Reed Midem acquires LeWeb tech conference
Now too big to be run by just its small team, the LeWeb tech conference sells to specialist events giant Reed Midem as it plans more international events in the future. Read more »
Why I am heading to Le Web 2012
Technology business is chock-a-block with a lot of conferences. Some are new, some are old, but only very few are must attend events. Le Web, an annual technology fest in Paris is one of those don’t miss it events. This year they are talking about Internet-of-things. Read more »
The GigaEU Radar: Three European events to watch this week
The big noise in European startup events this week is all about LeWeb, the leading French conference set up by Loic Le Meur that’s holding its first spin-off in London. But that’s not the only thing happening across the continent over the next seven days. Read more »
LeWeb London almost happened in San Francisco
One of the world’s premier startup conferences, Paris-based LeWeb, is heading to London this month. But organizer Loic Le Meur says he was thinking about heading to San Francisco, not the UK — until the British Prime Minister made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Read more »
Is the Internet the “Paris” of the new millennium?
I started my European tour with a visit to Loic Le Meur’s annual celebration of the Internet, Le Web. If attendees were an indication, startup culture is everywhere. Perhaps it’s the setting, but this celebration of technology and startups reminds me of another creative age. Read more »
Can Seesmic be lucky a third time?
Seesmic, the company best known for making consumer-facing social networking apps, has shifted its strategy for the second time in its four-year history, this time to focus on building mobile apps for the enterprise. Can the third iteration of Seesmic finally bring the company success? Read more »
21st (and Real) Reason Why Seesmic Bought Twhirl
Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur outlines 20 reasons why his company bought Twhirl, an Adobe AIR-based Twitter client that is preferred by the self-obsessed net-set (including yours truly). Some see it as a future-of-the-web move. The Valley echo chamber seems to agree. I’m stingy with such […] Read more »
