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Where’s Sam At Le Web?

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Milo Yiannopoulos on “The Web” (okay, Le Web in the UK): Tuesday, the opening day of LeWeb London, could be summarised by the phrase “Where’s Wally?” with the wally in question being racist wantrepreneur Sam Sethi, conspicuously and inexplicably absent from the proceedings. I say inexplicably because today was Sethi’s big day: the day he finally had physical access to TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington. Arrington has avoided the UK since 2009 thanks to a preposterous default judgment issued against him at Sethi’s behest. This was Sethi’s hour – his big chance – the moment he would at last be able

Uncrunched, Star Power, and perhaps this year’s Le Web headline?

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Well, we all know the theory. You lock in a “star” when you buy a property, because the star has more value than the brand. Now we have Techcrunch (the name) and Uncrunched (the star, Michael Arrington, now cutting loose) it’s time to add some empirical evidence. Let’s be honest though, most spectators want some blood on the floor. History says that something big usually happens at Le Web. Is Arrington booked? Or does the annual TC Editor speaks to Marrisa Meyer spot now belong to Erick Schonfeld?

Thoughts on Le Web 2009

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Here’s the summary – Le Web 2009 was like a diamond, a few flaws but on the whole brilliant and sparkling and deserving of its place in the Conference Crown Jewels of tech land. And now for a little more detail Cards on the table, I think that the Le Web from 2007 is still the Le Web to beat – let me say why. This was the Le Web after the “Sarkozy” year; the Le Web where there was no choice but to actively involve the community; the Le Web that kept up a solid two way discussion before,

What’s The Perfect Computer For Le Web?

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Before flying over to Las Vegas for Blogworld, I was looking at my carry-on bag and trying to decide if bringing my full laptop was a good idea. Would I really use it while I was travelling? While I was at the conference? In the downtime in the evenings and mornings? In the end I did take it, partly as a massive file storage for TV episodes and films to watch (via the PSP) and so I’d have a full editing suite if I decided to do any recording. How many media files did I transfer? Three. How much editing

How To Get Traffic At Christmas

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One of the tough times for any website is how to keep the traffic levels (and ergo the advertising income) at a high enough level during the festive season. All About Symbian generally slows down, partly because Steve, Rafe and myself have little to write about, but also because the normal mobile phone watchers are off on holiday and aren’t browsing. There is another way to get through the two main lulls – firstly the lead up to Christmas, and the second in the gap between Christmas and New Year. Controversy, or at least some thoughts that will lead to

I’m Speaking at Le Web (when you’re all listening to The Doctor)

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No sooner is one trip over, than the planning for the next one starts. Thanks to some planning over the summer, I was already looking at a December’s trip to attend Le Web 2008 was already in the final stages. Loic and Geraldine have announced this year’s program, although it’s always worth pointing out that there’s a lot of people in the team that sort out these programs. I’ll be speaking on the panel “Love In Motion – Mobile Ubiquity and Social Networks,” alongside Dr Lai Kok Fung (Buzzcity) and Antonio Vince Staybl (itsmy.com), with Ferhan Cook (Any Screen Productions)