Archive for March 2013
Angry Birds creator Rovio releases “The Croods” in France, Germany, Finland, UK & Canada only
A new Rovio title The Croods has just hit the App Store, and curiously enough the Finish creator of Angry Birds has not launched in the US, but seems to be testing the waters across Europe. Working with Dreamworks in partnership with the soon to be released movie of the same name, the app may be […]
Skype may face criminal charges if it doesn’t let French Police listen in on Skype Calls
ARCEP, the French telecom authorities, have informed the Paris state prosecutor (the State Attorney) that, since Skype provides communication capabilities to French citizens, they must submit to the French law’s concerning electronic communications operator – one such law requires operators to allow the French Police to listen in on any calls. ARCEP, claims that Skype, whose European presence is governed by […]
Voulez-vous Yahoo ?
A worrying phenomenon is brewing among a handful of French companies that are using the brouhaha at Yahoo! as an excuse to forbid working from home. Unless you’ve miraculously escaped the tireless media coverage, you’re aware that Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced last month that she was abolishing the firm’s work-from-home policy, saying that to […]
Rolling out in Lyon, France is now the only country in Europe with two Uber-enabled cities
Uber announced on their blog today that they have rolled out their secret Uber drivers in Lyon today – the first passenger was Mickael Miro, a Lyon-based singer. This is Uber’s 2nd French city, and its 7th European city (London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan, & Stockholm). In fact, you” notice this is the first European country in […]
JobProd’s creates a curated marketplace for developers and companies
When JobProd co-founder Romain Brouard walks into the Cole Street office, he apologizes for not being based out of Paris. The JobProd team, he explains, is a bit all over the place – he’s in Nantes, one person’s in Lorient, two in Paris, and one employee is based in Colombia! But he quickly adds they […]
Tigerlily teams up with Insert to bring a truly SoLoMo experience to street-side advertising
Tigerlily has always been at the forefront of digital marketing: they were one of the first certified Facebook marketing partners in France, their services provide analytics value on top of Facebook & Twitter advertising, and they also presented their vision of the SoLoMo experience just last October. Previously just a video, which integrated Apple’s Passbook, […]
Tariq Krim explains the move to Jolidrive and its benefits for the tech ecosystem
Last week Jolicloud took a big leap forward by announcing that Jolicloud is now being relaunched as Jolidrive, a newly redesigned and updated service enabling users to effectively manage their ‘personal cloud’. The new Jolidrive now supports a more extensive range of cloud-based services and, due to their decision to move from a mobile app to a HTML5 […]
Beach goers in south of England pick up French mobile roaming charges
Nobody likes roaming charges, but when you travel abroad, they are an unavoidable fact of life. I’ve heard many say they will buy a SIM for each country, or use a service like FrenchConnection.fr to work around it; however, when you are in England and get hit with roaming charges because the best network your phone […]
Festicket raises a $680K Seed Round to sell package deals for music festivals in Europe
Festicket announced today that they have raised a $680,000 seed-funding round in order to expand out their festival package deal site, which allows users to purchase ticket, accommodation, transport & extras all in one click. Reported originally by Steve O’hear of TechCrunch, Festicket launched in 2012, by Zack Sabban and Nathan Younes, as they encountered difficulties […]
After raising 25M€, Spartoo.com expands beyond shoes and handbags to clothing
Grenoble-based, online footwear and handbag retailer Spartoo, which was founded in 2006 by new grads Jérémie Touchard, Boris Saragaglia, and Paul Lorne, has been on a whirlwind ride over the last few years. Following on news of their having reached 12M unique visitors per month, achieved a 20 fold increase in sales over three years and raised a 25M€ series […]