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Tech
The Evolution of Twitter from 2009 to 2022, Milestones, Logo, Features
Check out Twitter new web look & feel and share it with your friends!
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Advertising
Facebook Sunsets Special Ad Audiences in October
Facebook will no longer allow Special Ad Category advertisers to use the Special Ad Audiences tool. Meta will be sunsetting…
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Apps
Facebook pulls the plug on Watch App for Apple TV
Facebook has discontinued its Watch app for Apple TV. Users who try to access the app will receive this message…
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Apps
How to transfer WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone?
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that allows transferring the chat history from Android to iOS.The new feature is available…
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How To
How to recover a hacked Facebook account?
No matter how secure your Facebook account, you could get hacked because someone somehow gets a hold of your password.…
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How To
Discover Profile tool helps find anyone’s social profiles in one click
Have you ever tried to find a prospect’s social profile on Facebook, Linkedin, or Twitter to reach out in a…
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Apps
Trump’s Truth Social is Available on Apple App Store
The U.S. Former President Donald Trump has launched his own social media app, “Truth Social,” on the Apple App store…
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Apps
How to deactivate your personal Facebook account?
Anyone may think of deactivating their Facebook account regardless of why. Deciding whether to deactivate or delete your Facebook account…
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How To
How to Take a Screenshot on iPhone?
How many times per day do you take a screenshot on your phone? It’s the perfect way to capture special…
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Apps
Tips & Tricks: How to Post Whatsapp Status?
Struggling with posting a Whatsapp Status? You are not alone. That’s why we’ve put together all tips and tricks about…
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How To
How to Hide Yourself as Admin of a Page on Facebook?
Facebook pages represent businesses or communities, that allow “individuals”, business managers to use the page name “business name” to interact…
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Advertising
How to write ‘Performance Marketing Manager’ job description?
Performance marketing is one of the most trending functions in any startup or growing business; it plays a significant role…
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News
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Ads Manager Go Down
The Facebook Family “WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Ads Manager, Workplace and Facebook” have all gone down in a major outage globally.…
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Advertising
Facebook accredits Tribe X as Preferred Partner Agency
Tribe X, a pioneering digital marketing agency based in the United Arab Emirates with offices in Netherlands and Egypt, has…
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Apps
WhatsApp Dilemma: To Signal or Not to Signal
Update: Whatsapp announced on January 15th, 2021 that it is moving back the date from February 8. It also announced…
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Startups
instaConsult Launches Personal Consultation via Whatsapp
In this age, technology can literally be injected into your skin. So don’t expect this to be a far topic.…
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Marketing
Facebook Launches ‘#LoveLocal’ campaign to support local businesses in MENA
Facebook has launched a new initiative to offer digital support to local small and medium businesses in the MENA region,…
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News
Facebook Clones TikTok, Introduces Instagram Reels
Facebook announced early last month the launch of Instagram Reels: a clone of TikTok videos, describing it as a new…
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Advertising
Facebook Reveals Top Emojis in MENA, Celebrates World Emoji Day
History has shown us that images are worth more than words. Thanks to the rise of visual-based communication, we are…
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News
Small business owners optimistic about economic recovery post-COVID
In partnership with the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Facebook published the Global State…
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News
Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN) joins the Facebook Community Accelerator Program
Facebook has announced today that the Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN) has joined the 2020 cycle of the Community Accelerator program,…
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News
Viber cuts business ties with Facebook
Japanese owned Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, announces it will cut…
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How To
Own a law firm? Use Facebook to your advantage with these simple tips
As a law firm, there’s nothing more important than building a strong client base. And when the competition is high,…
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Campaigns
Egypt’s health ministry launches blood donation campaign in cooperation with Facebook
Egyptian Minister of Health, Dr. Hala Zayed, has announced that the ministry’s National Blood Transfusion Service is teaming up with…
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Apps
Facebook Rolls Out ‘Messenger Kids’ to MENA
Facebook is rolling out Messenger Kids to countries in Africa and the Middle East to help parents connect their kids…
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Advertising
Facebook introduces new distribution metric
Yesterday, Facebook released a new metric called “distribution score” to measure the performance of Facebook pages. The company defined the…
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News
Why Facebook Blocks Coronavirus News Stories?
