Source : Twitter had officially announced its entry into the MENA region on Sunday, unveiling a partnership with local business Connect Ads. The San Francisco-based company has chosen the Connect Ads as its official partner for the region where it will collaborate with Twitter’s own sales team,...

The Internet and Technology space is emerging in the Middle East and North Africa Region. However, there is a lack of transparency on these investments that allow us to monitor developments in the start up space and act as a guide for other investors and entrepreneurs. In the absence of data it became...

Yesterday the Arabic Web Days tweet up was held at the Qatar National Convention Centre organized by Taghreedat. The event was attended by over 400 people enthusiastic about online Arabic content. Samy AlMubarak, co-founder of Taghreedat welcomed all the attendees and briefed the work done by the organization...

Social Bakers recently released an infographic highlighting the top brands and industries in MENA region. Based on the region’s industry statistics, brands in almost all types of businesses have some social media presence. The biggest is the Media industry with an average page size reaching nearly...

Jaguar Land Rover MENA last week announced the launch of regional mobile apps to further enhance its personalised customer experience. We have downloaded the apps and found some of the below features very useful: • iCatalogue – Users can browse a selection of vehicles and see overview of new models,...

The Startup Stock Exchange is a public stock exchange, similar to the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, AIM or any other stock exchange, but with procedures and cost structure specifically designed for startups and small businesses. The Exchange allows any company from around the world to raise money from anyone,...

Image Source - Twitter Infograph The Official Twitter stats of the Middle East and North Africa region have been released courtesy Dubai School of Government – Arab Social Media Report. Follow them on Twitter  A few highlights – Saudi Arabia has the highest number of active Twitter...