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I am also wondering whether this a submarine PR piece for the startup mentioned in the article - TPTQ Arabic. The founder was the primary source for pretty mu
by _nedR 11y ago
I am also wondering whether this a submarine PR piece for the startup mentioned in the article - TPTQ Arabic. The founder was the primary source for pretty much the entire article. If there were other people quoted (like actual arab newspaper editors, bloggers, web designers, app devs, or even arab readers) i would be less skeptical.
- Mimick 11y agoSometimes authors try to exaggerate to get that "wow!" from the reader. It happens a lot when an author is telling you about a culture or climate you don't know about.
- _nedR 11y agoI am not concerned as much by the loftiness of the claims (i honestly don't have much reference to judge them by), as i am worried about the lack of sources cited for the claims.