Yesterday, Facebook users complained that links to news stories and information related to the coronavirus outbreak were blocked by the…
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News
‘Boost with Facebook’ partners with RiseUp to bring digital skills training to Egyptian startups
Facebook announced on Tuesday its partnership with RiseUp to bring ‘Boost with Facebook’, its global program designed to help small…
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News
Facebook Announces Cryptocurrency ‘Libra’, Digital Wallet ‘Calibra’
Yesterday, Facebook has shared plans for Calibra, a digital wallet for Libra, a new global currency powered by blockchain technology.…
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News
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down for thousands of users
Thousands of users from all around the world are unable to access Facebook apps (Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram). Facebook…
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News
Facebook, Instagram go down worldwide in a widespread outage
Having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram? You’re not alone! Users from all around the world have reported several outages on…
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News
Careem Bus Deploys Free Rescue Rides Post Tragic Cairo Train Accident
Careem Bus has launched a new nationwide initiative, offering free rides for people around the incident area of the tragic…
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News
Facebook removes fake accounts from Iran
Facebook said on Thursday it removed pages, groups and accounts on both Instagram and Facebook, which are tied to Iran…
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News
Mohamed Omar Bids Farewell to Twitter, Joins Facebook
Mohamed Omar, the thriving media guru with 10 years of solid experience in Media Partnerships across the MENA region has resigned from…
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News
17 things to avoid while selling on Facebook Marketplace
Thousands of users got banned recently from Facebook Marketplace due to violations of commerce and community standards policies. Well, not…
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News
Ultimate Guide of Selling on Facebook Marketplace
Selling items can be a painful task. It may take days, weeks,s, or even months to sell something. In 2016,…
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Marketing
Report: How Arabs react to videos on Facebook
It’s without the shadow of a doubt that video content is here to stay across digital. Here at Digital Boom…
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Apps
Facebook Launches Individual Verification for Developers
Facebook has released an individual verification process that enables developers to complete the app review process and continue using Facebook…
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News
Breaking: Facebook logs users off the platform
Facebook users who are using the Google Chrome browser have found themselves logged out today without notice. The company still…
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Apps
Facebook releases a new update to pages, discloses more info to public
In a new step toward transparency on the platform. Facebook has announced today a new update to Pages info section.…
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Advertising
Facebook Ads Manager is back up after reported outage prior Black Friday
If you had trouble publishing ads on Facebook and Instagram in the last 48 hours, you weren’t alone. Facebook Ads Manager…
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Advertising
Facebook Ads Manager goes down prior Black Friday
Facebook Ads Manager tool went down for several hours on Tuesday, leaving brands and advertisers unable to run Black Friday…
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Opinion
The death of privacy in the age of digital
The year 2018 has become the year of privacy, which is striking because it’s unclear as to whether the public…
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Events
Facebook Hosts First ‘Boost Your Business’ Event in Cairo
Facebook hosted its first ‘Boost Your Business’ event in Cairo, which took place on Oct 22 at the Nile Ritz…
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Apps
Facebook Marketplace gets artificial intelligence features
Two years after its introduction, Facebook Marketplace is now artificial intelligence (AI) enabled with auto-categorization and price-range suggestions. Aiming to…
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Apps
Instagram App is partially down for thousands of users
If you can’t see people’s avatars or photos, so don’t panic! Instagram is down. Instagram app has stopped working for thousands…
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Events
Marketing Kingdom Cairo 4: What to Expect
The fourth edition of the Marketing Kingdom Cairo will occur from 17-18 October at the Royal Maxim Kempinski Hotel in…
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Apps
Hackers compromise 50 million Facebook users’ data
A security breach on Facebook compromised nearly 50 million users, gave hackers the ability to take over users’ accounts, said…
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News
Facebook Crowns 4 Arab Community Leaders
Four Arabs were selected from a pool of 6,000 applicants to join the first Facebook Community Leadership Program, offering prizes…
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Apps
‘Facebook Dating’ rolls out in Colombia
Facebook will begin testing its new feature for dating and relationships in Colombia today. Originally announced in F8 last May, ‘Facebook…
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How To
Restore access to Facebook Marketplace
Many users have reported that the Facebook feature to buy and sell items, “Marketplace,” has suddenly disappeared while they did…
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Case Studies
10 tips for managing a successful cause on Facebook
Witnessing the suffering of Egyptian single mothers, I started a Facebook group in 2016 in an attempt to shed light…
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Apps
Instagram opens for verification requests, introduces new transparency and security tools
Instagram has introduced three new important updates today that enforce transparency and better security methods. In a blog post titled…
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Advertising
Facebook Launches Video Creation Tools to Help Advertisers Build Mobile-First Video Ads
Facebook has introduced new video creation tools that enable advertisers to easily convert existing images and text assets into mobile-first…
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Startups
Namshi Unveils Key Trends For The Season
It’s time to revamp your wardrobe, alright! Specially curated by the fabulous fashion team at Namshi, this season’s trend edit…
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News
Alexander the great stirs up controversy in Egypt
A massive black coffin was accidentally discovered in Alexandria earlier this month, sparking a great deal of controversy and some…
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Case Studies
Facebook Reveals 2018 World Cup Text-Delights Stats
Facebook has revealed statistics of its Text-Delights soccer animations that were launched ahead of Russia 2018 World Cup. More than 583 million…
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Advertising
Facebook allows users to see all active ads run by a page for more transparency
Facebook is making significant steps to bring more transparency to ads and Pages, in light of Cambridge Analytica scandal this…
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Creative Work
