Sarkovy hijacks Le Web 3 conference

A conference in Paris on Le Web 3 turned into a French farce when it was hijacked by presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkovy and used as a political platform. Even though Neville Hobson missed it, he gives a great view on the outrage felt by bloggers, and this pic by Ben Metcalfe says it all. One of the bloggers who attended, Tom Raftery describes the reasons: “The conference...
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Thresher’s underwhelming press release

Was Thresher’s viral marketing ploy a success or not? The 40% discount voucher was downloaded 1 million times by its first day. And with another 9 days for the offer to run, and sensational national media coverage , I wondered what the total figure was, it could easily have doubled. The answer is I don’t know, Thresher is very keep tight lipped about it and issued the following...
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