The use, and adoption, of social media continues to rapidly evolve. A new white paper from Damian Radcliffe and Amanda Lam at the University of Oregon provides an up-to-date analysis […]
The Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar (CIRS) launched the “The Digital Middle East” research initiative in 2014; and I was fortunate enough to be […]
Six years after the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East, the region continues to feel ramifications from this turbulent period. Here are five key trends that journalists and news organizations working in the region need to consider.
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 […]
