November 2018
As an independent tech blogger in the Middle East, I was closely following the news on Spotify's official launch in the Middle East region. When I shared an update from my own account, it was picked up by the LinkedIn Editors team and featured among some of the curated pieces of content.
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December 2019
The last time I was featured by the LinkedIn Editors was in relation to the Spotify MENA launch. One year later, the same team featured me again on a very interesting topic that I posted about linking to a Forbes article.
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January 2020
What a way to start off 2020 by sharing potential news that Anghami was looking to be sold or acquired, given that their international competitors Deezer and Spotify have made significant inroads into the Middle East region.
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June 2020
This was a topic that would definitely put things to the test, given the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Middle East, the employment system requires job applicants to have university degrees before they're issued authorization to legally move and work in the region.
Many global companies had announced previously that they would degree requirements from the job application process, focusing solely on skills. Quite an interesting topic and my comment reply was featured by the LinkedIn News editors.
January 2021
I seem to be on a roll in chiming in during key conversation topics. My update was featured again by the LinkedIn News team, following the recent news of diplomatic relations being restored to Qatar.
May 2022
News of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (Public Investment Fund) taking a small stake in Nintendo began circulating, and my LinkedIn update was picked up by the LinkedIn News team
June 2022
While TikTok was still seeing continuous growth, YouTube had announced that their equivalent was also making big leaps to challenge the former's dominance. This saw many Top Voice members and even known industry pundits join the conversation, and my opinion was selected by the LinkedIn News team.
August 2022
One of the major real estate names in the UAE announced it was selling of the online fashion-based marketplace Namshi to the regional equivalent of Amazon known as 'Noon'.
January 2023
A recent poll by the LinkedIn News Team put the spotlight on the ongoing degrees vs skills debate, and my reshared opinion caught their attention; this led to my update being featured by the LinkedIn News team.
December 2024
Mark Gurman (Chief Apple + Tech Correspondent at Bloomberg TV and News) recently shared that Apple wants to make a Ring-like device to compete with Amazon and other similar products. I chimed in on his LinkedIn post about what they could name it and how it could integrate Apple's existing products.
It was then picked up by the LinkedIn News team as they aggregated a summary of opinions on the topic.
January 2025
During the week of CES, news of Getty Images and Shutterstock merging was announced. Given that this could likely cause antitrust issues when seeking regulatory clearances, I chime din with my opinion which also got picked up by the LinkedIn News team.
January 2025
Data privacy has been an on-going debate, as GDPR has been the standard by the EU. As the US hasn't yet drafted any similar legislature on a federal level, some states have taken the issue into their own hands.
Jumping into the topic, the LinkedIn News team featured my opinion.