Paris is known as the City of Lights, and that is perhaps never more true than during the holiday season. Every street, every storefront, even every tree along the Champs de Elysees is glittery and alight with sparkle and shine. For Parisians who are truly in the know, however, as well as visitors who like [...]

Back in the Other Than That studios, this week Social Media Hour goes freestyle – mostly because after a crazy week in Paris for LeWeb and trying to catch up on many a loose end, Cathy ran out of planning time. (On that, she’s looking for a part-time producer to support the program, so if [...]

Photo Credit: Chris Heuer On Thursday morning, Chris Heuer, Fabrice Epelboin and I sat down to interview Skyrock founder Pierre Bellanger. Born out of the free radio movement, Bellanger’s pirate radio station has become the 3rd largest European social networking site behind MySpace and Facebook. Says Bellanger, “We were trying to create revolution. My political [...]

On our last night in Paris, Chris and I decided to take a stroll through the streets and soak in all of the cold, but exhilarating, Parisian air we could. We found ourselves, as so many nights before – walking past the Mayor’s office, the Hôtel de Ville – and checked in on Foursquare* to [...]

We asked Pearltrees CEO Patrice Lamothe what he thought was the best thing about Paris and he answered, “I think the best thing is the walking.” He’s right. Around every corner is an 11th century building juxtaposed against modern storefronts, an old painter’s haunt full of chatty tourists or a troupe of busking accordion players. [...]

Photo Credit: Chris Heuer In my haste to post on the LeWeb conference for ReadWriteWeb I forgot to check to see if my articles were going up properly during the event. Zut alors! – They were not. Below are some highlights of the conference proceedings and a quick look at some of the people we [...]

When we arrived in Paris last Sunday, the Social Media Club House mates took a stroll through the courtyard of the Louvre, but didn’t go in as the line already formed was re-dunk-dic-u-lous. Not wishing to leave town before I see the Mona Lisa, we are planning a geek field trip to the Louvre tomorrow [...]

Reflections in an Airport – I’m amazed by the graciousness of the European entrepreneurs who’ve welcomed us into their lives. It takes a rare and patient breed to answer a rapid fire of sometimes arrogant tech questions, give directions and offer free language lessons. Ah Paris, you’ve given me all and I’ve given you noise. [...]

Live notes from LeWeb’09. They could be inaccurate, although I do my best. You might want to read other posts by official bloggers, in various languages! Presentation about building following. Building a global phenomenon with less than 10K$. There is a heavy price to pay for achieving consensus. The initial title of 4HWW was “drug [...]