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‘Alphabet takes Google from G to A, ahead of the F of Facebook’
Google’s restructuring plan has come as a surprise for many. DW asked Tobias Kollmann from the University of Duisburg-Essen for his take on new holding company Alphabet and the future of Google. DW: Google, the search engine giant, is to form a new holding company as part of a major restructuring effort. What’s the strategy …
Facebook launches Aquila, the Internet-beaming drone
Facebook said they are ready to begin the pilot program of a high-altitude drone that will beam Internet to remote parts of the world. The solar-powered drone will be able to fly without landing for three months. Aquila has a wingspan on par with a Boeing 737 of between 100 and 140 feet (30-40 meters), …
Opinion: Should we be glad that Cecil the lion is dead?
The killing of a well-known wild lion in Zimbabwe by a US dentist and amateur trophy hunter has spread rapidly on the Internet and sparked the public’s ire. But can this have any lasting impact? Cecil the lion is dead. When I first heard the news – on Tuesday – I thought: Another rare and …
Facebook’s profits slip amid spending spree
The world’s biggest social network saw its second-quarter profits fall as it shelled out billions of dollars to develop its “family” of applications. The heavy investments are aimed at boosting future growth. Facebook, already the world’s largest social network, has a voracious appetite for growth, but satiating it can be costly. In the second quarter …
In Austria, Glorious Bastards bust Facebook haters
An invitation-only Facebook group named Glorious Bastards is taking down the social network's hatemongers. The vigilantes have already gotten one teenager fired from his job for an anti-migrant comment. The weeks-old group first drew attention when a 17-year-old apprentice at Porsche posted a comment under the picture of a young Syrian girl playing in a spray of water. The picture…
2 arrested on charges of creating websites inciting violence
One of accused is charged with running “Revolutionary Punishment” page
6 April activist acquitted of ‘calls to protest’ charges
Member helped establish revolutionary Facebook account
Startups complain over online advertising taxes
Facebook and Google’s lack of headquarters in Egypt gives companies profits without taxes
A beer advertisement promotes sexual harassment
The series of ads under the theme of “man up” urges the male audience to look at women regardless their clothes
15% growth expected in digital marketing industry this year
Facebook subscribers in Egypt account for more than 18 million users.
33% of Middle East internet users use e-commerce: DMS
43% of Egypt’s social network users use smart phones to log into accounts
The ‘executions judge’ Nagy Shehata
Meet the man behind the Al Jazeera, Operations Room and Cabinet Clashes cases
Activists, lawyers mock member accused of ‘liking’ Facebook page
Member of 6 April released, court to issue verdict 8 February
‘Make a laugh’ captures the hope and sorrow of people living in poverty
Photographer Ali Hassan launches his first online photography campaign
Muslim Brotherhood faces pressure in Jordan
King Abdulla says group “hijacked the Arab Spring”, Brotherhood deputy leader to face military trial later this month
Egypt joins Arab cyber security convention
Cooperation aims to prevent, investigate, and prosecute the use of the Internet to commit crimes
2014 sees significant investment, acquisitions in mobile phone sector
Smartphones leading source of growth in Egypt
Man impersonating Mehleb arrested
Interior ministry says the man belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood; responsible for inciting against police and army
Police arrest Facebook page administrator for using ‘inciting language’
The language incites to disturb public peace in the country and the page uses slogans belonging to the Brotherhood, says MOI
Putting a face on the ‘Humans of Cairo’
The photography project is one of hundreds inspired by “Humans of New York”, a Facebook page that features portraits of New Yorkers and personal stories from their lives
Is Facebook making us lonely?
98% percent of women who describe themselves as lonely share “relationship status online,” according to new study
Iranian judge summons Facebook CEO for breach of privacy
Internet use is high in Iran, partly because many young Iranians turn to it to bypass an official ban on Western cultural products, and Tehran occasionally filters popular websites such as Twitter and Facebook.
Facebook to expand video ads to 7 countries outside US
Facebook said the performance of the initial group of video ads in the United States has been strong, but declined to elaborate.
Tech giants look to skies to spread Internet
Google took a step in that direction this week with the acquisition of Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones that can help boost Internet access to remote areas.
Triumphant Turkey PM renews pledge to crackdown on rivals
The scandal has played out with a spate of wiretaps and social media leaks implicating Erdogan in graft and exposing high-level security talks weighing military action in Syria.
TV most important source for news in Egypt: BBG
New report states 98.8% of Egyptians have a working television in their house
Yahoo to stop user access of services with Facebook, Google IDs
The move marks the latest change to Yahoo by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, who is striving to spark fresh interest in the company’s Web products and to revive its stagnant revenue.
Twitter rides mobile wave in shifting Internet landscape
A growing number of naysayers warn that Twitter’s stock is greatly overpriced, and that even mediocre inaugural results could deflate its soaring valuation, now several times that of its closest social media peer, Facebook Inc.
US govt reaches deal with Google, Facebook on information disclosure
AFP – The US government and leading Internet companies agreed Monday to a compromise allowing companies to make public how often they are ordered to turn over information about their customers in national security investigations. The Justice Department announced the deal with Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. Other companies …
Social networking websites have over 2 billion registered users: Y2D
Domination of social networking sites illustrated in Y2D report