17
2008
Shalom and Welcome to the Israel Media Tour
As many of you know, over the next few weeks I will be covering the Israel Media Tour Series for Mashable and will introduce you to some of Israel’s most interesting companies.
Israel has a history of strength in the technology sector. It is home to many top global companies’ research and development facilities, and host to companies that have produced innovative products like the first instant messenger ever, ICQ. Now, with the emergence of Web 2.0 we are seeing a lot of hip and unique new startups forming, as well as many older companies innovating themselves to adapt. Last week at MashBash Tel Aviv, Mashable networked with over 800 people involved in the Israeli tech scene, and over the next three weeks I will write about 11 of those companies on the The Israel Media Tour Series.
If you are a tech company or entrepreneur and want to be right smack in the middle of it all, Israel is the perfect place to be. It is a small country with a lot to offer, from innovation to venture capital, networking, and more. Most of us Israeli geeks see each other frequently at social networking events such as Garage Geeks, Twitter meetups, and other informal gatherings. We’re also a uniquely close-knit community as many of us are connected somehow by a relative, friend, or army mate, and therefore networking I suppose is easier to do here than elsewhere.
Here are a few facts about the Israeli Tech Scene:
Did you know that…
1) In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world
2) The Cell phone was developed in the holy by Motorola
3) Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems were developed by Microsoft-Israel
4) Voice mail was developed in Israel
5) Microsoft, Cisco, and Sun Microsystems built R & D facilities outside of the US, in Israel.
Get ready to read about some of Israel’s most exciting companies in the upcoming weeks…..
This post was originally posted June 16th on Mashable.com
About the Author: Ayelet Noff
Ayelet Noff has over twelve years of experience marketing companies from various industries. She has been involved in the social media world before the term social media even existed. Ayelet opened Blonde 2.0 back in 2006. Before this, she was ICQ’s Marketing Manager for four years and also held various executive marketing positions in different startups. She is also a top blogger and currently writes for three different blogs: The Blonde 2.0 blog, The Next Web, and Socialmedia.biz. She holds an MBA degree from Tel Aviv University, and a BA in Politics from Brandeis University.
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About the facts:
3) Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems were developed by Microsoft-Israel
Very small parts were developed in Haifa…
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