5 posts and columns on LeWeb

News Byte

Photo-Filter Hounds, Rejoice! Instagram Is Coming to Android.

in Mobile on December 8, 2011 at 6:29 am PT

Instagram, the popular mobile photo-sharing app that has racked up around 14 million followers in the year since it launched, has always been an iPhone-only app — until now. CNET, The Verge and other outlets report that Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed yesterday, at the LeWeb conference in Paris, that he has dedicated staff working on an app for the Google Android mobile platform. He didn’t say exactly when the app would hit the Android Market, but said that he’s “excited to see our numbers today nearly double” when it does.

Facebook Wants Writers and Famous People to Promote Its New Subscribe Feature

in Social on December 7, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Facebook will “imminently” launch a plugin for publishers and public figures to ask their readers to subscribe on Facebook directly from their own Web sites.
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PayPal Releases Funds to WikiLeaks as Supporters Strike Back

in Commerce on December 8, 2010 at 3:29 pm PT

PayPal has just released the remaining funds in the account associated with WikiLeaks today, after restricting access to the account last week, according to a PayPal blog post. However, it did not not reinstate the ability for it to receive donations.

Blogger and Author Paul Carr Speaks!

in News on April 17, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Last week, BoomTown had a delightful lunch with sharp-witted Brit Paul Carr, part of our meet-the-blogger series in which this column endeavors to introduce you to the Web’s more lively voices. Actually, I mostly just wanted to meet Carr, whose work always cracks me up, whether he is cleverly dissing the Le Web conference in Paris last year or, more recently, writing in his regular column for the Guardian about how a “meeting with the Irish Tánaiste leads to a stolen bottle of Guinness and a lesson in handling the truth” online.
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Advice for Fired Yahoos: How to Build Your Own Business That Doesn’t Suck

in Media on December 10, 2008 at 5:30 am PT

On the same day that Yahoo is firing a couple thousand people, entrepreneur John Buckman is offering up a how-to guide for building your own business. This won’t help former Yahoos who don’t have a nest egg, health insurance, and/or the drive or inclination to do their own thing. But it’s free advice, and it’s relatively sound advice for those who do want to strike out on their own.