New Google Initiative Promotes Web Content in Arabic

Google announced today a month-long initiative to promote Arabic on the Internet. The program is called "Arabic Web Days" and aims to increase the amount of online content in Arabic, a language that is under-represented on the Internet.

"Arabic content on the web represents just 3 percent of the total digital content online," Google said in its blog announcement. "Yet Arabic speakers make up more than 5 percent of the global population."

Along with various partners, Google is organizing a series of online and offline events, including Google Hangouts with "industry experts," an infographic competition and the celebration of "Arabic Web Day" on December 12.

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