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Alexander McNabb

The Freedom Meme

Posted on 13 September 2011 by Alexander McNabb

A new report from the University of Washington’s Project on Information Technology and Political Islam comes to the conclusion that social media played a central role in the events we have all come to call ‘The Arab Spring’. Ever since … Continue reading →

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Carrington Malin

Facebook Arabic Rising

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Carrington Malin

User of Facebook’s Arabic language interface now account for more than a third of all Facebook users in the Arab world with Facebook Arabic growing at 175% per annum. Continue reading →

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Strong MENA interest in mobile apps

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Carrington Malin

The latest Effective Measure | Spot On PR survey shows that 85 percent of mobile Internet users in the Arab world download apps. Continue reading →

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Can we say Twitter revolution now? Can we?

Posted on 16 January 2011 by Carrington Malin

There’s already been quite a lot written about the role of social media in the ousting of Tunisia’s President Ben Ali. Here’s our 2 cents worth, plus a list of useful links for anyone interested in learning about the role of social media in Tunisia’s regime change. Continue reading →

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Alexander McNabb

Facebook bigger than newspapers? So what?

Posted on 25 May 2010 by Alexander McNabb

With Facebook hitting 15 million users in the Middle East & North Africa, more people subscribe to Facebook than get the newspaper. But what does that mean exactly? Continue reading →

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15 Million MENA Facebook Users – Report

Posted on 24 May 2010 by Carrington Malin

Facebook has become a force to be reckoned with in the Middle East and North Africa 15 million users in the region. Read more in Spot On PR’s MENA Facebook Demographics Report (May 2010). Continue reading →

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