Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017; Key developments, stories and research findings

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dc.contributor.authorRadcliffe, Damian
dc.contributor.authorLam, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-14T23:15:27Z
dc.date.available2018-02-14T23:15:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description23 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractThis report is the six in a series of annual reports which captures key developments and data related to usage of social media in the Middle East. The past year has seen the continued growth of visual-led social networks, with Snapchat and Instagram becoming increasingly popular, especially among Arab Youth and affluent smartphone owners in countries like Saudi Arabia. Facebook usage among Arab Nationals has declined, but use of their overall products (which include Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram) continues to grow. In a year where political tensions in Iran, and between Qatar and many of its neighbors, have enjoyed international coverage, this story has played out on social media too. This report highlights these developments, as well as the rise of social media influencers, alongside charting the continued popularity of video, social media as a source for news and the increased usage of mobile messaging apps.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDamian Radcliffe, Amanda Lam, 2018, Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017; Key developments, stories and research findings , University of Oregon, https://doi.org/10.7264/N31J9849.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7264/N31J9849
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/23036
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectSocial networkingen_US
dc.subjectArab Springen_US
dc.subjectArab Worlden_US
dc.subjectMiddle Easten_US
dc.subjectMiddle East and North Africaen_US
dc.subjectFacebooken_US
dc.subjectTwitteren_US
dc.subjectInstagramen_US
dc.subjectWhatsAppen_US
dc.subjectMobileen_US
dc.subjectYouTubeen_US
dc.subjectMedia habitsen_US
dc.subjectMedia consumptionen_US
dc.subjectSocial newsen_US
dc.subjectNetwork societyen_US
dc.titleSocial Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2017; Key developments, stories and research findingsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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