Browsing All Posts published on »April, 2009«

There’s something to be said for severing ties

April 30, 2009

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Mark Morford on Facebook: Old girlfriends, lost loves, long-forgotten friends, high school sweethearts, band mates, roommates, old nemeses, lots of former cheerleaders turned born-again Christian megamoms, and everything in between. All those old connections, those lives and chapters and periods of my life I thought I’d left behind so cleanly, so decisively, way back when?… [Read more…]

Women Who Tech TeleSummit May 12

April 27, 2009

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This is not a ladies luncheon, girls. No cucumber sandwiches. Instead, the Women Who Tech 2009 TeleSummit offers a dozen different panels on hot topics moderated by women who know what they’re talking about (from SlideShare, BlogHer, YouTube, MoveOn and more). Panels include Launching Your Own Startup, Social Networks and Diversity Barriers, and Innovation and… [Read more…]

Being a bit of a bar(camp) fly lately…

April 26, 2009

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Even though I was just at a barcamp a few weeks ago, I couldn’t pass up the chance to attend TDWCamp yesterday, a barcamp for web workers organized by Olivier Chambon, author of the blog Travailleurs du Web. I wanted to mingle with some of  Web Worker Daily‘s audience, and to hear from them firsthand… [Read more…]

French men and fashion: Ooh la la !

April 22, 2009

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Oh lucky me! I discovered Ykone, a sizzlin’ French startup last night when I saw their presentation at the Keiretsu Paris investors’ meeting. It’s a social network built around fashion brands that has really taken off in the couple of months since they launched. Delicious site (visually and in terms of interactivity), impeccable concept, an… [Read more…]

Beauty by The Geek

April 19, 2009

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Today this blog goes live, and I owe the clean(er) and class(ier) look of it to the Geek, who can freshen up a style sheet with one arm around my shoulders… He wasn’t wild about my #AC0807 and suggested I replace it with #FF6600 (his personal favorite and trademark color), but I insisted on keeping… [Read more…]

No more ugly puppy

April 17, 2009

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I would have thought it impossible to make an animated puppy dog that was not adorable if I weren’t a Windows user. I’m referring to the cartoon dog that’s supposed to keep you entertained while you search your hard drive using Windows Explorer… Anyway, I looked at that not-cute puppy, and suffered the agonizingly slow… [Read more…]

French startups: think big, aim high

April 15, 2009

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I attended an Entrepreneur Academy at the newly created Paris branch of Keiretsu Forum (the world’s largest business angel network) in January. It was a three-hour workshop on how to put together a successful investor presentation. During the workshop, the president of Keiretsu Paris, Jack Bays, offered some advice for French startups looking for funding.… [Read more…]

Personal branding: be a bakery

April 5, 2009

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I was at the E-reputation barcamp held at La Cantine yesterday, where I  attended a session on personal branding given by Fadhila Brahimi. In Fadhila’s session, I was primarily interested in the questions, hopes and fears of the other attendees, so that I could address them in future talks and posts about online identity and… [Read more…]

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