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What are the prospects for media companies in the Middle East?

February 2, 2017by Damian Radcliffe 1 Comment

First published by TheMediaBriefing. For publishers, brands and media companies seeking opportunities for international expansion, the Middle East offers some intriguing possibilities. The region is home to a large youth […]

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​Can ‘oil shock’ help kickstart a new tech dawn for Saudi Arabia?

December 23, 2016by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

The Saudi Arabian government has set out a new plan for the country’s digital future. This piece, first published by ZDNet explores their proposals. With oil prices potentially in the […]

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Social Media Governance Issues in the Middle East during 2014

February 7, 2015by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

2014 saw several high profile cases of tensions between Government authorities in the Middle East and some social media users. Here are a few examples: The Turkish government took Twitter […]

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Insight: How the Middle East used WhatsApp in 2014

February 2, 2015by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

69% of Teen mobile Internet users in MENA use WhatsApp each month, compared to 4% in North America, GlobalWebIndex revealed at the start of the year. WhatsApp is Qatar’s leading […]

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Social Media for News: 3 quick stats (and 2 charts) from MENA in 2014

January 21, 2015by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Trust in social media as a news source growing fast for MENA Youth, reports the annual Arab Youth Survey. Although TV remains the most trusted source of news, social media […]

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5 things we learned about Facebook in the Middle East during 2014

January 13, 2015by Damian Radcliffe 1 Comment

This is an extract from my third annual round-up of Social Media in the Middle East. The 2014 review is now available Scribd, SlideShare and Academia.edu. Facebook remains the most popular social […]

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Middle East Digital Digest Q4 2014

December 29, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Here’s the final quarterly round-up (put to bed before I left) of digital developments from across the Middle East – and globally – from the last three months. These slides […]

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Digital Digest Q3 2014

October 26, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Rassed‘s quarterly round up of recent tech developments in the Middle East; as well as a few global stories which caught our eye. Hot stories in this issue include: * […]

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Five surprising facts about technology takeup in the Middle East

September 1, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Five surprising facts about technology takeup in the Middle East http://t.co/UW81RT02Xn — ZDNet (@ZDNet) August 13, 2014 Summary: You might already know that the area around the Middle East, North […]

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10 new digital developments in the Middle East

August 20, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

“10 new digital developments in the Middle East” by @damianradcliffe on @LinkedIn http://t.co/FO9P4AyFl3 — Maha Abouelenein (@mahagaber) August 7, 2014 Interesting read… https://t.co/EVGCX1VCQx — Ashraf Mirghani (@CitrusAsh) August 7, 2014 […]

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