Comments on: And now the French Web 2.0 Wave

By: matthieu

matthieu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:35:28 +0000

Thanks for this great post. For those who work in France and try to make their way in business, it trully gives a deep breath of fresh air :-)

By: Franck Poisson

Franck Poisson — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:29:14 +0000

Hello Jérôme ! Long time no see :) Great seeing you evangelizing the GigaOM eyeballs to what is happening in Europe and in France in particular. I personally grew my teeth in launching from scratch in France the Google, Looksmart and AOL operations, and I learned so much from these giants that today my team and I are happy to see Webwag mentioned oftenly in the ReadWriteWeb, LifeHackert and Mashable alikes.

By: La France leader du web 2.0 en Europe? — Alexandre Testu | blog

La France leader du web 2.0 en Europe? — Alexandre Testu | blog — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:14:14 +0000

[...] Archambeaud, un entrepreneur français qui bosse chez Skype a écrit un article très intéressant (en anglais) sur le web 2.0 en France sur GigaOM. Il évoque évidemment la plateforme de blog #1 [...]

By: billaut

billaut — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:56:26 +0000

And now some guys in France would like to cover the country with fiber optics for everybody (P2P FTTH not Gpon). Pau (nice town) has now 40.000 homes passed with fiber… Hauts de Seine county (west of Paris) starts also fiber at the end of this year (around 250.000 households). Free (a private ISP) starts 4 millions fiber homes passed next september… And Orange (France Telecom) starts also to stay on the market (but in Gpon)… My perspective : in 2.010 we would have 75% of households connected on the net (56% to day) in this country… And 2 – 3 millions with fiber… French start-ups would create new kind of broadband applications I think… I wrote an “open letter” to President Sarkozy to ask him a to launch a “e- new deal” for France : fiber for everybody at the same price as ADSL (… If you read french , it’s here : http://billaut.typepad.com/jm/2007/06/lettre-ouverte-.html If you read french… France would be ready for action (I hope).

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:25:53 +0000

i love the french. it does seem that they are bringing a different style to “web 2.0″ then thier americian counterparts.

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And now the French Web 2.0 Wave — Commercial Blog about IT advertising — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:55:10 +0000

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Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:33:37 +0000

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By: Cowboy

Cowboy — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:27:05 +0000

Excellent overview of the French market. This article pinpoints the power of the wide broadband coverage that helps France to catch up for its traditional lack of speed to adopt new technologies. Thanks for bringing this structured and analytical article on the scene and please come back with more in the future!

By: Usages des TICE » Archive du blog » Le prix du haut débit en Europe

Usages des TICE » Archive du blog » Le prix du haut débit en Europe — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:30:01 +0000

[...] Le prix du haut-débit n’est pas le même dans tous les pays d’Europe comme nous le montre ce classement. La France est très bien placée. Cela s’explique notamment par les infrastructures de qualité et surtout par la féroce concurrence que se livrent les fournisseurs d’accès Internet tels que Neuf Cegetel, Orange, Free ou encore Club Internet. Pas étonnant que plus de 15 millions de français (près de 25% des français) soient connectés en haut débit (source en anglais) [...]

By: Richard Elgin

Richard Elgin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:35:55 +0000

To be considered successful you need to export your product. France and all of Europe has failed in that (in the area of Web 2.0). The real problem is a lack of access to capital and the cultural non-acceptance of entrepreneurship in Europe. The USA beats us Europeans hands down every time. Skype/Jajah/Netvibes are exceptions. So, lets stop clapping ourselves on the back and let’s get down to work!

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By: Yann

Yann — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:21:23 +0000

i think that france is definitly booming again in internet ;) but the ecosysteme is still rather limited.

Germany seems to be the real contender here.

anyway great for europe

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Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:30:47 +0000

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By: Colette Ballou Lamotte

Colette Ballou Lamotte — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:47:41 +0000

Great post, Jerome, I linked to it. Let’s continue the conversation.

By: Pierre Col

Pierre Col — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:51:16 +0000

Interesting article, I'd like to add another factor helping French Internet (and globally speaking high-tech) entrepreneurs : the active support of public administrations and agencies.

From the governement, the JEIs (French acronym of "Jeunes Entreprises Innovantes" = Young Innovative Companies) have tax exemptions, very low charges on salaries etc.

From OSEO, the public agency for Innovation, entrepreneurs can quite easily get financial support to complete the financing of the early stage of a start-up.

An exemple : having raised 320 kEuros from business angels, UbicMedia, the company I'm working for, already got around 150 kEuros from public services, and within 3 month after the funding.

It is really helpful!

By: PJ at Ferodynamics

PJ at Ferodynamics — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:21:17 +0000

Do French keyboards have extra buttons those funny characters ;-)