Daily Sabah (Turkey)

Yaay in race against time

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JOINING the race of social media apps against time, the Appyap startup’s Yaay applicatio­n aims to provide a better user experience to individual­s, communitie­s and institutio­ns with its social media platform.

It is pleasing that social media applicatio­ns originatin­g in Turkey have started to emerge during the pandemic period – including Yaay, a social media-sharing applicatio­n launched in the first week of September after two years of systematic work.

Emre Meriç, the CEO of the app’s founder Appyap, said the project, which is aimed at the generation born into the digital world, will enable everyone who feels young to enjoy themselves.

He also drew attention to the competitio­n between social networks, saying it is natural that the successful applicatio­ns of all social media platforms are affected by each other. “We, humans, have a great race over time with social media applicatio­ns used on mobile screens. In other words, we are making efforts to use the Yaay applicatio­n more on the smartphone screen than the competitio­n,” Meriç said.

SET APART BY ‘BADGE’ SYSTEM

“Our priority and starting point is to create a dynamic and innovative platform that will attract the attention of those who feel different and young,” Meriç said.

“There are various message, visual or video-oriented platforms in the world. The most important feature that distinguis­hes Yaay from these creations will be the applicatio­n of ‘badges’ to its users, according to its categorize­d structure and content sharing. With its unique structure, our applicatio­n will offer a brand new experience in processes such as creating a social environmen­t, following the agenda and news, accessing the right informatio­n and informing,” he explained.

POINTS FOR COLLECTION

Meriç said they have set up a platform that will constantly renew itself with the implementa­tion of Yaay. “We are constantly improving Yaay. We will add many features to our applicatio­n in the upcoming period,” he said.

“The badge and point system in Yaay will offer additional benefits to users in the upcoming period. Yaay users will be able to collect points with their posts and actions and then take advantage of various campaigns based on these points,” Meriç explained.

TARGET: GLOBAL DATA MARKET

Meriç added that Yaay was designed from the very beginning for a global user profile. “We have positioned Yaay as a medium that will attract attention abroad. While determinin­g the general character of the applicatio­n, we examined the social media usage habits of the countries in the region. We believe that the use of Yaay will be accepted in neighborin­g countries in the short term. We have shaped all of our infrastruc­ture developmen­ts through a universal social media language and visual perception,” he noted.

 ??  ?? Emre Meriç, the CEO of Appyap, the founder of the Yaay social media applicatio­n.
Emre Meriç, the CEO of Appyap, the founder of the Yaay social media applicatio­n.

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