Latest in Tag: social media Highlight
Latest in Tag: social media
ElBaradei’s unknown known
Egypt’s media have been in campaign mode leading up to Monday and Tuesdayâs vote. Official, quasi-official and the social media are dedicating their undivided attention to the presidential elections with reports, interviews and analyses that tackle the two candidates’ platforms, credentials and implausible promises. Yet, an Egyptian Nobel laureate and former presidential hopeful, who, respect …
TV most important source for news in Egypt: BBG
New report states 98.8% of Egyptians have a working television in their house
Twitter rides mobile wave in shifting Internet landscape
A growing number of naysayers warn that Twitterâs 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.
Analysis: After Web stocks boom, investors wary but rout unlikely
Most importantly, this year’s stars, such as Facebook and Netflix, actually make money.
Social media activist held in dragnet after Sudan demos
Eight security officers took Dalia El Roubi from her family home on Monday, her husband Abdelrahman Elmahdi
CIRQY collects freshly-made design in one place
The website not only features a variety of products made by new, local designers, it is also a smartly designed networking tool
Ministry of Interior account hacked
Ministry of Interior official Twitter account out of the ministry’s control
Does social media lead to emotional blandness?
Spending time online browsing social media is making life flat, says Tarek Lasheen
Evening is the most popular time to tweet during Ramadan
The report monitored the rates of users logged onto Twitter both during and after the month of Ramadan, finding that in Egypt the former was recorded as being 231% higher than the latter.
Facebook reaches out to young users with stickers
Stickers are emotions that can be used in private messages, and they are available on the web as well as iOS and Android devices.
EU welcomes pledge by Egypt for ‘open’ Internet
Kroes met on Monday with Communications Minister Atef Helmy during a visit to Cairo.
Confess your sins
Continuous connectability is the norm, caution is flung to the wind, reticence is retro and you are what you say you are.
Facebook unveils new smartphone
Zuckerberg: âYou’re going to be able to turn your Android phone into a great social phoneâ
SuperMorsi goes viral
The 30 second video clip features Mohamed Morsi as the classic game hero Super Mario
Homeland Security bans documentary Jews of Egypt
The film explores the exodus of Egyptian Jews during the 1950s and shows one-on-one interviews with exiled Jews who recount their deportation
Have a break and laugh
Comedy Break Show oncouraging funny talents to post a three minute video of their best work on their website and offering great prizes to the winners
Mazg: Teaching the art of comics
Mazg is an independent organisation that aims to teach Egyptians the art of comics
The custom-designed jewellery of Lily Joolz
Lily Joolz offers a creative collection of jewellery inspired mostly by Egyptian heritage
Ma3looma raises sexual and reproductive awareness
Besides providing online information, the initiativeâs main goal is to answer peopleâs inquiries
Political memes enliven Egyptâs art scene
The Bassem Youssef show proved a fertile ground for such memes to develop, in addition to the jokes created by protesters and citizens
I tweet therefore I am
Adel Heine’s weekly column
Lawsuit filed by activist over Metro conditions
As activists lose patience with the conditions of the Metro, the âBe a Manâ campaign files a lawsuit against officials demanding better conditions
Facebook campaign for womenâs rights goes global
Photo campaign gains hundreds of responses in one week
Muslim Brotherhood fumbles NGO registration
Brotherhood failes to provide required forms for registration
Jordan passes law restricting internet freedom
New online media laws to increase censorship in Jordan
Bangladesh blocks YouTube over anti-Islam video
Anti-Islam film continues to provoke more reactions from Muslim countries
Peaceful protest gets lost in translation
Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful protesters head to online forums as mainstream media neglect their coverage
President joins Twitter
President joins popular social media website, while another popular site keeps tabs on his progress
Marketing research aids democratisation of consumption
Tamer El-Naggar, CEO of TNS’s North Africa branch, one of the world’s leading marketing research companies talk to the Daily News Egypt
The Social Media Illusion
The demonstrations of August 24 did not turn out to be politically significant, especially after major political forces decided to abandon them. The demonstrations were controlled by individuals who possess no experience in mobilizing for collective action and lack credibility within Egyptian political life. However, these demonstrations brought to the scene two valuable lessons, first, …