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REPORT: Hot Regions For Facebook User Growth Include India, Brazil, Russia, Middle East, Africa

David Cohen — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:21:28 +0000

Facebook will experience strong growth in India, Brazil, Russia, the Middle East, and Africa, according to new estimates from eMarketer.

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Nicola Mendelsohn Joins Facebook As VP, EMEA Region, Succeeding Joanna Shields

David Cohen — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:51:54 +0000

Facebook finally named its replacement for former Vice President and Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Joanna Shields, who left the social network last October: Karmarama Executive Chairman Nicola Mendelsohn is on board as VP for the EMEA region.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Growing In Middle East, North Africa

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:55:45 +0000

Facebook is continuing to grow, shooting past 1 billion users, but where are these people coming from? A new report from social statistics firm Socialbakers shows that many of them are coming from the Middle East and North Africa region, which accounts for an average of 21 new registrations per minute.

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Peak Games Rides Facebook Gaming In Turkey, Middle East, North Africa

David Cohen — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:02:39 +0000

Istanbul-based Facebook game developer Peak Games is no turkey, announcing that its multiplayer games for its home country, the Middle East, and North Africa have propelled it to become the third-largest social gaming platform in the world.

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Facebook Says Hello To Dubai, Opens Office

David Cohen — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:37:12 +0000

Facebook opened its first office in the Arab sector of the Middle East, in Dubai, with the hopes of stoking advertising opportunities to target its 45 million users in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Israeli Prime Minister Holds Facebook Chat In Arabic

Jackie Cohen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:29:12 +0000

Those who erroneously blamed Facebook for causing political upheaval in the Middle East, now hear this: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a chat on his Facebook page in Arabic.

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Israeli Hacker Posts Facebook Logins Of 'Helpless Arabs'

David Cohen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:45:49 +0000

The seemingly never-ending conflict between Israel and its Mideast neighbors has spread to Facebook, as an Israeli hacker who goes by the name of Hannibal posted the email addresses and passwords of 85,000 users of the social network from Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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NATO Uses Facebook To Report End Of Ops In Libya

David Cohen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:02:25 +0000

Facebook and Libya have come full-circle, from late dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s warning against the social network’s use in February, to the social network being used to announce the end of NATO operations in the country Friday.

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10 Ways Facebook Changed The World For The Better

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:09:53 +0000

Have you ever considered where we would be today if it wasn’t for Facebook?
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TechWomen Join Facebook At State Department Today

Jennifer Moire — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:48:16 +0000

The U.S. State Department is honoring 37 women from the Middle East and North Africa for their participation in TechWomen, a Silicon Valley initiative that includes Facebook.
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How To Use Facebook Safely In The Mideast And Africa

Jackie Cohen — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:07:24 +0000

Activists in parts of the world that don’t approve of Facebook now have a resource on how to keep themselves safe while using the social network.
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U.S. Military Wants Phantom Army On Facebook

Jackie Cohen — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:42:31 +0000

The U.S. military is funding a software project that aims to create fake profiles on Facebook in order to counter enemy propaganda coming from foreign countries.
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Facebook Posts Will Inform Al Jazeera Talk Show

Jackie Cohen — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:47:28 +0000

The Arab news network Al Jazeera plans to launch an English-language talk show that will take cues from viewers’ posts on Facebook and Twitter.

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Facebook Threats Over 'Draw Mohammed' Result In Life In Prison

Jorge Cino — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:50:11 +0000

The consequences of the Facebook group “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” continue to show their ripple effect, although in this case the craziness began before and continued after this particular incident.
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Lebanese On Facebook Seek Change, Not Revolution

Jackie Cohen — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:12:47 +0000

While just about every Arab nation appears to want the same kind of results that Egypt and Tunisia have had from their protests organized on Facebook, a page based in Lebanon boasting almost 11,000 likes demands change but doesn’t expect a revolution.
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