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How Internet Users Behave on Social Media [Infographic]

Did you know that 70% of internet users don't use Facebook Search, and 50% don't care about images in search results? SurveyMonkey...

Social Media

Social Media Awards Beirut Announces Finalists, Public Voting Begins

Yesterday, the Social Media Awards Beirut announced their competition finalists at an event at the Phoenicia Hotel in downtown Beirut....

Social Networks Social Media Competitions

9 Stats on Facebook Use in Lebanon [Infographic]

If you are looking to connect with your community on social media, build relationships and interact with them on a...

Social Networks Facebook Social Media

How Does Twitter Affect Journalism? [Report]

It's no secret that Twitter is transforming the way that journalism is produced and received, for better or worse. Now a business reporter ...

Social Media

How Egyptians Are Using Social Media [Report]

Inspired by the Egyptian Revolution on January 25, 2011, startup 25trends released their first report today on social media trends in...

Analytics Data Egypt

Weekly Wrap-Up: February 24-28

This week, we got to hang out with a number of entrepreneurs and leaders from the ecosystem. We were very glad to host Elias Ghanem of...

Mix n Mentor PayPal Social Media

How to Protect Your Privacy Once Facebook's Graph Search Goes Live [Report]

Amidst the global and regional concerns about the usage of Facebook's Graph Search, Social Media Exchange (SMEX) has launched a report in Ar...

Facebook Social Media

How to Manage Your Public Image on Social Media

The widespread use of social media has made it easy to access a variety of information about others, such as political views,...

Facebook Social Media Social Networks

Is the Internet in Danger of Becoming an Echochamber? [Wamda Debates]

This post is the second in a new content series called Wamda Debates. Every other week, the Wamda team debates a topic, industry, or...

Debate Social Media Social Networks

Moroccan Entrepreneur Launches Startup to Quantify Social Influence

“I've always been interested in promoting technology and education in the Arab world,” says Akram Benmbarek, the founder of Social IQ, who ...

Advertising Social Networks Social Media

The Social Media Awards - Lebanon

The Social Media Awards will allow the Lebanese online community to nominate, vote for and award the bloggers, journalists, content...

Competitions Social Media Social Networks

Advice from One of Saudi Arabia's Most Famous Web Entrepreneurs

“Developing for another sevice, like Twitter, is often a non-permanent profit business model”, says Saleh Al Zaid, the founder of Lun...

Technology Social Networks Social Media

Tutorial Platform Facebook Studio Edge Launches in Dubai

After unveiling the platform last spring, Facebook today announced the Dubai launch of Facebook Studio Edge, a tutorial platform designed...

Facebook Marketing Social Media

Twitter Finally Expands Ad Products To The Arab World. Is It Preparing for an IPO?

Startups in the Middle East now have a new ad channel on the world’s favorite micro-blogging platform. In an event in Dubai yesterday, T...

Digital Advertising Digital Marketing Expansion

6 Tools For Improving Your Team's Communication

In the Arab world, having a team across several countries is not uncommon, especially in a tech startup. Whether due to a lack of talent in...

Mobile Mobile Apps Social Media

How to Create Facebook Pages with Impact: A Guide for Arab Organizations

Did you know that the average organization spends two and a half hours a week managing its Facebook site? Wamda spends more than that, but...

Facebook Social Media Social Networks

Jordan’s Nakhweh Relaunches as a Regional Hub for Social Ventures

Nakhweh has long been one of Jordan’s darlings in the social entrepreneurship space, a scrappy NGO trying to make volunteerism popular (or a...

Ecosystem Scaling Social Change

How Much Does a Facebook Fan Cost in the Arab World? [Report]

The Online Project recently released a report answering the question “How much does a Facebook fan cost in the Arab world?” offering bus...

Advertising Facebook Marketing

How the Middle East Tweets: Saudi Arabia's Most Connected [Report]

In summer 2012, Portland and Tweetminster conducted a study into the use of Twitter in the Middle East. Using data collected between July...

Social Media

Wellnesia to Indulge Dubai with New Spa and Beauty Hub

In the Arab world, the web has been buzzing lately with sites offering flash sales, low prices and online booking, often for restaurants,...

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Health & Beauty

Music Marketing Platform Helps Artists Go Viral in the Arab World

Today, viral YouTube videos propel artists to fame overnight, creating a completely new set of rules for music promotion. This is where the...

Entertainment Music Social Media

Entrepreneur of the Week: Mansour Mansour Co-founder of Javna in Jordan [Wamda TV]

Entrepreneur of the week today on Wamda is Mansour Mansour, an Endeavor Jordan entrepreneur, CEO of Javna in Jordan offering mobile media...

Advertising Digital Advertising Digital Media

First Moroccan Instameet Unites Instagram Users

About a month ago on November 25th, the first meeting for local Instagrammers was held in Morocco, uniting users of the free photo-sharing...

Social Networks Social Media Ecosystem

Facebook Use by Companies in the Middle East and North Africa [Infographic]

Those looking to advertise on Facebook will be interested in this new infographic from SocialBakers that reveals Facebook trends for c...

Data Technology Social Networks

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