Liam Boogar
Pinterest launches in France (and they’re throwing a party tonight in Paris)
Pinterest has announced some exciting news for Frenchies – a special version of Pinterest with localized search, content & categories, “as well as links to more French domains and pins with descriptions in French.” The update comes just weeks after Pinterest launched in the UK and announced its intentions to launch in France, and after Pinterest […]
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Want your app on the top of the French App Store? 8000€ will do, says TradeMob.
A recent infographic released by app marketing platform TradeMob has affirmed not only that there is a price on each country’s top charts, but that it’s variable per country. The study examined the cost per install of each country, the ‘organic lift’ in gaming and non-gaming sectors, and the number of installs required to make it […]
WorldCrunch partners with Le Nouvel Obs on its Kickstarter campaign to bring local news Global
There’s nothing I love more than making all news global news – we at the Rude Baguette have been doing that for France’s tech market for nearly two years, and our partner in crime, Worldcrunch, is halfway through raising a Kickstarter campaign to do that all over the world. With 41% funding completed and 27 days to go, […]
Internet of Things startup Netatmo raised 4.5M€ for its connected weather station
French startup Netatmo announced that it has raised 4.5 million € from Iris Capital, FSN PME, and Apple’s former MD of Europe, Pascal Cagni. The startup, which made an appearance at CES 2013 earlier this year, produces internet-enabled air quality & temperature sensors for the inside of the home, and allows the user to track the information […]
Breaking into the French founders scene? How about a free ticket to the Paris Founders Event on June 26th
Every month, the Rude Baguette organizes Paris’ only event dedicated just to tech entrepreneurs, the Paris Founders Event. The founders-only event saw 100+ signups in its last edition, and on June 26th, will bring together founders, both from Paris and the rest of the world, who come together to share experiences, get feedback, and discuss […]
Meanwhile in France: Criminal Case surpasses all Zynga games to become 2nd most popular Facebook game
Pretty Simple Games, the studio behind Criminal Case, announced today that they have surpassed every single Zynga title to become Facebook’s 2nd most popular game, behind King.com’s Candy Crush. The crime-solving social game has 9 Million Daily Active Users(DAUs), 17 Million likes on Facebook, and the highest rating in the Facebook top ten, putting them […]
Viadeo launches VMail, creating a direct connection between advertisers and your inbox
Viadeo announced this week that it is rolling out a new advertising opportunity on the platform, VMail, which allows advertisers to send 100% customizable messages to Viadeo users. Advertisers can target users by a variety of profile characteristics, and it seems that the message will arrive directly in the users’ personal email inbox, as well […]
With 700M emails analyzed, WriteThat.Name exposes the “Anatomy of an Email Signature”
WriteThatName has released an infographic based on the half a billion emails they have analyzed with their smart contact organizer in the two years since they’ve launched. The infographic examines the “Anatomy of an Email Signature,” including the most common details included in an Email Signature and the best practices for labelling an email signature […]
Sunrise raises $2.2M to reinvent the calendar on mobile
Mobile Calendar app Sunrise announced on their blog that they have raised $2.2M from a slew of VCs(Resoluto, NextView, Lerer, etc.) and Angels (Dave Morin, Hunter Walk, Loic Le Meur, etc.). Founded by Pierre Valade and Jeremy Le Van, this round of investment validates the praise the currently iOS-only app has been getting as the first […]