Twitter triples Mena monthly active users, eyes further growth
Audio: Twitter's rapid expansion in the Middle East has continued since the events of the Arab Spring, which began over two years ago. Now with 200 million active monthly users, Shailesh Rao, Twitter's VP of International Operations, talks to Steven Bond about the sustained popularity of the microblogging platform - and speaks in broad terms about Twitter's strategy for continued expansion.
Previously:
* Twitter announces key advertising platform for Mena
* Steven Bond speaks to Rao about Twitter's Promoted Products (video)
* Advertising features to put Twitter back in the Middle East spotlight?
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