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DEWA Is the First Organisation outside Europe to Win EFQM Global Excellence Award in the Platinum Category
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the Global Excellence Award from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), becoming the first organization outside Europe to receive this prestigious award and the first in the Award’s history to win it from the first application. DEWA achieved between 750-800 points, ranking in the Platinum category, […]
Giving you more characters to express yourself
Trying to cram your thoughts into a Tweet is a challenge. Interestingly, this isn’t a problem everywhere people Tweet. For example, we found that when some people Tweet in English and Arabic, they may quickly run into the 140 character limit and have to edit their Tweet down so it fits. Sometimes, people have to […]
GEA Celebrates the 87th Saudi National Day With 27 events in 17 cities across Saudi Arabia
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is getting ready to celebrate the 87th Saudi National Day, the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has announced that exciting preparations are underway to unveil 27 diverse festivities across 17 cities within the Kingdom, marking outstanding celebrations season for the National Day. Thanks to the tremendously talked about Saudi Vision […]
LinkedIn members can now record, upload, and post native videos directly from the LinkedIn mobile app
– LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has announced that LinkedIn members will now be able to record, upload, and post native videos directly from the LinkedIn mobile app. The latest feature enables members to share their professional knowledge and insights, and to start conversations through the power of video. With the addition of native […]
Twitter Safety Work: Results Update
Twitter’s commitment to move faster to make Twitter safer started in January. First, we conducted research to understand the issues at a deeper level, then we made a range of product updates. We then convened our Trust and Safety Council to gather feedback and help guide us as we move forward. While there is still […]
LinkedIn Marketing Awards to celebrate the best B2B campaigns on the platform
LinkedIn has today launched the LinkedIn Marketing Awards, which will celebrate the best B2B campaigns and content from across Europe and the Middle East running on the platform. The awards are open from today to businesses of all sizes and the winners will be announced in early October. LinkedIn has pulled together an expert panel […]
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IBC Addresses Technological Opportunities and Threats with the Launch Of C-Tech Forum
IBC announces today the launch of the C-Tech Forum, a series of exclusive invitation-only micro events for C-level executives within media and broadcasting, held over two days. Designed to reflect the changing nature of the media and entertainment industry and converging markets, the events will facilitate peer-to-peer discussions around key industry disruption. The topics to […]
Huawei launches Ramadan campaign “Light up your heart”
Under the slogan of ” Light up your heart “, Huawei launched its Ramadan campaign to support and encourage charitable work during the holy month of Ramadan. The campaign aims to interact with the community and families and share the beautiful moments of the month through competitions organized by the company on social media networking […]
UAE Based Company Monitors Influential Social Media Accounts For Account Hijacking That Can Result In Spreading Of Fake News
Every day, hackers and impersonators become more and more skilled and devious in their techniques and methods, the latest one being the hijacking of verified accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (the accounts marked with a blue tick mark, with generally a very large number of followers). In a new attack method called DoubleSwitch, hackers […]
Huawei celebrates the Joy of Sharing during the Holy Month of Ramadan
Aiming to get closer to its consumers in the Middle East and to help them connect together during Ramadan, Huawei announced its #HowWeIftar social campaign, which celebrates the joy of sharing during the holy month. The goal of this campaign is to bring people across the region together by asking them to share their Iftar […]
Google released on Sunday a collection of the most trending TV series
Google released on Sunday a collection of the most trending TV series, charities, and dishes on Google during the first week of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia. The data also includes a list of the most popular YouTube videos. Gulf-produced shows “Romana” and “Alyom Al Awad” led the list of most trending TV series on Google. […]
Businesses can now share and request locations in Direct Messages
Businesses can now build on our Direct Messages platform can request and share locations with people. Alongside quick replies and welcome messages, this is yet another feature in the canvas we’re providing for businesses to create great human- and bot-powered customer experiences on Twitter. People have complete control over the location information they share with […]
Now on Twitter: 140 characters for replies
In efforts to allow people to express more with 140 characters, Twitter has introduced the Retweet and Quote Tweet function to enable people to share a reflective thought or easily Retweet a Tweet that went unnoticed. Following these updates now, when people reply to someone or a group, those @usernames won’t count toward the Tweet’s […]
Expanding Pre-Roll Ads to Periscope Video
As video viewership on Twitter continues to grow, video has become an increasingly important channel for publishers, creators and brands to reach their audiences. Today, Twitter is introducing a new opportunity for publishers and creators to monetize their content, and for brands to advertise against it, with pre-roll ads on Periscope video within Twitter. Pre-roll […]
WPP and Kantar Millward Brown to launch the first BrandZ™ ranking of the Top 20 Most Valuable Saudi Arabian brands
The first-ever BrandZ™ Top 20 Most Valuable Saudi Arabian Brands ranking will be released on 28th March 2017 by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown in collaboration with King Abdullah Economic City. It is the only brand valuation ranking that combines the perceptions of Saudi consumers with financial data, making it the definitive cross-category study of […]
Telia Carrier, Coriant and Facebook collaborate on successful trial of Voyager on Stockholm to Hamburg route
Telia Carrier announced today that the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Facebook completed a successful trial of 100G and 200G using Voyager gear on its 1,089km Stockholm to Hamburg route, leveraging technology developed by Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end packet optical networking and DCI solutions. Significantly, this demonstrates that 16QAM signalling works effectively […]
Thousands of people attend region’s first YouTube FanFest in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The city of Jeddah hosted on Friday the Arab world’s first YouTube FanFest at the King Abdullah Sports City where thousands of people flocked to see some of the region’s most influential YouTube creators.The day was divided into two shows, one just for females and another for families. More than 2,500 people attended the shows […]
MiSK and Google launch We Are All Online program to drive digital awareness among youth in KSA
The Prince Mohamed bin Salman Foundation (MiSK) and Google launched Tuesday to promote the best practices and knowledge to Saudi youth on how to act smartly and safely online.With the Saudi Ministry of Education’s support, We Are All Online will see Google-trained staff from MiSK lead student assemblies in 50 public and private middle schools […]
LinkedIn reveals most overused buzzwords in KSA
LinkedIn, (NYSE:LNKD) the world’s largest online professional network, today released the most overused words on LinkedIn profiles in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). For the sixth year running, the ‘buzzwords’ were drawn from analysis of millions of profiles worldwide to compile the ten most used words in the past twelve months. LinkedIn is encouraging […]
Hawk-i Service by Managed FZ-LLC Publically Launched – Monitoring Social Media & Cyberspace & Guarding Online VIP Reputations
Managed FZ LLC, a leading provider of Cybersecurity and Managed Security Products and Services, and innovators in the industry of Brand Risk Monitoring, announced today the launch of its new VIP reputation threat monitoring service, Hawk-i. This pioneering service, now generally available, has been monitoring and protecting high-profile VIPs’ reputations and identities online since 2014, […]
Announcing Live Video Creation on Twitter
Twitter today announced that now anyone can broadcast live video directly from its apps. Powered by Periscope, live video on Twitter allows people to share and experience everything from significant moments to daily life together with an audience – all through a Tweet. To go live, people can compose a Tweet, then tap “LIVE” which […]