Dr Sarah Vieweg is a social scientist and experience researcher at Facebook. Her research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, and computer-supported cooperative work. She researches how […]
Where Twitter once held sway, Facebook video, visual platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, and — amid privacy concerns — closed networks like WhatsApp are now the social media of choice in the complex Middle […]
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 […]
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 […]
First published by ZDNet. Image: VV Voennyy Mobile data traffic is growing faster in the Middle East and Africa than anywhere in the world. The Middle East loves mobile. Between 2009 […]
Jordanian entrepreneur Evelyn Zoubi. (Image: Spencer Chen) NB: This is an extended version of a piece which was first published by ZDNet. In 2010, Hillary Clinton — the then US Secretary of […]
First published on ZDNet. With a growing population and high smartphone penetration, online retail has been slow to take off in the Middle East and North Africa. What’s behind the […]
