Social Media in the Middle East: Twitter’s Expansion and Use by Governments
This is the third 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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[White Paper] Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017
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 […]
How has social media changed in the Middle East since the Arab Spring?
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 […]
[Slides] Social Media in the Middle East: The story of 2016
These slides highlight key themes from my fifth annual study on the state of social media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), following previous publications covering developments in 2012, 2013, […]
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 […]
Social Media in 2016: key stats and trends
Overview of where we’ve come from, and where we’re going… with an emphasis on social media usage in the USA and some key emerging global trends and behaviors. (Produced for […]
Five years after the Arab Spring, how does the Middle East use social media?
In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East. Regime change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya saw the departure of long-established – seemingly untouchable – political leaders […]
Twitter in the Middle East: top stats and stories from 2015
This is the fourth 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 + […]
Improving discoverability in hyperlocal media
This is the ninth extract from Where are we now? UK hyperlocal media and community journalism in 2015 a new report commissioned by the Centre for Community Journalism and supported by Cardiff University and Nesta. […]
UK hyperlocal audience needs and behaviours
This is the fourth extract from Where are we now? UK hyperlocal media and community journalism in 2015 a new report commissioned by the Centre for Community Journalism and supported by Cardiff University and Nesta. […]
Damian Radcliffe 