محاضرة ألقيت في منتدى الغد بالرياض في 2/5/2011 في جلسة عن الإعلام الجديدة والشباب

1. ‫ﺑﺪﺭ ﺑﻦ ﺣﻤﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺭ‬
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‫ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬
‫ﺇﺣﺼﺎءﺍﺕ ﻭﺗﻮﺟﻬﺎﺕ‬

2. ‫ﺗﺴﺎﺅﻻﺕ؟؟؟‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻬﻦ ﺑﺎﺗﺠﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﺎ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺒﻲ ﻟﻬﺎ؟‬
‫ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻫﻞ ﻳﺴﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﺿﻮﺍء ﻣﻦ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻱ؟‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻣﺠﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﻨﻤﻮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ؟‬
‫ﺃﻫﻮ ﺇﻋﻼﻡ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺃﻡ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ؟‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﺩﻳﻤﻘﺮﺍﻁﻲ؟‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﺳﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﻟﻨﺎ “ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻴﺘﻨﺎ”؟‬ ‫‪‬‬

3. ‫ﺗﻮﻗﻌﺎﺕ!!!‬
‫‪" ‬ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻔﺰﻳﻮﻥ ﻟﻦ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﻨﺎﻓﺴﺎ ﺧﻄﻴﺮﺍ ﻟﻺﺫﺍﻋﺔ ﻷﻥ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺠﻠﺴﻮﺍ ﻭﻳﺒﻘﻮﺍ ﻋﻴﻮﻧﻬﻢ ﻣﻠﺼﻘﺔ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺎﺷﺔ؛ ﺍﻷﺳﺮﺓ ​​ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﺪﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬
‫ﻟﺬﻟﻚ“‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﻦ ﻁﺒﻌﺔ 9391 ﻣﻦ ﺻﺤﻴﻔﺔ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮﺭﻙ ﺗﺎﻳﻤﺰ‬
‫‪" ‬ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺤﻞ ﻗﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﺑﻴﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻣﺤﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻣﻴﺔ ، ﻭﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﺸﺒﻜﺔ ﻛﻤﺒﻴﻮﺗﺮ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻐﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ"‬
‫‪ ‬ﻋﺎﻟﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﻚ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺆﻟﻒ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮﻛﻲ ﻛﻠﻴﻔﻮﺭﺩ ﺳﺘﻮﻝ 5991‬
‫‪" ‬ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﻟﺠﻬﺎﺯ ﺁﻱ ﻓﻮﻥ ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺁﻱ ﺣﺼﺔ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ"‬
‫‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬﻱ ﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﻣﺎﻳﻜﺮﻭﺳﻮﻓﺖ ﺳﺘﻴﻒ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺮ‬

4. ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺼﺪﺭﻙ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻲ ﻟﻸﺧﺒﺎﺭ؟‬

5. ‫ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭ‬
‫04% ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺎﻥ ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﻣﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻲ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫051% ﺍﻟﺰﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﺳﻨﻮﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺸﺘﺮﻛﻲ ﺑﺮﻭﺩﺑﺎﻧﺪ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫75% ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫22% ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻓﻘﻂ 03% ﻳﺪﺧﻠﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻷﺟﻬﺰﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻨﻘﻠﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫‪ %40 ‬ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﺣﻤﻠﻮﺍ ﺗﻄﺒﻴﻖ ﻭ 42% ﺍﺷﺘﺮﻭﺍ ﺗﻄﺒﻴﻖ‬

6. ‫ﺃﺑﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﺎﺏ:‬
‫ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻢ – ﻳﻘﺮﺃ – ﻳﺸﺎﺭﻙ - ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮﻳﺔ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﻲ ﻋﻬﺪ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻭﺍﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﻀﻮﻥ ﻭﻗﺘﺎ ﺃﻁﻮﻝ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﻭﻣﺘﺮﻛﺰﻳﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻳﻔﻀﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻮﺍﺻﻞ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻣﻬﺘﻤﻮﻥ ﺑﺎﻷﺧﺒﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻣﻮﺍﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻒ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺗﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎء ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺓ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﻳﻘﻀﻮﻥ ﻭﻗﺘﺎ ﺃﻁﻮﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺗﻘﻀﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء ﻭﻗﺘﺎ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻓﻴﻪ.‬
‫ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻳﺄﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻠﻔﺎﺯ ﻭﺍﻟﻬﺎﺗﻒ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫57% ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﺎﺏ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮﻥ ﺷﺒﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺻﻞ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ‬ ‫‪‬‬

7. ‫ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻮﻩ ‪Facebook‬‬
‫‪ %12 ‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ ﻟﻺﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‬
‫‪ ‬ﺛﺎﻟﺚ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻧﺸﺎﻁ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻟﻠﺸﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﺤﻠﻴﺎ:‬
‫ﺍﻟﺜﻠﺜﺎﻥ ﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻠﺚ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺜﻠﺜﺎﻥ ﺷﺒﺎﺏ )ﺗﺤﺖ 03( ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻠﺚ ﻛﺒﺎﺭ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﺼﻒ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻛﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭﻩ ﺃﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ ﻣﻘﺎﺭﻧﺔ ﺑﺎﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻣﻲ‬
‫9% ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﻞ 5.3 ﻣﻠﻴﻮﻥ ﻣﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﻣﺤﻠﻲ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺻﺮﺣﻮﺍ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻣﺘﺰﻭﺟﻮﻥ‬

8. ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻐﺮّﺩ ‪Twitter‬‬
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‫ﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﻭ 33% ﻧﺴﺎء‬ ‫66%‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻳﻐﺮﺩﻭﻥ ﺑﺎﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ ﻭ62% ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫99%‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺳﻤﻌﻮﺍ ﺑﺨﺒﺮ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﻷﻭﻝ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻪ‬ ‫05%‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺩﻟﻮﺍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻪ‬ ‫45%‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺩﻟﻬﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﺮﺍﻣﺞ ﺗﻠﻔﺰﻳﻮﻧﻴﺔ‬ ‫12%‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﺷﺘﺮﻭﺍ ﻣﻨﺘﺞ ﺑﻨﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺼﻴﺤﺔ ﺗﻐﺮﻳﺪﻳﺔ‬ ‫33%‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻳﻨﻮﻭﻥ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ‬ ‫89%‬ ‫‪‬‬

9. ‫ﺍﻟﺘﻄﻮﻉ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻮﻳﺘﺮ‬

11. ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺪﻭﻳﻦ‬
‫‪ ‬ﺍﻟﺘﺪﻭﻳﻦ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺃﺳﻤﺎء ﻣﺴﺘﻌﺎﺭﺓ‬
‫‪ ‬ﺗﺘﻤﻴﺰ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﺮﺃﺓ‬
‫‪ ‬ﺛﻼﺙ ﻣﺮﺍﺣﻞ ﺭﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ ﺣﺴﺐ ﺩ. ﻟﻴﻨﺶ:‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﺴﺮ: ﺗﺪﻭﻳﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ ﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮﺭ‬
‫ﻏﺮﺑﻲ ﻳﺠﻨﺢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻄﺮﻑ‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺨﺒﺔ: ﺗﻜﺘﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮﺭ ﻣﺤﻠﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺮﻛﻴﺰ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻭﺗﻌﺮﺿﺖ ﻟﻠﻘﻤﻊ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﻥ‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ: ﺣﻮﺍﺭ ﺃﺷﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﻄﻴﻦ‬
‫ﻳﻨﺘﻤﻮﻥ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺪﺍﺭﺱ ﻓﻜﺮﻳﺔ‬

12. ‫ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ‬
‫‪ ‬ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ 04% ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺐ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻂ ﺑﺎﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﻘﺎﺭﻧﺔ ﺏ 38% ﻓﻲ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ‬
‫‪ %54 ‬ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻳﻌﻴﺸﻮﻥ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ﺇﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻴﺔ ﻧﺸﻄﺔ‬
‫‪ ‬ﻣﻘﺎﺭﻧﺔ ﺏ 34% ﻓﻲ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ‬

13. ‫ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ‬

14. ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ؟؟؟‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻬﻦ ﺑﺎﺗﺠﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻨﻴﺔ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﺎ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺒﻲ ﻟﻬﺎ؟‬
‫ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻫﻞ ﻳﺴﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﺿﻮﺍء ﻣﻦ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻱ؟‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻣﺠﺎﻝ ﻟﻠﻨﻤﻮ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ؟‬
‫ﺃﻫﻮ ﺇﻋﻼﻡ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺃﻡ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ؟‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﺩﻳﻤﻘﺮﺍﻁﻲ؟‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﺳﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﻟﻨﺎ “ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻴﺘﻨﺎ”؟‬ ‫‪‬‬

15. ‫ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮﻥ ﺃﻗﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﺎﻋﻠﺔ ﻭﺗﻨﻤﻮ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺭﻛﺔ ﻻﺯﺍﻟﺖ ﺃﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺪﻻﺕ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻔﺌﺎﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﺎﺋﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺪﺍﻳﺎﺗﻪ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺑﺨﻼﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻮﻗﻊ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻧﺨﺒﺔ ﺗﻨﺸﺮ ﻭﺃﻛﺜﺮﻳﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬
‫ﺗﺴﺘﻬﻠﻚ‬
‫ﺑﻴﻦ ﺣﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺒﻴﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﻫﻤﻴﺔ‬ ‫‪‬‬

16. ‫ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﺎﺩﺭ‬
1. Wikipedia, “Social Media”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media 
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Energy Industry News And Analysis, 04 January 2011
http://arabianomics.com/2011/01/04/twitter-use- 
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
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are-joining-facebook-based-on-report/
4. Social Media Habits in Saudi Arabia 
http://comm215.wetpaint.com/page/Social+Media+Habits+in+Saudi+Arabia 
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http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/01/26/social-media-revolution-hits-saudi-arabia/ 
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http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/dsg/unpan044212.pdf

17. ‫ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﺎﺩﺭ‬
7. Social Bakers, “Saudi Arabia facebook statistics” 
http://www.socialbakers.com/facebook-statistics/saudi-arabia 
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10 September 2009
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http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Middle-East-Telecoms-Internet-Broadband-and-Mobile-
statistics-tables-only.html#overview
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Saudi Arabia”, Nov 30, 2010 http://lteworld.org/blog/wireless-broadband-shows-strong-growth-
saudi-arabia
12. Internet world status, usage and population statistics 
http://www.internetworldstats.com/list4.htm#average
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http://www.newstouse.org/internet-statistics-saudi/ 
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