Middle East & Africa Online Ad Spending Will Grow 29.8% By 2011

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

IDC: Global Online Ad Spending to Hit $106B in 2011
Marketers worldwide will increase their spending in online ads at a 15 percent to 20 percent clip in the coming years, a growth rate that is “phenomenal,” IDC said Wednesday.
This year, global spending in online ads will reach US$65.2 billion, or about 10 percent of the […]

Challenges To Web 2.0 In The Arab World

Monday, June 9th, 2008

This guest blog is by Mohamed Nanabhay , Head of New Media at the AlJazeera Network based in Doha, Qatar.
Launching an internet company in the the region can be a challenging endevour. While there is lots of startup activity going on, it is worthwhile looking at what those challenges are when starting up or assessing […]

Logta, Online Service To Help Find Best Deals & Promotions

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Logta is a new online service aiming to provide shoppers with a one-stop shop for promotions covering Electronics, food items, travel and leisure, real estate, beauty & personal care, clothing, and apparel amongst other categories.
The service also provides retailers and brand owners with a new channel to advertise & publicize their promotions, getting their message […]

Yamli Enable Advertising In Their Language Tool

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

More news from Yamli, the cool web-based tool that solves the problem of Arab users who don’t have an Arabic keyboard or who aren’t as comfortable typing in Arabic; They have come up with an interesting way to start generating revenue with their tool: they enabled advertising on their Yamli editor menus.
The ads are in […]

New Version Of Kalimat Araby Advertising Platform

Monday, May 5th, 2008

The new version of the Kalimat Araby advertising platform, by Maktoob subsidiary Araby, will be released in private beta soon for current users of the platform, both advertisers and publishers, to try and get their feedback on the new system and integrate any important suggestions before its official launch.
Kalimat Araby was originally launched in June […]

Arab Online Ad Spending To Grow To $142 Million By 2011

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

According to a recent study by Madar Research, online ad spending in the Arab region is expected to grow to $142 million by the end of 2011.
Madar looked at the Arab regions of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Levant countries bordering the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, leaving out the Arab countries in North […]

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