Jan 7, 2009
Recently caught up with Travis Katz, who heads international development for MySpace, to hear about what MySpace offers to brands looking at global campaigns. Speaking on the sidelines of Le Web, Travis describes in below video what MySpace offers brands looking to grow in international markets. Main MySpace advantages: – Large audience – Immersive and
Dec 22, 2008
Top bloggers Robert Scoble and Ouriel Ohayon summarize the Le Web conference as we leave in a dark taxi after we have all had a few (too many) drinks. Among the points raised: – French have better wine than Californians (Scoble). – European startup pitches are just as boring as pitches in the US. -
Dec 22, 2008
During the Le Web conference in Paris, I snuck behind the bar to get a panorama of those attending the Netvibes party. A long row of thirsty people!
Dec 22, 2008
Danny Kim of Technokimchi, a Korean tech blog, describes a few trends in Korea while at Le Web in Paris. Among them: Blogging and the rise of online influence on national politics as well as a decline of power for Cyworld. Cyworld, a once-mighty social network to which most South Korean youth were members, has
Dec 17, 2008
Akky Akimoto, an A-list blogger in Japan and founder of the English-language Asiajin blog, explains in this video why he hides his face with a hat and refuses to release his identity. Akky and other A-list bloggers in Japan fear retribution if their identities are fully known, though they do share their real identities with
Dec 16, 2008
TechMeme a wildly popular news website which started life as an algorithm, will now use humanoids for editing. Gabe Rivera, who founded the site in 2005, continually tweaked the algorithm over the years, with headline selection becoming entirely automatic. The site has become one of the most important places to follow news about the Internet
Dec 13, 2008
As Arrington and Loic exchange insults about Michael’s on stage behavior at Le Web, here is a moment of harmony brought to the event by Italy Talgam conducting the entire group in a round of Frere Jacques. Not entirely in tune, but “A” for effort.
Dec 13, 2008
Always fun to see new startups and ideas. At Le Web I met Xavier Damman, from Tweetag, whose company offers dynamic clouds of the latest discussions on Twitter. Here’s two clouds, China and a general cloud:
Dec 11, 2008
Thanks to Loic and Geraldine for another great Le Web conference. Saw old friends, made new ones and watched some great presentations and start-up pitches. Once again, however, Le Web attracted Les Whingers. This year’s prize for Le Grand Whinger goes to Paul Carr for his posting in The Guardian. Le Web’s biggest “controversy”, of
Dec 8, 2008
PARIS (Dec 9, 2008) In a shocking move hours ahead of his annual gathering of digerati in Europe was due to begin, blogger and entrepreneur Loic Le Meur announced he has changed business plan and would turn his Le Web conference into Le Sauna. The move was immediately hailed by the Finnish Sauna Society as
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
