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Editorial TeamFebruary 10, 2017
19

El3ab.com unleashes its new portal, receives EGP 2M investment from A15

El3ab, Egypt’s classic gaming hub, relaunches its portal with more games and with its first ever app based game “Estimation…
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Editorial TeamFebruary 10, 2017
22

Egypt’s Employment News Bulletin (Feb 5 – 9)

Each week Digital Boom posts available positions within the marketing and advertising industry in collaboration with Wuzzuf.com. Email lina@adigitalboom.com with the details…
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Ahmed MaherFebruary 2, 2017
55

TrumpDonald.org lets you blow Donald Trump’s face with a trumpet

Trump Donald Trump. A new webpage that allows visitors to blast Donald Trump’s face/hair with a virtual trumpet. Over 100M visitors used…
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Lina GilaniFebruary 2, 2017
11

Beyonce breaks Instagram’s record for the most liked photo

Beyonce's pregnancy of twins announcement has broken the record for most liked photo on Instagram ever, hitting 7.6 million likes…
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Editorial TeamJanuary 27, 2017
10

Instagram Rolls Out Live Stories Globally

The photo-sharing platform Instagram has make its live stories feature available to its community globally — a new way to connect with friends and…
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Editorial TeamJanuary 26, 2017
16

Facebook Introduces New Tools to Help Control Your Information

Dubai, UAE, 26th January 2017 – Facebook announced today the launch of the Privacy Basics site, a new resource that…
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Editorial TeamJanuary 19, 2017
17

Thousands Send Love to Egypt’s Prince of Hearts ‘Mohamed Aboutrika’

Mohamed Aboutrika received thousands of supportive posts on social media following a decision by authorities to add him to an official…
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Dalia KhirfanJanuary 16, 2017
15

Egypt court rejects transfer of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Administrative court rejected on Monday a government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, in a…
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Editorial TeamJanuary 12, 2017
49

Snickers latest in-store campaign pulled off the shelves in Saudi

In Saudi? Feeling hungry? You may have to wait a little longer to grab a bite of your favorite Snickers.…
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Editorial TeamJanuary 10, 2017
11

How the 2017 #GoldenGlobes lit up Twitter

The first awards show of 2017 went off with a bang. The Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Jimmy Fallon (@jimmyfallon),…
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Lina GilaniJanuary 10, 2017
24

Meryl Streep fires up Golden Globes with anti-Trump message

At the Golden Globes, Meryl Streep gets political with anti-Trump message: “Join me in supporting the committee to protect journalists.” Watch Meryl Streep’s…
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Editorial TeamJanuary 2, 2017
14

Influencers Cheer for Egypt’s National Team

Top influencers called on their followers to support Egypt’s national team ahead of the 2017 Cup of African Nations in an anonymous…
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Lina GilaniDecember 30, 2016
11

Watch Dubai New Year’s Eve fireworks live on Twitter

Twitter announced today that they are partnering with global property developer Emaar to live-stream the New Year’s Eve firework displays…
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Lina GilaniDecember 29, 2016
36

Egyptian celebrities who joined Twitter in 2016

As the year draws to an end, Twitter compiled a list of the Egyptian celebrities who joined the platform this…
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Editorial TeamDecember 28, 2016
51

Instagram’s 2016 Stats: Top Celebrities, Hashtags, and Moments

Instagram’s 2016 global report revealed the most-followed celebrities, most-liked photos, top hashtags, and key moments that defined the year on…
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