IDF vs. Hamas. Now on Twitter and all social media platforms…

Real-time war in the age of Twitter, a short look at the front lines from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm Israel live-tweets Gaza offensive from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Brian Fung at the Atlantic writes: “Over the past six hours, Israel’s military has been hammering Gaza with a barrage of missiles. The IDF’s … Read more

Today: Anti-austerity protests sweep Europe- Eurosphere roundup

Anti-austerity protests sweep Europe from FT.com – World, Europe Unions across Europe stage day of co-ordinated action, with general strike halting public transport, air travel and closing schools in Portugal and Spain MAIN FOCUS: Southern Europe strikes against austerity | 14/11/2012 from euro|topics Employees in Spain and Portugal are protesting against their governments’ austerity policies … Read more

A journalism roundup: Crisis at BBC and more…

BBC needs ?radical overhaul?: chairman from Hurriyet Daily News The head of the BBC?s governing body said yesterday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation.. BBC needs to relearn its journalistic ABC Endless layers of checking by executives and lawyers cannot replace experienced professional judgment, writes Philip Stephens   MAIN FOCUS: BBC mired … Read more

Bu gece @SosyalKafa S02-E05. Basın bülteni için buyrun:

SosyalKafa?da, iş dünyasının sosyal medyadaki yansımalarından ve internet reklamcılığından bahsediyoruz. Bu akşam Sosyal Kafa?da; teknoloji ve interneti sosyal bir atölye ortamında inceliyoruz. İş dünyasındaki son gelişmelerin nabzını sosyal medya üzerinden tutuyoruz ve internet reklamlıcığının detaylarını konuşuyoruz. Sosyal Kafa?nın bu sezonki beşinci bölümünde, Sosyal Medya Takip şirketinden Yasin Kesen ile Türkiye?deki ilk Twitter arşivini inceleyeceğiz. Bu … Read more

Follow Hub 2012 – Brief notes on a multi-layered American-elections-watch program at Haydarpaşa Station, Istanbul @ABDIstanbul

Follow Hub 2012 U.S. Elections @Haydarpaşa Trailer Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrkV4MkWZew While American Presidential Elections continues, a multi-layered election watch program occurred back in Istanbul, Turkey at the Historical Haydarpaşa Train Station. This post is a brief evaluation of what happened in the program through the eyes of a new media coordinator, that is, me. Kumand TV … Read more

It is the 62nd day in hunger strikes…and PM’s response is to reconsider Death Penalty…. EFD Rights Watch..

PM insists on continuing debate on death penalty from Hurriyet Daily News Bringing the death penalty back into the Turkish legislative system has apparently become a permanent agenda item for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.. PM Urges to Reconsider Death Penalty from Bianet :: English Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling hunger strikes as … Read more

About the curious Taksim project, Mavi Boncuk has some Taksim square photos.. and an Istanbul roundup…

Taksim from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Digging by archaeologists likely to delay Taksim project from Hurriyet Daily News The controversial project to renew Istanbul?s Taksim Square could take more time.   Wonders of Constantinople’s underground water world to go on display in Istanbul Daily Mail The atmospheric and cavernous underground Basilica Cistern is a well-known … Read more

Iranian blogger tortured to death…10,000 Artists Sign Up for Pirate Bay Promotion… a cyberculture roundup…

Extensive Torture Kills Iranian Blogger in Prison from The Blog Iranian netizen Sattar Beheshti is believed dead six days after he was arrested and taken into custody in Tehran.  Beheshti was believed to have died under torture while he was being interrogated. Iranian blogger who was tortured and died in custody is buried from Boing … Read more

Obama, the 2012 victor. Roundup Part 2

Five Companies That Are Definitely Thrilled Obama Was Re-Elected from Wired Top Stories by Ryan Tate Gun makers and hospitals are celebrating the president’s reelection with stock rallies. The Bahamas: U.S. Election Result Sign of a Global Shift? from Global Voices Online by Janine Mendes-Franco The recently-concluded U.S. election captured the interest of the entire … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: İrlanda ölüm oruçları, idam cezası…

İrlanda ölüm oruçları 1981?de Belfast?ın Long Kesh hapishanesinde ölüm orucu tutan Kuzey İrlandalı siyasî tutuklular Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh, Patsy O?Hara, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Tom McElwee, Kieran Doherty ve Mickey Devine dört ay boyunca ardı ardına ölmüşlerdi. Vatandaşlarının itirazlarına çelikten bir inat ve kibirle karşılık veren zamanın Demir Başbakanı Margaret … Read more

Yarın başlayacak ücretsiz Yurttaş Gazeteciliği Programı [#yurttasgazeteci] ile ilgili bilgiler:

Bilgi Eğitim tarafından düzenlenen ?Yurttaş Gazeteciliği? Sertifika Programına katılım ücretsizdir. Ancak yer darlığından ve de sonunda verilecek sertifika sürecinden dolayı cicek.oztas@bilgi.edu.tr adresine katılacağınıza dair bir bilgi maili atmak gerekiyor. Program 10 Kasım 2012 Cumartesi  13.00 ?de Santral Kampüste başlayacak. Daha ayrıntılı bilgi için Bilgi Eğitim sitesini ziyaret edebilirsiniz. http://www.bilgi-egitim.com/tr/programlar/51/yurttas-gazeteciligi-yeni-donem/ Program 1. Hafta: İnternet Okuryazarlığı ve Yurttaş … Read more

8 Kasım 2012 Google Türkiye #BigTent Etkinliği Programı

10.05- 10.15           Bülent Hiçsönmez, Google Türkiye Ülke Direktörü 10.15- 10.30           Dr. Tayfun Acarer, Başkan, Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu 10.30- 10.45           Binali Yıldırım, Ulaştırma, Denizcilik ve Haberleşme Bakanı 10.45 -11.30           Panel I: Internet Devrimini Yakalamak Konuşmacılar:  Yrd. Doç. Dr. Leyla Keser, Bilgi Üniversitesi Reha Denemeç, AK PartiAnkara Milletvekili RohanJayasekera, Index on FreeExpression                           Lucie Morillon, ReportersWithoutBorders 11.00-11.50            Kahve Arası 11.50-12.10            Sunum- Dijital … Read more

Obama, the 2012 Victor

Obama?s Celebration Moment Is Most-Liked Facebook Photo Ever Obama?s ?Four More Years? Tweet is Most Popular of All Time [REPORT] from Mashable! by Stan Schroeder Donald Trump calls for revolutionary overthrow of American government from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow He deleted it, but Wil Wheaton saved it for posterity. Triumph of the Nerds: Nate … Read more

In the mean time, Turkey is into a “show trial” on the Mavi Marmara case… a FP roundup…

  The Mavi Marmara was headed towards the Gaza coast when Israeli commandos boarded it Turkey seeks 18,000-year jail terms for flotilla raid from Yahoo news Turkey put four former Israeli military commanders, including the head of the army, on trial in absentia on Tuesday for the 2010 killing of nine Turks on a Gaza-bound … Read more

“Even In Social The US Election Is A Close Call” -another election roundup #benceamerikanbaskani

Even In Social The US Election Is A Close Call from Sysomos Blog by Sheldon Levine Today is a very important day to the people of the United States of America. It?s election day. A day that has been four years in the making. As I sat down to collect some social data around the … Read more