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Social Media Accounts for 50% of Online Activity

What is the main thing that you do online? If you are like the majority of people today, you probably spend a lot of...

Email Still Popular, Just Shorter

Communication via email is still very much alive. Despite the invasion of smartphones and messaging apps, many people all over the world continue to...

The death of ‘Internet’

The editors responsible for the entries in the Associated Press Stylebook have announced that the word “Internet” will no longer be uppercased, thus breaking...

Instagram rolls out 60-second videos starting today

Instagram announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin rolling out 60-second video capabilities for its users, "one step of many you'll see this...

Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation launches ‘Mostaqbal Portal’

The launch of ‘Mostaqbal Portal’ is an innovative initiative of Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation to cover the latest findings of the technology...

Al-Jazeera to slash 500 jobs

Al Jazeera Media Network on Sunday announced a reduction of its workforce as part of an optimisation initiative in connection with the ongoing transformation...

RAKIA offers issuance of media licenses

Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) now welcomes media companies and professionals to establish their media related companies in Ras Al Khaimah’s competitive landscape....

Digital Media Effect on People Varies Greatly

We now spend more time online each day than we do sleeping. But how does that affect our everyday lives? What effect does it...

Play Your Part for a Better Internet: Facebook Safety Tips for...

Today, February 9th, over 100 countries are participating in Safer Internet Day. The Internet doesn't just belong to those 100 countries, it belongs to...

Frequent Social Media Use Causes Sleep Problems

If you have troubles sleeping, look no further than your social media addiction.Frequent social media users are at a significantly higher risk of sleep...

2016 Marketing Trends for Small Business

The 2016 marketing trends for small business is here, compiled by Dubai Chronicle editors. It is this time of the year when experts and industry...

Emirates Arabic Mobile Site Now Live

Emirates has launched an Arabic version of its popular mobile site, allowing customers in the Middle East and North Africa to book flights, check-in...

First YouTube Fan Event in the Arab World

More than 2000 fans of YouTube in Dubai joined in Za'abeel park yesterday to meet with their favorite stars on the global video platform....

Facebook has 114 million monthly active users in the MENA region

Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa announced today that as of September 30, 2015, Facebook had 114 million monthly active users in...

YouTube launches $10-a-month ad-free video music service

YouTube Red, the online video giant's anticipated subscription service, provides ad-free access to YouTube's video library, including music videos, as well as offline downloads....

Tablets Drive More Web Traffic Than Smartphones

Although smartphones and tablets were introduced only about three years ago, they are already making up nearly 1/10th of the global web traffic. That...

Kim Kardashian Offers Social Media Tips

Kim Kardashian is mainly known from the reality TV show "Keeping UP with The Kardashians" and the fact that she recently tied the knot...

5 Things LinkedIn Won’t Tell You

Even if you still don't have a LinkedIn account, you have probably received a lot of invites from your friends to join the popular...