One founder of Rue89.com unhappy

Posted on 26 February 2008 at 00:24

One the four founders of French online journalism web site, Rue89,  Michel Levy-Provencal left some time ago. Now he says on his blog he wants to sell his shares : he is not happy the way this original project is, according to him, a basic left-sided web site devoted to a small group of friends, were readers have a tiny part.

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Local news blogs for the daily newspaper Libération

Posted on 3 February 2008 at 16:51

Daily newspaper Libération has six local news blogs in  Lille, Lyon, Orléans, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse, two more to come : Bordeaux and Marseille.

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The fake French "president of Facebook"

Posted on 9 January 2008 at 22:59

After many weeks of buzz in the French medias with a lot of tv shows, a fake French President of Facebook had a lot more of medias from January 1st, 2008, (like this story in the French daily print newspaper Le Figaro) as he said he was elected Dec 31, 2007.

After a first post January 2, 2008 on the French version of this blog, on a journalist's web site (Arret sur Images.net) January 7th, I wrote a long story (with photos, and videos) about him and his hoax in the French medias. I come back on the trail of this young student (28 years old) in the medias during the last two years through his political involvement with some right political party, as a local candidate, so media used to be in touch with him. Then at the French Back to school time, he started again saying he was near to be elected as "worldwide president" (president Facebook monde) able to send emails to 120 millions of Facebook users (a lot more than the real figures... Facebook will be happy when they will reach this 120 millions users limit).



Today the French daily newspaper Liberation did a full page in his print edition about it, quoting my story, and the reaction on Arret Sur Images.net forum. Liberation did not accept to report about this vote when contacted by the future Facebook president, contrary to many other French media.

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Tunisia Blog Awards 2007

Posted on 8 January 2008 at 01:02

Tunisia Blog Awards 2007 to choose the bests blogs from Tunisia in 13 categories.

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BeirutSpring : a Lebanese blog

Posted on 5 January 2008 at 22:52

Mustapha Hamoui opened his blog BeyrouthSpring February 2005 as a reaction to the assassination of Lebanese Ex Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. Hamoui is a young Lebanese (29 years old), speaking four languages (his blog is Englsih speaking). He lives outside of Lebanon.

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China : more than one fourth of Internet users has a blog

Posted on 26 December 2007 at 20:39

From Xinhua press agency about blogs in China :

China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) surveyed 1,862 Internet users in late November. Extrapolating from this group, CNNIC calculated that 47 million Chinese have blogged, more than one fourth of the 180 million people who have surfed the net in China.

But many blogs have gone blank: only a persistent 36 percent kept their sites updated.

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Moratorium on Paris's WiFi in municipality's libraries

Posted on 19 December 2007 at 21:11

Is WiFi dangerous ? According to Le Monde daily newspaper : on November 30, the Direction des Affaires Culturelles's (DAC) City of Paris (60 libraries in Paris) decided a moratorium for WiFi's installation in libraries. Some staff members complaining about some disorders and troubles (headaches..).

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Wikinomics in the French daily newspaper Liberation

Posted on 17 December 2007 at 15:47

This Monday in the French daily newspaper Libération (page 18) an interview of Don Tapscott, author, with Anthony D. Williams, of Wikinomics (this book has been translated in French Wikinomics : Comment l'intelligence collaborative bouleverse l'économie. Wikinomics's site, blog and wiki.

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French TV network TF1 to sue You Tube and Dailymotion : 200 millions $

Posted on 14 December 2007 at 19:05

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Breakfast with Om Malik and Kevin Rose

Posted on 14 December 2007 at 12:06

Breakfast in an hotel near Paris's Opéra, with some speakers of Le Web 3, Kevin Rose (Digg.com, right) et Om Malik (Giga Om) before they fly back. Short talk with Evan Williams (Twitter), not seen Jason Calacanis (Mahalo) gone to Le Louvre museum.

Photo G.K.

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France 3rd european country for Facebook

Posted on 13 December 2007 at 14:34

According to Dan Rose (Facebook) 28% out of Facebookers are in Europe, 38% in US. France would be 3rd behind U.K. and Turkey as Dan Rose said to the French daily newspaper Le Figaro (online only for thos story, not printed) :

United Kingdom first: 7,7 millions, Turkey 2,1 millions, France 1,1 million whatever it is English version only.

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eBay under scrutinity of the French authorities ?

Posted on 4 December 2007 at 08:40

eBay, is under scrutiniy of the Conseil des Ventes, the French authorithy for the auction market. Today a full page in the French daily newspaper Libération (page 6) : eBay rattrapé par les arnaques.

If eBay had to follow French regulation, it had to garantee the authenticity of the art pieces on sale, and the payment to the seller

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