Kara Visits Netvibes in Paris

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

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 [...]