTT
• 2:08 PM: RobaAssi Tahoma on screen. #AmmanTT
• 2:08 PM: RobaAssi Okay. It feels like I’m listening to a cartoon. #AmmanTT
• 2:16 PM: RobaAssi RT @AliDahmash: Anyone here a specialist in Social Media (FB & Twitter) have a part time job for you #AmmanTT contact me
• 2:18 PM: RobaAssi RT @UrdunMubdi3: #AmmanTT sessions r v good.vids shud b given 2schools &community centers around Jo 2watch in class/groups.Spread z love
• 2:48 PM: RobaAssi Ammar Ibrahim on stage at #AmmanTT thanks to @zsafwan and @shusmo for helping me with my charger
• 2:48 PM: RobaAssi RT @manna_87: RT @kgharaibeh: Ammar going wild #AmmanTT
• 2:48 PM: RobaAssi RT @Tarakiyee: Ammar is saying in a nutshell Free Software != Free Mugs #AmmanTT
• 2:48 PM: RobaAssi RT @fouadjeryes: #AmmanTT turnout is excellent #opensource brought a different feel to the event #cool #tech #Jordan #Amman
• 2:49 PM: RobaAssi RT @Oula_Farawati: انا كودي احسن من كودك (#AmmanTT live at ustre.am )
• 2:50 PM: RobaAssi Ammar Ibrahim is a presenting as a narrative. Nice. Haven’t seen that done in Arab World. #AmmanTT
• 2:50 PM: RobaAssi LOL @ Ammar’s Richard Stallman example. I remember a few years ago when he came to Jordan. #AmmanTT
• 2:51 PM: RobaAssi Ammar’s presentation is reminding me of the book Hackers, because he is the ultimate Hacker. #AmmanTT
• 2:52 PM: RobaAssi RT @moski_doski: ammar is talking about “The printer that changed the world” #ammanTT
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• 2:53 PM: RobaAssi More pictures of #AmmanTT @ bit.ly
• 2:53 PM: RobaAssi Rosie is sitting behind me at #AmmanTT
• 2:54 PM: RobaAssi Rosie is sitting behind me at #AmmanTT bit.ly
• 2:55 PM: RobaAssi LOL RT @AmerAlSaleh: My fav comic about sallman xkcd.com #AmmanTT
• 2:57 PM: RobaAssi RT @abulyomon: Anyone knows if #AmmanTT talks for 2day will be available on YouTube or Ikbis?
• 2:57 PM: RobaAssi lol shall we start an OK counter? :P RT @kamelasmar: One more OK @AmmarIbrahim ballah :) #AmmanTT
• 2:59 PM: RobaAssi RT @mebwini: Great job @ammaribrahim at #ammantt. Take it easy man still all tweets are good & in ur side
• 2:59 PM: RobaAssi RT @moski_doski: “What is FLOSS” -> “Freedom 2 run program for any purpose” #AmmanTT
• 3:01 PM: RobaAssi Bayt uses open source software too :P #AmmanTT
• 3:01 PM: RobaAssi RT @iabdlkrm: Ammar is the best presenter at #AmmanTT
• 3:03 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #ammantt Microsoft uses open source too
• 3:04 PM: RobaAssi The Jordan Open Source Association typeface appears to be Museo, a free “open source” font. #AmmanTT
• 3:05 PM: RobaAssi RT @swfmaster: RT @kamelasmar: Nakhweh.com is open source :) #AmmanTT
• 3:05 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT microsoft.com/opensource – we’ve been supporting open source projects for 10 years
• 3:06 PM: RobaAssi RT @basemaggad: Indeed we’re encouraged to distribute #Linux #Opensourc distros… proudly posting this image #AmmanTT moby.to
• 3:06 PM: RobaAssi
• 3:08 PM: RobaAssi the best presentations have a lot of laughter #ArabNetME
• 3:08 PM: RobaAssi The best presentations have a lot of laughter. #AmmanTT
• 3:10 PM: RobaAssi “Where did you find your information? The internet?” #AmmanTT
• 3:12 PM: RobaAssi Good job Ammar. Best presentation I’ve seen live in YEARS. #AmmanTT
• 3:13 PM: RobaAssi RT @basemaggad: Yes they do! *Avoiding a possible M$ lawsuit* :-) RT @mrarrabi #AmmanTT Microsoft has open source also, see CodePlex.com :-)
• 3:13 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT Business men like to take calculated risk. Market has many risks, why take risks with your tools?
