Alternative Informatics Association is an NGO centers upon media literacy issues, internet censorship and mass surveillance for 10 years –What is Alternative Informatics Association? What are the purposes of the association? The Alternative Informatics Association (Alternatif Bilişim Derneği) is an Istanbul based civil society organization […]
One book, one film: A.I and The Chip
Weekend food is back for the third time. Enjoy A.I and The Chip thoroughly The Chip: a book about the beginning of today’s electronics revolution T.R. Reid’s book chronicles how the electronics revolution started. The book uncovers the background to the race to create the […]
Introducing Turkish startups: manibux
Managing pocket money is always an issue for families and teens. Manibux helps families and teens for the issue with an app Manibux is doing a unique business in Turkey: letting teenagers to manage their pocket through an app. Canan Bayrak, Founder and CEO at […]
Turkey’s first unicorn Peak acquired by Zynga for $ 1.8 bio
Toy Blast and Toon Blast’s maker joins FarmVille’s maker and becomes Turkey’s first unicorn Zynga announced to acquire Peak for USD 1.8 billion on June 1st. . Headquartered in San Francisco, Zynga’s acquisition is the biggest transaction so far in the Turkish startup ecosystem. With […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Serhat Ayan
A career in communications for Serhat Ayan is going on for 28 years and he worked for all the sides of the table Serhat Ayan started journalism in 1992 and one of the first journalists starting the Internet journalism in Turkey. He was a part […]
Performance of Middle Eastern brands in social in COVID-19 days
Some Turkish brands and influencers perform better than other countries in the region Socialbakers, a social media marketing and monitoring company, published the social media performances of companies in Middle East. The total number of followers for brands industry in the Middle East increased on […]
Fight against digital gender-based violence: a guide and tips
Two NGOs published a guide to combat against digital gender-based violence and some tips included Actually this article is based on Eylem Yılmaz’s story (link in Turkish) published at journo.com.tr. The story covers digital gender-based violence against women and reveals four women journalists’ views that […]
One book, one film: “Steve Jobs” and “Steve Jobs”
Your weekend food is back again. This time I will be covering one book and one film about Steve Jobs The weekend is here and now high time for to have some fun and to reflect on some things. This week I’ll be introducing Walter […]
From print to digital: Journalist Murat Yetkin’s 38 years journey into digital
38 years seem like half a lifetime and Yetkin started his new digital journey around two years ago Having his expertise is in foreign politics, Murat Yetkin’s story is newsworthy as he started journalism in print media as of 1981 and switched to digital around […]
Introducing Turkish startups: Pepapp
Pepapp is based on the saying that “pep in your step”, meaning you are cheerful and happy. Now the start-up is 5 years and aims to expand with new features Pepapp offers more that basic period tracking app, accoring to the founders, Berke Uygun and […]