Mobile photography apps that turn heads!
1. Photosythn A lot of coverage has been given lately to Photosynth a new photography app released by Microsoft on the iTunes Appstore. I’m not very big on photography so I didn’t really pay much attention at the time until I downloaded the application which you can do so from here (the best part its free!) and I must admit the app is a must have on your phone. The beauty of the app is that it doesn’t require any additional programs... Read More
Gaddafi Regime Detains Microsoft Country Manager
Microsoft’s country manager in Libya, Khalid Elhasumi, has been held in custody by Libyan authorities in Tripoli since the evening of Saturday, March 19th, 2011. Microsoft said in a statement that they have been working with Khalid’s family and international organizations to help get Khalid released and they currently have no information about the reasons for his detention. Ali Faramawy, Vice President Microsoft Middle East and Africa said:... Read More
Microsoft Announces Tech.Ed Middle East 2010 Event in Dubai
Dubai brand positioning as the largest managed ICT cluster in the region was not effected by the bad-publicity and media bashing. In association with Dubai Internet City, Microsoft will bring their first technology event in the region hosted in city, revealing how large the brand equity is at the ICT level. Tech.Ed is Microsoft’s premier technical education and networking event held across various locations globally. To run from 1-3 March, 2010... Read More
Yahoo and Microsoft Finalize Search Agreement
Yahoo and Microsoft today announced that the companies have finalized and executed the definitive Search and Advertising Services and Sales Agreement and License Agreement in accordance with the letter agreement announced in July. The companies released the following joint statement: “Microsoft and Yahoo! believe that this deal will create a sustainable and more compelling alternative in search that can provide consumers,... Read More
Communicate Monitor (Nov’09): Bing, Twitter, Virtual Vouchers, Facebook
Read in Communicate (Issue: November 2009) about interactive/digital media: Sports sites score over Twitter - Research commisioned by Super.ae, a football Web site recently launched by Abu Dhabi Media Company, has found that male Internet users in the Middle East are more than twice likely to visit a sports site as to use Twitter… Bing gains dollars and traffic - The US search advertising market is coming back, and Microsoft’s Bing is... Read More
LeWeb Conference for Real-Time Web Selects Queen Rania As Honour Guest
LeWeb is Europe’s number one event for the web industry, and number two in the world. The 2008 conference was attended by participants from 40 countries and 300 journalists. This year, the guest of honour of this edition dedicated to the « real-time web » is Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. The real-time web is this year’s true revolution. The meteoric success of Twitter has ushered in the age of immediacy and promises to send shockwaves... Read More
MediaWeekME Monitor (Nov 8): New Media, MSN Arabia, Email Marketing
Read in Media Week Middle East (Nov 8, 2009) about interactive/digital media: Effective Wins LinkonLine – Effective Measure has won the online audience measurement business for LinkonLine, which operates websites sunch as MSN Arabia. New Media Outperforms newspapers in IPA Surve - AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo! improve their overall service, papers struggle to make digital revenue. As study from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has... Read More
MediaWeekME Monitor: Microsoft, Tahadi, Twitter, twofour54, Lebanon
Read in Media Week Middle East (Nov 1, 2009) about interactive/digital media: Wunderman confident afte Mideast expansion – Direct marketing agency Wunderman has launched offices in Cairo and Beirut as part of the agency;s expanding work for Mircrosoft, especially geared towards the Windows 7 launch campaign. Ipsos enters busy web measuring market - Ipsos MediaCT is launching an online audience measurement service that could challenge Nielsen... Read More
OpenX Join Forces With Microsoft Advertising Platform
OpenX Technologies, Inc. (OpenX), the world’s leading independent ad server for web publishers, today announced it has entered into a partnership with Microsoft Corp. that will allow the companies to cross-market and promote products to their respective publisher bases. Under terms of the multi-year agreement, OpenX becomes a preferred partner to publishers for enterprise ad serving solutions. In addition, OpenX will promote Microsoft’s Content... Read More
XBOX Remains on Top 10 Viral Ads
Microsoft XBOX Project Natal drops from 4th place to 6th place this week among Top 10 Viral videos on YouTube, which is measured by visiblemeasures. com. [youtube I9tmr8VDqN8] Read More
GITEX Release: New Windows Phone in the GCC
Microsoft today announced the availability of a new line of Windows phones in the Gulf region that are available in a broad range of styles and prices. With a Windows phone, people can navigate their phone easily with the touch of a finger1 and browse the Internet on a great mobile browser. People can also connect to a new service that allows them to back up and share data from their phone to the Web. “We all want to connect quickly to the people... Read More
Windows 7 Launch Party Viral Video Tops on Youtube
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it is planning for Windows 7 to hit retail shelves and start showing up on new PCs on October 22 mentions Cnet.com, but where can you actually buy it. Accordingly to Gulf News, UAE English Newspaper, that wasn’t lost on the Gitex team at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) or on its CEO, Helal Saeed Al Marri, who was trying to reschedule the week-long technology show to coincide with the global launch of Windows... Read More
Microsoft-Megawoosh: Nbr #1 Video Campaign for August 10 Week
Microsoft-Megawoosh campaign has been fighting on first place for the past 2 weeks and had successfully achieved it for August-10-week according to Visible Measures. This campaign aims to promote Mircosoft Office Project 2007 usage through this website: http://www.mach-es-machbar.de/ [youtube lkwh4ZaxHIA] Read More
The Official Press Release: Microsoft, Yahoo! Change Search Landscape
Global Deal Creates Better Choice for Consumers and Advertisers SUNNYVALE, CA and REDMOND, WA — 29 July, 2009 — Yahoo! and Microsoft announced an agreement that will improve the Web search experience for users and advertisers, and deliver sustained innovation to the industry. In simple terms, Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers. For... Read More
On June 1st: Are You Going To BING IT or GOOGLE IT
After the buzz around Mircosoft launch of $80 million to $100 million campaign for Bing, the search engine it hopes will help it grab a bigger slice of the online ad market. Bing concept, brand, logo, objectives, and screenshots arrived and the launch is anticipated to be on June 1st. I can tell you that Microsoft is aiming really BIG. Their corporate videos shows that they are looking change people behavior, from “Search Engines helps you search... Read More
Imagine Cup Egypt 2009: Tackling Tough Problems & World Can’t Wait
Round one doors closed, this year, more than 300,000 students from 100 countries are registered for Imagine Cup 2009, a Microsoft Corp. competition that challenges them to use their technology skills and imagination to address the world’s toughest problems. Winning students from local, national, regional and online competitions will compete at the Imagine Cup finals in Cairo, Egypt from July 3–7, 2009. Imagine Cup continues for the 7th year to... Read More
