I heart Google Reader

I love Google Reader. For those who do not know what it is, it's a web based RSS reader.

Up until a couple of months ago, I was using some PC base RSS readers, and it seemed very unnatural to launch the application and wait for it to collect the RSS feeds. Google reader gets the feeds for you even if you are not online.

It has many other useful features that I use, which I will get to later. However, I just found out an incredibly cool one. You can share your favorite articles with everyone. Google reader even makes a cool blog looking page for it. Here is my shared articles. With one click while you are reading an article, you can add it to your favorites. The best part of it, your shared page also has an RSS feed. This makes RSS, which stands for real simple syndication, even simpler. So, now one can collage all various feeds from various sources and make his/her combined one.

I guess the next steps for Reader shared pages will be the ability to give it a more meaningful URL, ability to change the page template/format, and ability to put AdSense on it.

Here are some other reasons to heart Google Reader:
- You can just add the URL of a web page, and it figures out the location of RSS feed
- It has pre- compiled packs for starters
- Being Google, it allows you to search for feeds
- It has a mobile version (which I think needs some work)
- Allows viewing the articles in expanded or list view


Google Reader truly is the inbox for the web.

Teneke.com Design updated

After getting much more than anticipated visitors at Teneke, I've decided to make the design a little bit better. With the (great) help of my roomate, after learning some basic css skills, I've updated the desing.
Check it out and enjoy!

www.teneke.com
With Teneke you can read news, or find anything you are looking for in the Turkish press.

Cheers
emre

Look mom, I'm on TV

Exactly a year ago, I was thinking about what to do after business school.
Today, Google is chosen the #1 employer to work for by Fortune Magazine.

The cube with the giant disco ball is mine :-)
You can spot me in the background around 2m40s and 3m24. Sorry, no interviews.

Here is the news article that came out today on the Today Show.
Video from MSNBC

Go Google!

New Search Engine for Turkey

I just started a new search engine for Turkey. Teneke.com

What is new or different about it? This is a news search engine. It searches all of the news sources that are available in Turkey for Turkey.

People can search all of the articles that have appeared in the press for stories about themselves, their companies, or companies they are interested in.

Let's see how much it will catch on.
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