There’s a refinement to Apple products that jumps the gender gap (and creates a healthy aftermarket for butch iPhone cases for those who aren’t real comfy with their feminine side, or “How to make your Apple product look more like a Hummer”). Getting the girls on board is no small feat for tech companies (laptop… [Read more…]
November 7, 2009
I rarely try out a new site without being highly conscious of my own user experience. That’s what happens when you’ve been in startup Lala Land for a few years, write for a tech blog, and are married to a UI design expert. Read my post Online seduction on frogblog, about being a conscious user… [Read more…]
July 13, 2009
This week I’m launching an e-commerce site to accompany Francophilia, the social network for francophiles I founded. It’s running on the Zlio platform. It has some limitations, but I’m pretty happy to be able to offer my francophile members one-stop shopping for French and French-themed products! Just found out my personal blog, frogblog, is ranked… [Read more…]
June 19, 2009
It started with Springwise, which I subscribe to to see what’s hot out of the entrepreneurial oven. It’s always a refreshing read because it’s not only – or even mostly – about Internet startups and the latest Twitter app. You’d be amazed at how many great ideas and insights you can get reading about non-Web… [Read more…]
April 22, 2009
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…]
February 23, 2009
Is the secret to Twitter’s success a generation’s need for constant validation? Read my post Aspartame for the brain on frogblog, and Owen Thomas’s I Tweet, Therefore I Am on Valleywag Gawker.
September 20, 2010
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