ITP Media, the publisher of Arabian Business, among major media brands launching content on Snapchat
Snapchat
Facebook
Video: Are you addicted to social media?
Some of the biggest social media companies have said they are working on ways to give users more control over how much time they spend on their platforms.
Dubai
We’re reinventing the camera, says Snap Inc’s MENA boss Hussein Freijeh
In a global social media industry, Snap Inc’s MENA general manager, Hussein Freijeh is helping the Middle East stand out
Kingdom Holding
Snap’s revenue gains signal more stability as Alwaleed invests
Snap exceeded expectations for quarterly sales and won the endorsement of a key investor with a $250 million share purchase by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Lime Concepts
New Snapchat Spectacles now in UAE
The $180 water resistance glasses can store up to 150 videos or 3,000 photos at a time
Hussein Freijh
Video: How Snapchat plans to bounce back in the Middle East
It’s a social media sensation with over 190 million daily active users. But its Q1 results were poor and its share price has plummeted. One year after its IPO, Arabian Business gets the inside track on how Snap is performing from Hussein Freijh, the new general manager for Snap MENA.
Dubai
MENA among top three global markets for Snapchat
Regional boss Hussein Freijeh says GCC market is ‘particularly strong’ for consumer engagement levels
Dubai Health Authority
Dubai Health Authority issues ban to halt surgery filming
Circular issued amid increasing phenomenon of unauthorised medical people entering operation rooms to record surgery
Messenger
Video: Snapchat releases new Spectacles
Almost a year and a half after they first launched, Snapchat has released Spectacles 2.0 with new features, new colours, and a new price.
Dubai
How the multi-billion dollar social influencer business is likely to evolve
Arabian Business investigates the trend of social media influencing and asks the question everyone has been pondering: ‘Is it here to stay?’
Google
Google, Snapchat celebrate Saudi’s 87th National Day
Global companies mark the Kingdom’s festivities by going green.
Al Jazeera
Saudi Arabia unblocks internet calling apps
Voice and video calling apps such as WhatsApp and Skype are ‘widely available to users’
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera removed from Snapchat in Saudi Arabia
Discover channels are set up like mobile magazines run by a media organisation, sharing revenue with Snap from ads
Abaya
Saudi police release Snapchat ‘model in skirt’ without charge
The ministry of information said the prosecutor had closed the case.