Meaningful Brands outperform the stock market by a staggering 206 percent. This is just one of the key findings from the 2017 Meaningful Brands, a global study from Havas Group that links brand performance to quality of life and well being. This year, Meaningful Brands… Read More
Following Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn back in June 2016, the enterprise networking service has undergone one of the biggest overhauls since its launch in 2003. LinkedIn’s purchase and revamp appears to be accelerating the growth it was already enjoying. Particularly important here is that, while… Read More
The date is set for one of the most awaited tech launches in the automotive industry. At the CES in Las Vegas, that officially kicks off on Jan 5, Nissan is all set to put its romance with innovation and technology at display. The car… Read More
The video game-streaming market may be fairly young, but it’s already fiercely competitive. So, as Microsoft enters the fray, it is worth taking a closer look at two of the industry’s current major players – Amazon-owned Twitch and YouTube Gaming. Microsoft’s new service Beam will… Read More
The ongoing GITEX hosted some of the most forward looking technologies that promise to make an impact on all aspects of business, economy, payments and even marketing in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. Some of the headlines include new launches from the… Read More
You can either be scared or excited about the opportunities the future presents, but you can’t sit this one out because it is coming sooner than you think: These were the words of caution from David Rowan, Editor of Wired UK and speaker at the seventh… Read More
Google’s history with social media may not be as successful as its other ventures have been but Google Allo is off to a decent start with five million downloads, on Android alone, in its launch week. Google has positioned Allo as a ‘smart messaging’ app… Read More
Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Genee, an artificial-intelligence-powered scheduling service. Co-founders Ben Cheung and Charles Lee, who plan to join Microsoft, started Genee in 2014 to simplify the time-consuming task of scheduling (and rescheduling) meetings. The Founders explain that Genee is especially useful… Read More
Ever since Microsoft has announced its USD 26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, the reactions have varied from surprise to making sense of the move. Many see it as Microsoft’s commitment towards its enterprise business. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, both players… Read More
As news of Microsoft’s USD 26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn lit up the Twittersphere and took most tech analysts by surprise, my first reaction was “how natural?” At face value, Microsoft one of the world’s largest tech companies acquiring the world’s leading ‘social’ professional… Read More
