• WAR

  • 09.juil
  • Ignite Paris - First edition, first impressions
  • After barcamps, here comes Ignites… Philippe Jeudy is surely building a bridge between Paris and San Francisco, and he’s doing this both way : this Californian spirit in Paris sure is refreshing. Ignite is a pretty simple idea: you can talk about whatever you want, as long as it takes 5 minutes sharp, using 20 […]

  • LOL

  • 15.oct
  • Up to Berlin
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    Sounds weird, but I’ve never been to Germany before, and for the very first time in my life, I’ll be heading toward Berlin within a few days.
    Should be quite cool, Mekameta and myself will be meeting with some friends, Pierre and Janetti, and we (at least I) will be at the Web2expo (and probably in […]

  • WOW

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  • 21.oct
  • Teaser
  • Something’s coming in France, it’s big, it’s cool, and it’s been keeping me busy lately
    Ok, it’s official now, I’m the lead author for the French edition of ReadWriteWeb, one of the most popular blogs ont the planet, who is also published in the ‘Technology’ section of the prestigious New York times. I’ll also […]

  • WEB

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  • 08.juil
  • Information overload and topic monitoring
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    Ongoing searches, ongoing problems…
    Today, monitoring a topic on the internet requires either a great amount of time or a great amount of technical skills. In both case, you will also need a strong editorial discipline.
    Unless your company has acquired expensive Business Intelligence tools, you have to regularly perform searches over the internet, collect information streams from […]

  • AVI

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  • 15.avr
  • Charlie Wilson’s War
  • Anybody looking for some insights about the current ‘war on terror’ should definitely have a look at this movie. Beside being a pretty good Hollywook blockbuster, this ‘based on a true story’ screenplay gives a detailled explanation on how and when Al Qaida was funded and created and how funds dramaticaly dropped once the CIA […]

  • WTF

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  • 04.juil
  • Back to the future, the French way
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    A few days ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a massive strategy to massively introduce electric cars in California, smart move, but obviously, he’s just doing something totally inevitable. By doing this now instead of waiting a few more years, he is probably going to seed some very innovative startups - quite easy to do for a […]

Netvibes 2.0

Tarik Krim has proved to every European that fighting against Google and Yahoo is possible if you do it the smart way, and his last move as a CEO is just brilliant. Open-sourcing Netvibes is definitely a signal of Netvibes entering it’s adult phase (with a LGPL licence, the best possible to create a massive […]

Par Fabrice Epelboin

Tarik Krim has proved to every European that fighting against Google and Yahoo is possible if you do it the smart way, and his last move as a CEO is just brilliant. Open-sourcing Netvibes is definitely a signal of Netvibes entering it’s adult phase (with a LGPL licence, the best possible to create a massive crowdsourcing ecosystem).

Netvibes has already proven it was able to create a vibrant and dynamic ecosystem, but open-sourcing it could transform this ecosystem into something much, much bigger, something neither Google nor Yahoo can compete with. Not only their standard adoption is the best you can find in the widget world, but their ecosystem is definitely ready for this, and they are taking user/dev community very seriously (kudos to Xibe).

But just like kids grow up and leave home, it’s probably the right time for Netvibes to have a more business oriented CEO, since Tarik’s original vision is now clearly established, thanks God, they already have the right guy inhouse, and transition will be smooth. Freddy Mini, Netvibes’ new CEO (and former COO), is a sure bet to make Netvibes a profitable company while keeping it’s unique approach to the widget revolution.

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