Comments on: Sex, Drugs & Broadband http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/ The Business of Technology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Xavier Niel, France’s Broadband Maverick - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-791363 Xavier Niel, France’s Broadband Maverick - GigaOM Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:48:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-791363 <p>[...] on my list of things to do in Paris than seeing either the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower. He has a colorful – some would even say checkered — past. But that only seems to add to his maverick persona; he would fit in easily at any [...]</p> [...] on my list of things to do in Paris than seeing either the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower. He has a colorful – some would even say checkered — past. But that only seems to add to his maverick persona; he would fit in easily at any [...]

]]> By: Bertil http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71211 Bertil Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:29:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71211 <p>Really not surprising actually (for a French techno-aware person): Illiad & Free is better known for setting a foot in the IT business with "Pink Minitel": adult chat and ads on our very own ancestor of the big Web. That's the best way, given the correlation between the tech-savvy population (young males), and those sensitive to a clip like "the Internet is for Pron". All geeks and many of my relatives subscribe to Free, and any type I notice the dual-box modem at there place, I ask tongue-in-cheek: "You support por… -- content-oriented media?" and everybody laughs because they know were the company comes from. Not sure after the recent trouble they wouldn't prefer to head towards "100% Tubes".</p> <p>Regarding the poetic license: "Sex, Drug and <em>Rock-and-roll</em>", well, the relation between (all) ISPs and music through P2P networks is ambiguous too: they has been issues regarding advertisement promissnig "All the music you can listen". Bad, bad boy. Whether ICT addiction makes it a drug, that's up to the medical community to decide. However, "Sex, Lies and Video-on-Demand" would match better an entrepreneur who sits on the most advance VoD service on Earth. Just don't click on the pink button when the kids are around.</p> <p>Disclaimer: I am paid by one of their competitor, hence I'm just bantering, and the only truth in that matter is judicial decision.</p> Really not surprising actually (for a French techno-aware person): Illiad & Free is better known for setting a foot in the IT business with “Pink Minitel”: adult chat and ads on our very own ancestor of the big Web. That’s the best way, given the correlation between the tech-savvy population (young males), and those sensitive to a clip like “the Internet is for Pron”. All geeks and many of my relatives subscribe to Free, and any type I notice the dual-box modem at there place, I ask tongue-in-cheek: “You support por… — content-oriented media?” and everybody laughs because they know were the company comes from. Not sure after the recent trouble they wouldn’t prefer to head towards “100% Tubes”.

Regarding the poetic license: “Sex, Drug and Rock-and-roll“, well, the relation between (all) ISPs and music through P2P networks is ambiguous too: they has been issues regarding advertisement promissnig “All the music you can listen”. Bad, bad boy. Whether ICT addiction makes it a drug, that’s up to the medical community to decide. However, “Sex, Lies and Video-on-Demand” would match better an entrepreneur who sits on the most advance VoD service on Earth. Just don’t click on the pink button when the kids are around.

Disclaimer: I am paid by one of their competitor, hence I’m just bantering, and the only truth in that matter is judicial decision.

]]> By: Broadband Genie http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71210 Broadband Genie Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:10:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71210 <p>I'm gonna defend the headline, I'm afraid. A certain amount of poetic licence is surely allowed, and it's a cliched-enough term that it's obviously not supposed to be taken literally :)</p> <p>If only broadband were that exciting here in the UK. Maybe instead of bundling broadband with phone packages, the ISPs should consider bundling with adult goods?</p> I’m gonna defend the headline, I’m afraid. A certain amount of poetic licence is surely allowed, and it’s a cliched-enough term that it’s obviously not supposed to be taken literally :)

If only broadband were that exciting here in the UK. Maybe instead of bundling broadband with phone packages, the ISPs should consider bundling with adult goods?

]]> By: ivn http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71209 ivn Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:08:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71209 <p>sensational title does not do all: drug is absolutely not the matter here, you you should not have used this word. What's the point to introduce randow choosen words to add spice to a news ? Just stick to the facts. That's better for us all.</p> sensational title does not do all:
drug is absolutely not the matter here, you you should not have used this word. What’s the point to introduce randow choosen words to add spice to a news ? Just stick to the facts. That’s better for us all.

]]> By: BillyWarhol http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71208 BillyWarhol Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:20:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71208 <p>Sex sells i guess!!</p> <p>;))</p> Sex sells i guess!!

;))

]]> By: /pd http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71207 /pd Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:50:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71207 <p>huh ?? Sex, Drugs and Lies goes hand in gloves with the Internet.. !! :)-</p> <p>just like the enron email archived </p> <p>http://enron.trampolinesystems.com/search/FBI#focus=/search/password</p> huh ?? Sex, Drugs and Lies goes hand in gloves with the Internet.. !! :)-

just like the enron email archived

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]]> By: Jean Moniatte http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71206 Jean Moniatte Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:46:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71206 <p>It is a jail sentence that becomes effective only if you are convicted again (for something else) in the future. It is called 'sursis'.</p> It is a jail sentence that becomes effective only if you are convicted again (for something else) in the future. It is called ’sursis’.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71205 Om Malik Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:38:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71205 <p>it is something special in france i guess. i am hoping one of the french readers would fill in the gaps here.</p> it is something special in france i guess. i am hoping one of the french readers would fill in the gaps here.

]]> By: Startups.in/India http://gigaom.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71204 Startups.in/India Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:30:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/sex-drugs-broadband/#comment-71204 <p>What is a "suspended" jail sentence?</p> What is a “suspended” jail sentence?

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