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Daily brief: Global markets break down, oil prices fall
Financial asset prices are moving in step less than at any time in more than a decade as political risks grow globally. Here are the top seven business stories you need to know today. US judge...
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Daily brief: Oil prices edge up, UAE adopts new entry visa system
Oil prices edged up on Monday over fears that new set US sanctions against Iran could extend to affect crude supplier. Here are the top seven business stories you need to know today. Chief...
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Why Dubai closed 9,000 social network accounts
* 8,894 social networking shut for pushing counterfeit goods * Instagram accounts topped among closed, 94.5 million followers together * Unauthorised sellers to be fined AED25,000 * DED confiscated...
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CEOs who lead by example with annual salary of $1
* CEOs at the highest paying enterprises can earn 130 times the average salary of a worker * Some global CEOs are practically working for free; making their wealth elsewhere * Top CEO Conference and...
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Trump electronics ban: Gulf airlines know how to bypass it
US President Donald Trump’s new ban on electronics devices on plane may be revoked in a few months. But the airlines operating from the affected ten airports in the Middle East and North Africa...
View ArticleTen easy ways to combat fake news
Fake news became a leading cause of concern during the US election campaign when falsified stories circulated on social media. Concerns have been raised about hoaxes and misinformation affecting...
View Article7 top tips for social influencers in Ramadan
Influencer marketing is a relatively simple but incredibly effective form of marketing that focuses upon specific key individuals rather than the target market as a whole. But who is an influencer?...
View ArticleIt’s war: Facebook sets its sights on LinkedIn
As news broke this week that Facebook is testing a new job feature that would place it in direct competition with social network LinkedIn, AMEinfo learns that LinkedIn has just rolled out its very own...
View ArticleWhy publishers are not happy with Facebook
The struggle for screen time evolved into that for eyeballs and then attention. In today’s Facebook-dominated age, the struggle is now about appearing on the news feed. The platform’s organic reach has...
View ArticleWhat feel good brands do UAE consumers talk about?
It is no surprise that 6 out of the top 10 brands on the recent YouGov BrandIndex report belong to technology, which has taken over our lives and shaped our social behavior over the past decade. YouGov...
View Article7 simple steps to grow your business using social media
The Middle East has the highest Internet and smartphone penetration with figures ranging between 70 and 90 per cent. Due to this, the Middle East sees some of the highest social media usage with 97 per...
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Take a look inside Facebook’s new offices
Facebook opened its new office (Thursday) as a testament to its growth in the region – 264 percent growth in the past five years in MENA, to be precise. When the office first launched five years ago,...
View ArticleInstagram’s new Arabic feature not a moment too soon
Arabic is the official language of 22 countries, which form the Arab league. It is estimated that some 400 million people speak the language. Arabic ranks fifth on the list of the top 30 languages in...
View ArticleSnapchat is talking the talk, but will it walk the walk?
Snapchat is one of the most popular social applications today. Not everyone gets it, but it’s particularly famous among the youngest smartphone users including teens and young adults. As of the third...
View ArticleThe drive for streaming live- Which social media is winning?
If you and your fiancé are miles away from each other, would you rather communicate with each other by text or by video? Text content relies on precise word choice and it takes much effort by using...
View ArticleIs Facebook into kids’ mind control now?
Parents nowadays are very careful about what their kids are exposed to at school, in their daily activities and mostly on social media. They want to make sure that no one is controlling their thoughts...
View ArticleBad evolution: The $3.3bn mistake Facebook’s Zuckerberg is trying to correct
Evolution is a good thing. It means that you are doing what it takes to survive. Facebook has evolved, but to the worse. It may have saved itself from extinction after lately realizing that it had been...
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Watch: Facebook’s fake news worsening? Company’s revenues up 46%
Facebook gets ready to report Wednesday. But aside from pleasing investors, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged that his company has to do better for society. Bloomberg's Sarah Frier takes a look at the...
View ArticleHow publishers must change to survive Facebook’s war on media
Community management becomes critically important for media As Facebook’s Adam Mosseri wrote in the latest announcement, public content sees lots of engagement in Facebook Groups and will be likely...
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Is this the end for Facebook?
Facebook is 14 years old! It’s old by today’s teen standards who are often bewildered that their parents are still using it! “Daddy, get a life,” they might say. But when Facebook first came into use...
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