Citing reasons of expansion, WhatsApp messenger is severing ties with BlackBerry and Nokia. The free-messaging platform, that celebrated its seventh birthday earlier this week, boasts of one billion people users around the world. The company believes that despite all the progress it has made in the last seven… Read More
datamena, a UAE-based regional data and digital content hub, has appointed Abou Mustafa as Vice President. This change comes in response to the rapid expansion of datamena platform’s customer base, and aims to strengthen the bonds with du to provide a new range of managed… Read More
Huawei has appointed Mutasem Shehadeh as the Vice president of Huawei Levant. Mr Shehadeh’s mandate is to raise the market share of Huawei in Jordan from 15 percent to 25 percent by the end 2016. “Huawei is one of the most important smartphone companies in the world, distinguished among other companies… Read More
Internet and technology has empowered women across the globe to contribute to the next generation of digital leaders. A recent initiative Women@Google brought together a few of these disruptors. This is the first edition of the event in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region.… Read More
As online shopping behavior continues to evolve, mcommerce is seeing unprecedented growth in the Middle East & North Africa region. It is no longer about consumers purchasing from one device but four in 10 purchases occur across multiple devices or channels globally, according to Criteo’s… Read More
Twitter is continuing to build on its ‘Live’ proposition. The intention was made clear in its recent earning report where Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had said that the one word to describe Twitter is Live. To spread the thought in MENA, Twitter had first announced… Read More
Birthday wishing just got more exciting on social media platforms like Facebook & Snapchat. The pioneer of the space, Facebook, introduced a Happy Birthday video tool that allows its users to record a 15-second birthday greeting video that can be jazzed up with an overlay… Read More
The proverbial do-or-die time is upon Yahoo. Yahoo’s plan to reduce workforce and close down various offices which includes the once 200-staffed office in Dubai, became official after the release of its fourth quarter reports. Despite beating revenue expectations, Yahoo has to take some drastic steps… Read More
Brndstr, a Dubai-based tech company is one of the 50 startups selected to participate at Startup Grind’s Global Conference, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs which kicked off on February 23, 2016 in Silicon Valley. Nominated from more than 1,100 applicants across 80 countries, the Startup… Read More
Ipsos has been awarded the online and digital business of Mediaquest to begin this month. The newly signed agreement entails that Mediaquest shall work exclusively with Ipsos, as data providers and market research analysts covering numerous areas. This includes online audience measurement, a hybrid approach… Read More
