The Sarkophone: Thalès Téorem

Just because Sarah Palin is the only average Joe to get a call from President Sarkozy doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be interested in his mobile device. Not an iPhone, not a Blackberry. Recently all the buzz has been around Sarko’s new handset, the Téorem by Thalès. Sarkozy asked the SGDN (French National Defense) to stop using the […]

French Animation: A very pretty picture

If anyone is going to give Pixar a run for their money, it’s French animators. Of course, everyone knows and loves Les Triplettes de Belleville, the French, Belgian and Québecois collaboration feature film that was nominated for 2 Oscars in 2003 . Two shorter, more recent, no-to-be-missed animations are: French Roast, which won SIGGRAPH’s Best in Show award […]

Will work for food, er, ticket resto

Is Mark Zuckerberg making you fat? In France, “company loyalty” is not synonymous with “food”.

Paris is so (not) expensive

For start-ups, that is. Here’s one quick example… Yes, Free Internet. If you’re passing through Paris for business and need internet to work, LaCantine is an incubator/co-working space that offers FREE internet (and coffee!). Last I checked, that means it’s cheaper than working at Starbucks. And if you need actual très short-term office space, it’s […]

Solde.com

In France, there is no Black Friday. There is no “after-Christmas” sale or “end of the year clearout” sale. Instead, there are the semiannual “soldes.” AKA the fixed, 5-week sale that takes place in January/February and again in June/July. And January 6 is the first day of the winter 2010 sale. A study published by the Centre for […]

France, meet Twitter.

LeWeb came and left Paris and we couldn’t even get President Sarkozy – or Baby Sarkozy (Jean), for that matter – a verified Twitter account. Sad. Especially after Robert Scoble’s post-LeWeb rant (which made me cringe because it seemed so Silicon Valley-centric and arrogant), I would’ve thought French companies would’ve tuned into the need to get on Twitter ASAP. A […]

A Letter to Silicon Valley

Dear Silicon Valley, I’m writing you this letter because I too believe that you are a magical land of business opportunity that is different from the rest. But that doesn’t mean you’re perfect. I’m sure that you think the French are always striking, that they only work 12 hours a week and that they’re on […]

I Can Has a Blog: Yes, I’m geekier than you thought.

I Can Has A Blog: Yes, I’m geekier than you thought. I’ve decided to launch a blog on the local tech and start-up scene in Paris, France.