The Mechanical Zoo

The Mechanical Zoo. A company to watch. Ex-Googlers are trying to come up with a social search engine. It has been more than one year now, but nothing has come out yet (other than a closed beta). I hope they are still in good shape. Because, there sure is a future for social search. And [...]

The future of TV

Who is listening to Radio at home anymore?
Do you think you will be watching the conventional TV at home in 2020?
Both answers are; only a few.
In 2020 TV will be the media for elderly and poor. Remember that, TV doesn’t even have a niche as radio. Radio survived as a media, because it was successful [...]

Scribd has an opportunity to make it big

Love to see a Y Combinator startup to excel. Scribd is a good free offering to everybody and has an opportunity to make it big on the internet. I am a believer in Scribd.

Asus Mini PC and will never use a laptop again

I love my Asus EEE. In 1995 I got my first laptop and never used desktops again. In 2008 I got my first mini PC, and I will never use a laptop again. Thanks Asus for a great new era…

Business Networks and the Value of Linkedin

Linked is valued as $ 1 billion. See Om Malik’s artice (or Techchrunch article). I agree with a valuation methodology based on users (even though its not the best), and don’t put much emphasis on per-subscriber revenue based valuation. However, the detailed analysis should of course look at both.
For me Linkedins’ value can [...]

the next big technology from Skype

Skype is bringing the next big technology to us, and without any strings attached (no costs); Video chat rooms without any extra hardware or costs.
The next frontier in off-site working is just starting. I think skype will be one of the major companies to make the shift in the way we do business. They will [...]

Facebook era is just starting

A lot of people in Turkey (and also some WW) are thinking that the Facebook Hype is over. If we are talking about Gartner’s hype curve, they are right. Because, the first portion of the curve is passed. But now is the time to see a steady growth in Facebook usage (we are between “Slope [...]

Predictions & New Trends in Live Analytics & Woopra

Thanks to Eray Endes, I was able to see Woopra live and made my first chat on Woopra this week. For long, I haven’t been this excited for a new technology. My three predictions on Woopra and this issue are;

Live analytics will be a new game in town (and woopra will most probably be the [...]

Within the last 12 mnths we have seen three major internet deals in Turkey

May 2007: eBay acquired a minority stake in GittiGidiyor.
Dec 2007: Turkish social network Yonja has raised $12.5M in Series A funding from Greywolf Capital Partners and Tiger Global Management, reports PEWire. (Turkish media talks about a $15 million deal with Mynet)
Jan 2008: Xing, the Germany-based European business social network which resembles LinkedIn, had bought Turkish [...]

Turkish online banking security

Why is “Google Checkout” not available for Turkish Credit Card holders? It is available for 107 countries including, Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Uganda
Google Checkout is available in 107 countries. Is Turkey really more risky in credit card fraud than these 107 countries? Below you can find the list of countries as of today;
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, [...]

Things that will change our PC usage and work habits

High-speed mobile connectivity will change the way many users connect to internet. WiFi's days are going to be over within 5 years and WiFi will remain as a back-up system in order to conect to internet.
Also the days of PCs will be over soon. With the wireless broadband and ever decreasing size of PC parts, [...]

Cheap wireless broadbands will have effects on business and home

Cheap wireless broadband will have effects on Business and Home networks. Wireless Broadband will change the way we use LAN (local area networks) and WAN (wide area networks). Within 5 years wired LANs will disappear and within 10 years even the wireless LANs will disappear (consider not only the building cost but also managing costs). [...]