diff --git a/Teams/WordBuddies/ABOUT.MD b/Teams/WordBuddies/ABOUT.MD new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7864033 --- /dev/null +++ b/Teams/WordBuddies/ABOUT.MD @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +Word Buddies +================ + +Here is a **real story**: + +> **Cihan** and **Aylin** are living together in beautiful Berkeley. +> +> Cihan works at a high-tech company in San Francisco; +> +> while Aylin goes to school at UC Berkeley for her Phd. degree in Law. +> +> Often times she comes across interesting English words at school which she wants to practice and learn. +> +> Since some of the words and terminology are used in both of their subjects, this would benefit them both. + +There was one little problem, though: + +> There wasn't an easy way of sharing words with each other throughout the day, +> +> other than sending whatsapp message or emails. Both of which, suck. + +Here, at **WordBuddies ™**, we will… + +* present lists of words in an intuitively **accessible** way; +* With **fun**; +* and with **competition**. + +**WordBuddies ™** is (*or, let us say, "will be"*) an addictive platform for all word-lovers. + +> You will learn vocabulary using the **BuddyEffect ™** and **gamification**, without even realizing that you do! + +… + +**ahem** \'nuf hints already, wait for the hackathon demo **;)**. + +About Us +=========================== + +### Begül Tunç + +Designista. + +Makes photoshop "sing". + +Crafts be-a-u-tiful interfaces so fast that, sometimes we suspect she freezes time or something. + +### Cihan Şahin + +The biz guy. + +He can wear many hats, including "usability expert", "coder", "designer associate", "marketing manager". + +His energy, and stamina, is what makes this group a "**team**"! + +[Follow him »»](https://twitter.com/icsahin) + +### Volkan Özçelik + +Jack of all trades, master of JavaScript. + +If somehting can be done with JavaScript, Volkan has probably created a prototype of it as a "side-project" somewhere. + +He has been actively developing in the industry since "Netscape Navigator 4". + +He talks at conferences, writes books and articles, and plays Skyrim. + +See [volkan.io](http://volkan.io/) and [@linkibol](http://twitter.com/linkibol) for how he does what he does. + +Tecnhologies We Will Use +======= + +* Node.JS; +* NGINX; +* Redis; +* MongoDB; +* Sockets and Streams (*and PubNub, of course!*); +* Love, passion; +* and Redbull (*was that a sponsor?*). + diff --git a/Teams/WordBuddies/team.json b/Teams/WordBuddies/team.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..abc0357 --- /dev/null +++ b/Teams/WordBuddies/team.json @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +{ + "teamName": "Word Buddies", + "members": [ + { + "name": "Begül Tunç", + "twitter": "begultunc", + "koding": "begultunc", + "location": "San Francisco, CA" + }, { + "name": "Cihan Şahin", + "twitter": "icsahin", + "koding": "cihans", + "location": "Berkley, CA" + }, { + "name": "Volkan Özçelik", + "twitter": "linkibol", + "koding": "v0lk4n", + "location": "Palo Alto, CA" + }, + ] +}