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Istanbul - Tales From a City With Two Continents: Top 5 Things To Do In Istanbul

By merkal2005 400 days ago from http://meeting-continents.blogspot.com

My foreign readers always ask me to list down top 5 things to do in Istanbul, and finally i come up with my list. Visit Hagia Sophia(Ayasofya) : Hagia Sophia was built by emperor Justinianus in 537. After the Ottoman conquest in 1453, it has become a mosque. It is a museum today where thousands of people all around the world visit every day.

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Tags: istanbul hagia sophia travel destination tourism culture


The top 10 cities for billionaires

By tedliptak 207 days ago from http://www.travellop.com

Where would you live if you had all the money in the world?
Most likely one of these 10 places.
These cities of finance and culture welcome you-if you can afford them, that is.
Here is a descriptive image gallery of these cities.
1- MOSCOW, RUSSIA Number of billionaires: 74 Average net worth: $5.9 billion
2- NEW YORK, USA

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Tags: blogging billionaire dallas hong kong istanbul london los angeles moscow mumbai new york san francisco tokyo money


5 Reasons To Join Social Events As A Blogger

By merkal2005 198 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

Last Friday I joined LikeMind Istanbul event. The main purpose of LikeMind events is to come together with the people like you, and enjoy coffee and conversation. Mostly Internet entrepreneurs and Marketing oriented people join LikeMind events all around the globe. You can find the locations where LikeMind events are held throu

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Tags: social networking facebook social events likemind


Imagine Istanbul: In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul

By Imagine 197 days ago from http://imagineistanbul.com

Well written and sometimes funny, a trans sexual takes on the Turkish military.
Sometimes you hear the strangest things….in Istanbul...

Sometimes you hear the strangest things in the news on Turkey. Sometimes I hear tragic stories and I want to cry or scream. Sometimes I hear really weird stories from Turkey and I want to

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Tags: istanbul bulent ersoy turkish military turkey


The Thinking Blog - Knowledge Grows When It Is Shared

By merkal2005 197 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

The Thinking Blog is one of the coolest blogs I have ever seen. I am a loyal reader of the blog since 2007. The blog is managed by Ilker Yoldas. Ilker is a freelance designer and media marketer from Turkey. The Thinking Blog is in Technorati Top 5K (4346 as of today) list with approximately 2250 daily RSS readers.

Since very

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Tags: ilker yoldas the thinking blog freelance designer


etohum - Startup Venture Capital Catalyzer

By merkal2005 161 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

These days good things are happening in Turkey in terms of ecommerce and Internet businesses. Last week I joined a meeting of etohum in Istanbul. It is a platform aiming at associating investors, professionals and companies with young entrepreneurs who have ideas about the new economy.

etohum is a brilliant platform for youn

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Tags: etohum internet venture capital


Knowband - The Knowledge Based Social Network

By merkal2005 149 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

Last Saturday I joined RiaTalks - Rich Internet Applications and Web 2.0 Conference in Istanbul. During the day I have seen world class websites developed by young Turkish software engineers. Knowband is one of them. It is absolutely a new milestone at online collaboration and learning. Knowband’s Facebook application will also

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Tags: knowband social networking online training collaboration learning


What's Next In Blogging?

By merkal2005 136 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

What’s next in Blogging? I have been thinking about this question for so long time. So long time that I grabbed www.whatsnextinblogging.com domain. I think I found some answers during RiaTalks (Rich Internet Applications and Web 2.0 Conference in Istanbul) while watching Intel presentation.

Connectivity will become vital fo

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Tags: blogging bloghology connectivity lifestreaming


Blogging Lessons To Be Learned From the Shoe-Hurling Journalist - Problogger Make Money Online with Blogs

By merkal2005 15 days ago from http://www.searchforblogging.com

When the news about a pair of black leather shoes hurled at President George W. Bush in Baghdad spread the world like a virus last week, Ramazan Baydan, a smart Turkish shoemaker located in Istanbul, had a very different reaction. He said they were his shoes, and they have been producing that specific style for nearly 10 years.

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Tags: blogging lessons shoe-hurling journalist