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3 key stats about WhatsApp use in the Middle East

February 2, 2016by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

This is the first in a series of ten short extracts from my 2015 round-up: Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2015 (also available on Scribd, SlideShare and Academia.edu + […]

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[Archive] ‘Five weeks were just the beginning’: The US scheme to back Middle Eastern, African women in tech

November 18, 2015by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

First published by ZDNet. Summary: A scheme to bring women from around the Middle East and Africa to work with tech firms in the US is opening its doors to […]

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10 new insights into mobile in the Middle East #FBF

April 24, 2015by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

From October 2014. Summary:The Middle East and North Africa had only 19 million total mobile connections in 2002, but over the past decade the market has grown dramatically. Here’s a […]

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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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10 new insights into mobile in the Middle East

December 10, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Summary:The Middle East and North Africa had only 19 million total mobile connections in 2002, but over the past decade the market has grown dramatically. Here’s a snapshot of where […]

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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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A quick media guide to Qatar and the Middle East

June 20, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Cross-post from the BBC College of Journalism.   Lots of tidbits. | A quick media guide to Qatar and the Middle East http://t.co/zyYRQFjhT8 via @BBCCollege — Kim Fox (@KimFoxWOSU) June […]

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10 examples of Tech Start-ups from the Middle East – #QITCOM2014 Special Edition

May 25, 2014by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Ahead of the launch of QITCOM 2014 tomorrow my colleague Mona has pulled together this great presentation featuring examples of tech innovation from across the Middle East. This is the […]

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Top 10 Social Media Developments for 2012 In MENA

March 16, 2013by Damian Radcliffe Leave a comment

Here’s a link to a short post on ictQATAR’s Digital Qatar website highlighting 10 key social media developments from the Middle East last year. Accompanying this I also wrote a […]

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New slides: Social Media in the MENA – 2012 Review

January 7, 2013by Damian Radcliffe 1 Comment
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