Social Media in the Middle East: The Continued Rise of Messaging Apps
This is the first in a series of ten short extracts from my sixth annual round-up of social media trends from the Middle East and North Africa (written with University […]
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Report – Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2016
The continued rise of visually orientated social networks, the dominance of Middle East social media by Facebook and the wider Facebook family, and continued tensions between telecoms providers and services […]
What Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2016 means for your business
First published on 8th June 2016 on TheMediaBriefing. Last week saw the publication of Mary Meeker’s annual internet trends report. As always, the mammoth slidedeck — this year clocking in at 213 pages — attracted […]
Seven Reasons Why Snapchat Is So Hot Right Now
First published on TheMediaBriefing last month. Snapchat has had a monumental year. As the FT reported over the weekend, the popular messaging app now enjoys 6 billion video views a […]
Private messaging apps could push eyewitness media under the radar
As newsrooms get to grips with finding and verifying stories shared publicly on social networks, a new set of challenges are beginning to emerge as users prioritise privacy and simplicity. […]
Damian Radcliffe 