Etisalat Love, Yahoo Maktoob must-reads, and the online culture of monosyllabic grunts

- Gulf News explains

, explaining that "Etisalat continues to be fondly remembered and - thanks to the arrival of du - its services have improved and its renewed competitiveness has ensured its future prospects."

- Yahoo Maktoob, the biggest regional tech story of the year - and probably the biggest regional business story as well - led to some great pieces of writing. In case you didn't catch them, here are three must-reads. Ahmad Humeid of

, Fadi Ghandour of Aramex fame

, and

, looking on the deal from a US perspective.

- We all know that

, but today the Jordan Times reports that

. The evil twitterbeast must go down!

- Are you a media / advertising type who longs for greener pastures?

. Apparently the capital is becoming something of a

for those in the media business.

- Fresh from a

and the

, the UAE telecom regulator

registered by next year.