Facebook Activates Text Delight Animations For World Cup 2018, Full List
Many of us noticed that Facebook has launched a new feature in celebration of Russia World Cup 2018 – When…
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Campaigns
Pepsi’s Latest Digital Campaign Will Have You Singing From The Top of Your Lungs
Building a stronger connection between fans and the Egyptian national football team ahead of the big games this month, Pepsi…
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News
Facebook adds new tools, features for nonprofit fundraisers
Facebook has added new features and tools to Facebook Fundraisers in order to make fundraisers more impactful and accessible to help people…
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Creative Work
Learn how to create a single long image in a carousel ad
Facebook Carousel ad format has recently proved successful with many global advertisers; hence, here is a new way to impress…
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Apps
Viber Releases New Video In Honor Of #DeleteFacebook
In honor of the #DeleteFacebook campaign, Viber has released a video to detail exactly where it stands on this issue,…
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News
Vodafone Egypt tests waters for ‘Ready Digital’
Telecom giant Vodafone Egypt set foot in the digital marketing industry, launching a new service called “Vodafone Ready Digital” –…
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News
Facebook allows users to check if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook now tells you whether your information was compromised by Cambridge Analytica’s personality test app “This Is Your Digital Life”…
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Apps
Facebook pauses new Messenger bots, improves users’ privacy, reactivates bug bounty program
Following Cambridge Analytica data breach, Facebook has announced new changes and updates to its platform to reduce chances for future…
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How To
How To Increase Participation, Create a Supportive Facebook Group Culture
When you create a Facebook group community, the tone and culture of your group will be determined and created by…
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How To
Useful Tips To Grow Your Facebook Group
Now that you have created your Facebook group, it’s time to add members. Adding your friends and family is simply…
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News
Facebook’s Profile Picture Guard and Design Feature Now Available in Egypt
Facebook introduced Profile Picture Guard and Design features in Egypt, empowering people to have more control over the way others…
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News
$10 million Facebook Community Leadership Programme open to MENA applicants
Today, Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) announced the launch of the Facebook Community Leadership programme, a…
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News
Facebook launches Facebook Marketplace in Egypt
Facebook has launched its buy and sell feature “Marketplace” in Egypt, enabling people to use the platform to discover, buy,…
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Advertising
Facebook forbids cryptocurrency, ICO ads
Facebook banned ads for cryptocurrency and related activities in a new advertising policy issued on Jan. 30, which claims the…
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How To
5 Marketing Tips for Your Facebook and Instagram Campaigns
Priya Patel, Brand Development Lead at Instagram and Ian Manning, Head of Agencies, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan at Facebook…
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News
Facebook Down: for some advertisers and messenger users
Some Facebook users in Europe and the Middle East have reported a partial downtime with some of the Facebook tools…
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Marketing
Google tops YouGov’s inaugural global brand health rankings
Google tops the first-ever global brand health rankings released by YouGov BrandIndex. In a list dominated by online brands, the…
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Campaigns
Save the Children launches Ramadan campaign for Syrian children
Save the Children, an international NGO, today launched the “It’s Not the Same For Them” campaign to remind people of…
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News
Egypt Dominates Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge Finalists
With 15 bots, Egyptian developers have dominated the Facebook Messenger Bots Challenge top 60 finalists list for the Middle East and Africa, in Games & Entertainment,…
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News
Egyptian Bot ‘HireHunt’ among the 60 finalists in Facebook’s Messenger Challenge Bot Competition
The HireHunt Bot has been selected as one of the the 60 finalists in Facebook’s Messenger Challenge Bot Competition, “after…
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News
Facebook adds ‘Emoji Reactions’ to comments
Facebook has added Emoji Reactions to comments yesterday, to empower users react and make even more conversations within the comment…
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Advertising
Report: Facebook comes to life in Ramadan
Facebook has released a new report on how people share their Ramadan experiences, find inspiration, and discuss their passions on…
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Marketing
YouGov: top 10 best perceived brands by women in Egypt
YouGov’s Brandindex yearly rankings of the best perceived brands by women in Egypt has been topped by Facebook. This year’s…
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News
Top 10 Egyptian Fashionistas to Follow on Instagram
Fashion in Egypt has evolved over time to match – and, in some instances, even exceed – global standards. Today,…
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Tech
Facebook launches Bots for Messenger Challenge in MENA, Africa
Facebook has announced its Bots for Messenger Challenge, a contest to recognize and reward developers who create an innovative new bot…
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News
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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Apps
Facebook Messenger builds a new in-app camera for Snapchat-style selfies
Facebook Messenger rolled out a new in-app camera that includes features like facial masks, photo filters and stickers. See Also: ?…
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News
Facebook launches Marketplace ‘buy and sell in your local community’
The social media giant has introduced ” Facebook Marketplace” where users can buy and sell anything with their local communities.…
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How To
4 digital strategies to gain an edge on your competition
With every meeting i have with either an advertising agency or direct clients, this question pops up “How do we win…
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How To
How to report potential violations of privacy rights on Facebook?
Ever wanted to report a photo on Facebook/Instagram that violates your privacy rights, but didn’t know what to do than the traditional…
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News
Facebook’s testing a new layout design for pages
Facebook is testing a new layout design for pages, which adds three columns to pages layout, aiming to make information more accessible and organized…
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Advertising
Facebook lifts 20% text overlay image restrictions for all
Your ads are Facebook-approved regardless of the amount of text used, as facebook has dropped it’s 20% text overlay rule for all marketeers…
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