One in ten minutes spent online spent is on Facebook or Youtube
November 07th, 2009 in Online Marketing- InternationalA new worldwide study from ComScore has shown that whilst Microsoft, and in particularly Windows Live Messenger, still dominates time spent online with nearly 15% share of attention. However YouTube and Facebook alone accounted for nearly 10% of the 27 billion hours spent online in September 2009 with 1. 2billion and 1.4 billion hours respectively.
Google [...]
Shopping online yet to take off
July 08th, 2009 in Online Marketing- Middle EastBy Nancy Sudheer, Business 24/7
Online purchases of IT and telecommunications products have not yet gained momentum in the UAE even though the country has one of the highest internet penetration levels in the region, say industry experts.
Analysts, manufacturers and retailers blame the “mall culture” for the slow pickup of e-retail or online purchasing in the [...]
Islamic clerics seek to regulate Facebook
May 23rd, 2009 in Online Marketing- Middle EastGulf News
Surbaya: Muslim clerics are seeking regulation for online behaviour in Indonesia, saying the exploding popularity of social networking sites like Facebook could encourage illicit sex.
A spokesman says a meeting of 700 imams in the world’s most populous Muslim nation on Thursday was considering forbidding followers from online flirting they believe encourages extramarital affairs.
Nabil Haroen [...]