• 3:14 PM: RobaAssi RT @AliDahmash: “Business man” mentality limiting innovation #AmmanTT
• 3:15 PM: RobaAssi The idea of giving freely is underappeciated #AmmanTT
• 3:16 PM: RobaAssi RT @AliDahmash: RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT I’d love to hear “how to make money with open source” – this is what we need in Jordan
• 3:17 PM: RobaAssi Stabbing education and it’s lack of understanding how building on other things can be such a powerful learning experience #AmmanTT
• 3:17 PM: RobaAssi RT @staii: Some people have tried to push for Open Source in public schools, and the reaction wasn’t so positive. #AmmanTT
• 3:18 PM: RobaAssi RT @hussam_al: “Standing on the Should of Giants” is a quote from Isaac Newton btw #AmmanTT
• 3:18 PM: RobaAssi RT @manna_87: RT @AliDahmash: Questions session coming after @ammaribrahim session #AmmanTT
• 3:19 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT oh COME ON, Apple made it with the CLOSED SOURce Iphone!
• 3:19 PM: RobaAssi Qaweyeh hi @arrabi
• 3:20 PM: RobaAssi RT @nadjib: @ammaribrahim’s talk is comprehensive and ‘everybody-friendly’: humorous, direct, and simple #AmmanTT
• 3:20 PM: RobaAssi RT @arizeq: RT @mrarrabi #AmmanTT open source is great but it’s not for every case. Would AMmar give Albawaba.com source code for free?
• 3:21 PM: RobaAssi RT @swfmaster: Watch for the temsa7 in the water! #AmmanTT
• 3:21 PM: RobaAssi Ministry of Water use SMS messages sent through air #AmmanTT
• 3:22 PM: RobaAssi RT @AliDahmash: RT @nadjib: Education sector is (should be) a major adopter of open-source technologies #AmmanTT
• 3:26 PM: RobaAssi Great tip: When hiring technology people make sure they fit into the IT culture #AmmanTT
• 3:27 PM: RobaAssi RT @Tarakiyee: Panels starting now, send your questions to twitter plzkthx. #AmmanTT
• 3:29 PM: RobaAssi Simba, one day you will be king. (JPEG Image, 1024×731 pixels) ow.ly
• 3:29 PM: RobaAssi Great answer to first question by Kefah Issa #AmmanTT
• 3:34 PM: RobaAssi “It’s not about providing a free service, it’s about using open source and adding to it” Kifah #ammantt
• 3:35 PM: RobaAssi RT @manna_87: RT @swfmaster: There is no relation between open source and profitable companies, it is a business thing! #AmmanTT
• 3:38 PM: RobaAssi RT @manna_87 @Tarakiyee: Guys, get this already, code and software should be free, services are for money. Charge me for your time! #AmmanTT
• 3:40 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT ALL UNIVERSITIES teach Java. and remember, Java is OPEN SOURCE
• 3:41 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT Students study .NET because 85% of IT companies in Jordan use .NET
• 3:41 PM: RobaAssi The Wiki model. RT @mAzzam1988: How can opensource enhance security? The fact that many ppl review it and enhance it #AmmanTT
• 3:41 PM: RobaAssi Agreed! :) RT @manna_87: This #AmmanTT edition is a huge success! :)
• 3:43 PM: RobaAssi Very good speakers this #AmmanTT : George Akra, Ashraf Amayreh, Basem Aggad, Kefah Issa and Ammar Ibrahim
• 3:44 PM: RobaAssi RT @swfmaster: RT @UrdunMubdi3: RT @creativecommons launched Catalyst Campaign to fund openness & innovation bit.ly #AmmanTT
• 3:51 PM: RobaAssi Forgot to mention that George from @toot gave me an awesome iPad demo in break. AWESOME. I want one. #AmmanTT
• 3:52 PM: RobaAssi RT @toot: We contribute some code at ikbis go to labs.ikbis.com #ammantt
• 3:53 PM: RobaAssi oh for beautiful thins i’ll sell my soul RT @mrarrabi: #ammanTT but iPad is not open source :-)
• 3:56 PM: RobaAssi Kifah just gave the best comment of today. haha. #ammantt
• 3:57 PM: RobaAssi kifah: there is a difference between trade secrets and open source #AmmanTT
• 3:57 PM: RobaAssi lol @marrabi troublemaker aren’t you? :P
• 3:57 PM: RobaAssi RT @monirabuhilal: @Tarakiyee Nice Question :), #AmmanTT
• 3:58 PM: RobaAssi RT @mrarrabi: #AmmanTT thanks Kefah. Open source is not about everything open. it’s about drawing the line between sharing & making money
• 3:58 PM: RobaAssi RT @_Ashraf_: Microsoft 3am betbahdalo!! loool #AmmanTT
• 3:59 PM: RobaAssi HAHAHA. RT @dubayan: @RobaAssi oh dear. I think I’m going to launch temporarilyunfollow.com to use when you have other events :P #ammantt
• 4:00 PM: RobaAssi Okay, event just ended. Good night and good bye. Great JOB #ammantt team.
• 5:46 PM: RobaAssi manna_87 i didnt get a mug!
• 5:49 PM: RobaAssi The last 15min of my day r usually my online time away from mac if im not sleepin or drivin-they r always spent reading a book.

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