Join us at WordCamp Jerusalem 2013: the official WordPress conference in Israel!

I know it’s been used before, but I find it hilarious. I love bad jokes. Okay, here goes:   How many WordPress developers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?   Answer: None! There’s a plugin for that.   (In my mind…BWAHAAHAHAHA!! Almost as good as freshly squeezed orange Jews.)   WordCamp Jerusalem 2013 is […]

Vote for the SEOmoz MozCation 2012 Meetup in Jerusalem!

MozCation 2012 in Jerusalem SEOmoz is one of the biggest SEO community hubs on the web and they are trying to find the best location for their next 2 meetups, or what they’ve dubbed a MozCation. We really want them to come to Jerusalem! We put together a list of 11 reasons why SEOmoz should shlep to […]

PayPal now available in Hebrew! (Kind of)

[If you’re looking for PayPal customer support, the number is 073-713-7777 and is open 9am to 6pm Sunday through Thursday.] Since we find ourselves often reporting about PayPal usage in Israel, I thought our readers would want to know that PayPal is now available in Hebrew! Well, kind of. Here’s the link, but no matter […]

Israeli photo contests show brave use of social media.

We’re always on the lookout for interesting uses of social media by companies and organizations, and right now there are two groups on Facebook using photos as part of extensive social media campaigns. One is the Inbal Hotel, which is holding a contest whereby the person with the best photos of Jerusalem wins a night […]

PayPal Israel now has a customer support number!

We at illuminea get quite a lot of PayPal support requests due to the fact that if you search for PayPal Israel on Google we appear high on the first page of results. Well, we just found that PayPal Israel has established a local support number! The number is 073-713-7777 and is open 9am to […]

Fresh May events from our Israel hi-tech and business events calendar

You might have sunshine on a cloudy day, but you definitely don’t have the month of May unless you know what’s going on this month! Here are some of the hottest business events going on in Israel this spring-time: May 4, 2010. Ramat Gan, Israel. Techonomy 2010! 6 new companies will present their new products […]

Round-up non-profit expands micro-donation options to salaries

Ever since Barak Obama managed to raise $6.9 million out of $25 million through small donations on the web, 92% of which were $100 or less, many involved in the non-profit world started to understand the potential of crowd sourcing small “micro-donations” instead of, or in addition to, the traditional approach of getting small numbers […]

Review of PayPal Israel Q&A Event with Nissim Ohayon

[If you’re looking for PayPal customer support, the number is 073-713-7777 and is open 9am to 6pm Sunday through Thursday.] Still confused by how to use PayPal in Israel? You’re not alone. No matter how many times we write it up and try to understand all the ins and outs, and jump for joy over […]

How PayPal really works for Israelis and Shekels

[If you’re looking for PayPal customer support, the number is 073-713-7777 and is open 9am to 6pm  Sunday through Thursday.] There always seems to be confusion regarding how Israelis can use PayPal – can they use it in their currency, i.e. Shekels? Can they withdraw funds? Are there limits they should know about? Almost a year […]