Israeli and Palestinian forces have taken to the Internet to accelerate their wartime propaganda via social media. As the forces …
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UAE parents “concerned” but “don’t take action” in protecting kids online
A majority of UAE parents (96 percent) worry about their children’s online safety but many may not know how to protect them, according to a recent study by Norton.2 4124
Twitter booms during presidential election
As presidential election day unfolded on Tuesday, people spent time posting photos of long lines at polling places, tweeting about …
Dubai School of Government reveals findings of social media survey
The findings of a first-of-its-kind survey by the Dubai School of Government (DSG) revealed today that the majority of enterprises …
Instagram flies past Twitter in mobile user race
Instagram has seen a huge spike in popularity among mobile device users over the past six months, pushing it past …
LinkedIn opens its first MENA office
LinkedIn today announced the opening of its first office in the Middle East and North Africa, where a new team will support …
Twitter users sent malicious links via direct messages
Cyber criminals are using compromised Twitter accounts to distribute messages disguised as coming from friends who suggest recipients click on …
Facebook denies reports of major privacy breach
Facebook has denied news reports of a major privacy breach involving users who saw their private messages from 2009 and …
Zuckerberg: IPO has been disappointing, mobile, search opportunities to come
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his first interview Tuesday since the company’s troubled initial public offering earlier this year saying …
LinkedIn announces 3 new mobile updates
LinkedIn has announced three new updates to its mobile site and mobile app following stats showing that nearly a quarter …
EMC issues ‘business war cry’ for big data future
Said Akar, District Manager, EMC, declared a ‘business war cry’ at today’s EMC Day 2012 event, urging enterprises to prepare …