6 posts and columns on Netvibes

SnagFilms Finds Virtual Theaters for Documentaries

in Personal Technology on July 16, 2008 at 6:02 pm PT

SnagFilms is a great idea for getting documentary films in front of more people, writes Walt Mossberg. It’s a new service that allows anyone with a blog, a Web site, or even a page on a social-networking site, to open a virtual movie theater and show these documentaries, free.

Europe Redux

in News on November 21, 2007 at 6:03 pm PT

For your Thanksgiving entertainment, don’t be so American! Go abroad! See the world! BoomTown did! Here are links to the posts I have done from BoomTown’s trip to Europe–with glamorous stops in England, France and Monaco (and all the videos are below too!)–in chronological order going backward: Kara Visits the Royal Society in London Kara [...]

Kara Visits Netvibes in Paris

in News on November 13, 2007 at 7:23 am PT

On my journey through the Europe Web scene, a stop at the Paris offices of Netvibes is a must, as it most resembles a Silicon Valley start-up. It has aimed at becoming the personal Web aggregation play and is among the more interesting and entrepreneurial in Europe. The company was founded by former journalist Tariq [...]

Kara Visits the Monaco Media Forum: Opening Dinner

in News on November 9, 2007 at 12:03 am PT

So, the Monaco Media Forum in Monte-Carlo kicked off last night with a dinner at the famed Hermitage Hotel on the Square Beaumarchais. It was a fancy gold-leaf setting for the gathering of Silicon Valley and European digital media execs, investors and entrepreneurs, a kickoff to two days of discussion about the state of tech [...]

Desktop Modules Help To Personalize Data, Cut Through Clutter

in Personal Technology on February 1, 2007 at 11:59 pm PT

A free Web site called Netvibes is poised to give My Yahoo a run for its money, writes Walt Mossberg. It allows users to create personalized pages with modules that gather headlines, email, weather and other data from all over the Web.