Trista Bridges
Orange’s boss Stéphane Richard to stay on as CEO for now
The last week hasn’t been the best one for Orange’ boss Stéphane Richard. The first shoe dropped early last week when it came to light that Richard was detained by the police for questioning in the never-ending Tapie affair. Then came news later in the week that Richard was officially put under investigation for fraud over […]
e-virtuoses puts France on the map in the world of serious games
Last week I attended one of, perhaps, the best kept secrets in games conferences e-virtuoses 2013, which took place in the northern French town of Valenciennes. What really sets e-virtuoses apart is its focus, which centers on serious games. When most people think of video games, they immediately associate them with pure entertainment. However, in […]
The Parisian SXSW Futur En Seine kicks off its 10 day festival today
France’s biggest digital festival, Futur en Seine, kicks off today and runs through the 23rd. Launched by Cap Digital in 2009 and financed largely by the Ile-de-France region, the 10-day event seeks to both bring together major actors in the digital technology space and increase public awareness about digital innovation emerging in France and elsewhere. […]
Keep your online identity under lock and key with Experian’s DataPatrol
With approximately 60% of French stating that concerns around data confidentiality and privacy dissuade them from buying online and 64% stating that sites without sufficient payment security also drive them to restrict their online purchases, there’s definitely a market need for services that help mitigate these concerns. Sensing a big opportunity, the global leader of […]
Leetchi to fuel European growth with a multi-market partnership with Amazon
Coming on the heels of their MangoPay launch, French social payments leader Leetchi has announced a big partnership with Amazon, adding Amazon gift cards to the list of potential gifts they offer. Leetchi has been hinting for a while now that this deal was on the way. With 700k+ users on-board, having a big-named partner […]
France sees the Internet as a key to globalization, study finds
Les Echos in conjunction with IFOP released a study this week delving into French attitudes and perceptions of the internet, its place in their lives as well as their thoughts on the internet’s tech leaders. It’s clear from their findings that although that concerns around privacy abound, particularly in regards to the US digital leaders, […]
Napster relaunching in France, a market pretty much locked up by Deezer
Can ‘Napster’ recreate the magic? The Napster brand is back in Europe where it will be rolled out across 14 countries by its current owner US streaming service Rhapsody. This time around though, it will be in the form of a legal, 100% paid streaming service hoping to rival the likes of Spotify and Deezer.The […]
Twilio’s head of European Marketing Ben Nunney discusses the French Tech Market
As we announced last month, Twilio, many startups’ go to cloud communications partner, will be making it’s big debut on the Paris tech scene next week with two great events – the Rude Baguette & Twilio Apero on the 11th and the Intro to Twilio Workshop on the 12th. I caught up with Twilio’s Head of […]
Giftiz creators Purple Brain tackle the Android game monetization and ad challenge with AdBuddiz
Last fall, we covered the launch of Giftiz which could be best described as a game discovery / incentivization app that helps game developers and publishers attract and retain gamers. With 400k downloads thus far, various high-profile game clients and a swathe of positive reviews, Gifitz has definitely be a solid first success for its creators […]
Mozilla kicks it off big at their new Paris office next week with a FirefoxOS hackathon & more!
Starting on June 9th, Mozilla kicks off a week of events targeted at both the Mozilla and Paris tech communities to celebrate the recent opening of their new Paris office. They’ve lined up a series of great events for the week, of which many focus squarely on the developer and broader Paris tech community, including: […]