Mideast Tweets: discover how Twitter is being used in the Middle East and North Africa

by on May 22, 2009

I got this email from Mideast Youth as I subscribed to their newsletter, I knew about their very nice new service Mideast Tweets that depends on Twitter. It’s a cool map that show you real time twits from the Middle East. I like the way it works.

Read and enjoy Tweets from the Middle East

Twitter is a great tool that allows us to communicate in ways that we never did before. The best part about Twitter is how fast we can be aware of new projects, incidents, or even opinions before they are picked up anywhere else. Mideast Tweets helps us discover how Twitter is being used in the Middle East and North Africa, and what is being discussed in this region.

It has several functionalities and we hope to introduce many more over the next few weeks. Currently, you can conduct a search by country, and choose to see tweets in the form of a list by clicking on “See All” at the bottom of each pop-up.

Mideast Tweets started out being a project for the personal use of Mideast Youth members to keep up with what was being said in the Twittersphere, since we were intrigued by how and where others in the region are using it, but we collectively found it difficult for us to discover new regional Twitter users, hence this project. We liked it so much that we decided to improve it and make it available to the public.

The results are imperfect, due to the many imperfections of the Twitter service itself, but most of the tweets are legitimate. Please be aware that we are still in BETA mode and improvements will continue.

Suggestions for improvement are always welcome. Volunteer developers who can help build upon this are even more welcome! We hope that you will find this useful and to your enjoyment. Please spread the word.

Enjoy the Tweets from the Middle East :)

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Mikes@Your Daily Word May 22, 2009 at 5:54 AM

Wow i think that’s one great innovation. twitter indeed is rocking!

Mikes@Your Daily Word’s last blog post..Christian Guy’s Random Thoughts

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Hesham May 22, 2009 at 11:32 AM

@Mikes@Your Daily Word, Yeah.. that’s what I thought when I post this one, thanks Mikes!

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alone May 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM

wow, that’s cool! I hope there’s one for Asia too! =D

gosh. i never imagine we can track other people as easy as just looking at the map!

thanks to the non-stop updating technology =D

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Hesham May 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM

@alone, You are welcome , I don’t know if there is one for Asia or some other places but I have a doubt that something like this will be first developed in the Middle East, as the Middle East is too lazy :)

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Alen4ik May 22, 2009 at 3:48 PM

its a nice post and a great idea, but the real reason I’m writing is I really wanted to ask how do I add this thing that you have on your blog to my blog..the sharing is caring and the share things that pop up.. where did you get them?? :) ))) Please share with me..
you can tweet me please.. :)
Thanks so much

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Hesham May 22, 2009 at 5:02 PM

@Alen4ik, LOL this is great then, I will share it with you :)
i am not sure if you are running a blog using wordpress, because this plugin is to work on wordpress blogs, you will find it here:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/damnsexybookmarks/

thanks for your comment and your visit, plz next time when you coURL for your blog or website

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Gopal.G May 22, 2009 at 7:07 PM

This is a wonderful chance to interact with the Middle East youth power. Nice. Sent them a message to the youth there.

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Hesham May 23, 2009 at 4:25 PM

@Gopal.G, You are right Gopal, it’s one great way of using twitter!

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Fred Cash May 22, 2009 at 8:31 PM

I hear more and more uses of Twitter everyday and it only continues to grow. I was reading an article the other day from one of the Twitter VC firms and they are saying that they are close to monetizing Twitter and that they will be rolling our premium accounts with enhanced features and stats that will be useful for businesses. I hear some small business have gotten to beta test these features and I look forward to seeing what is next for Twitter and the people who use it.

Fred Cash’s last blog post..What Will It Take To Get A Cash Advance

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Hesham May 23, 2009 at 4:26 PM

@Fred Cash, If you have something interesting plz share it!

thanks for your value comment Cash

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Mideast Tweets July 19, 2009 at 10:46 PM

I think it’s nice of twitter. Twitter is developing every day more. So that people from the Middle East can communicate much more easily
.-= Mideast Tweets´s last blog ..Cricket for all you cricket lovers =-.

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