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Hi folks,
for those of whose you followed my English posts on the now defunct OX2/LBi web analytics blog, this my new online home.
The personally-branded domain name just makes more sense, and using my own hosting means I can customize this platform just the way I like it 😉
Feel free to leave a comment and drop a note!
Eric Peterson’s consultancy grows with the addition of Aurélie Pols, of OX2 fame.
Link to press release
Paris, February, 25th. Opposing the stubborn and ridiculous will of the French governement to disconnect whole families from the Internet without real proof or trial, La Quadrature du Net issues a call to all freedom-cherishing citizens to a “black-out” of their sites, blogs, profiles, avatars,… As has been done in New Zealand, the only other country with France where the “graduated response” would have been imposed by law, and was finally pushed back: to protest against this stupid law and its “white list” of authorized websites, the French Web must act and dress in black.
New Zealand was so far the only other country besides France where such a stupid law as the “graduated response” was to be voted. In France, upon N. Sarkozy’s will, and defended by the minister of Culture C. Albanel, the “HADOPI” law is soon to be voted at the National Assembly. It just has been repelled thanks to a massive mobilization, during which New Zealand has proceeded to a voluntary “blackout”.
“This is a strong signal that shows the foolishness and dangerousness of this law. The “graduated response” will convict innocent people, without tangible proof and without trial. Artists will not earn more money and it will not change anything to the strategical and structural problems causing the crisis the industries asking for this law are facing.” says Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net. “To go all the way through with this logic of repression, the government said it would filter all public wi-fi accesses to a “whitelist”1 of allowed websites. It doesn’t make any sense. Actions have to be taken to show a huge part of the Web is decided not to become permanently black.”
La Quadrature calls its supports, individuals and organizations, to :
“This call is a tribute to New Zealand citizens who were able to make their government hear the voice of reason. This is a remix of an idea which, like culture, exist only to be shared. Those who treat their customers of being “pirates” and the elected representatives who vote their laws are the ones who should be disconnected !”
“The Net was made for and by its users. Some archaic businesses and politicians who try to control it have not yet understood how the Net works. Together we are infinitely more intelligent and powerful and we must show it, act to protect our freedoms and the open architecture of the network. “ concludes Zimmermann, slightly angry.
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Arguably, the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as 44th president of the United States of America will be one of the historic events of our lifetime.
So if your children and grandchildren ask you: “where were you when Obama became president?”, hopefully you’ll have an answer!
Mine is: I was having lunch at a Chili’s in New Jersey 😉
I’m a sucker for speeches and they make me cry all the time. This time was no exception 😉
And if you really must know, I had the spicy shrimp salad with a side of chili and a bottomless cup of Dr Pepper.
Well, 2008 has been quite a ride, to say the least!
Of course, the highlight of this year was the arrival of baby Guillaume. As you can imagine, Cécile and I are very happy and parenthood is definitely a life-changing experience – on more than one level!
Guillaume is very healthy and making very proud. Of course everything he experiences is new and, in a way, it’s new to us as well 😉
I actually thought I had lost the ability to be amazed at anything, what with the Internet and information overload. I found it refreshing that my son was able to prove me wrong!
Also, we got two sets of newly retired grandparents to start worshipping Guillaume 😉
Professionally speaking, it’s been a great year, with loads of challenging projects and interesting clients. I am very much present on the web analytics evangelization scene in France and I received unexpected attention and recognition as a WA expert and thought leader in France. Now that I got used to this, I intend to kick said evangelisation efforts up a notch. More on that topic soon 😉
Joining the LBi Group definitely spiced things up! Of course my French activities have pretty much de facto shifted from a France/Belgium territory to a Europe-/world-wide playground. Despite the intrinsically dematerialized nature of web analytics, getting on-board with larger-scale worldwide projects also meant more traveling.
On this topic, traveling has taken its toll lately and I really need to take more vacation days more frequently instead of hoarding them all up and wait till years end when i’m all burned out anyway 😀
In other news:
I could add more but frankly, 2008 has been a blur 🙂 So I’ll let Jib Jab do it:
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I know Sarah Palin, John McCain’s vice-presidential candidate, was a total stranger to about 99% of the US population (not counting Alaska of course), not to mention no one had ever heard of her outside of the United States.
Now that she’s in the spotlight, it feels the Republican Party is rushing all things Palin, including the official website. Try browsing to https://www.sarahpalin.com and you will get a dreaded 403 Forbidden error.
Now we’re all about getting to know Sarah. Despite the utter lack of experience. And the nepotism.
Heck, I don’t even know if this is her official website.
But deep down inside, you feel something’s not quite right. Matt Damon nails it in this video:
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Remember, if you’re going to pull a VP candidate out of a hat, remember the ‘new boy/gal’ factor may not always work. TV’s slowly dying so try planning ahead so that your web communication is impeccable 🙂
Les hypermarchés Leclerc font un battage publicitaire (démagogique?) à la télé pour montrer qu’ils s’inquiètent du pouvoir d’achat.
Leur site quiestlemoinscher.com vise à indiquer si le prix que vous payez pour un produit de consommation courante est le moins cher… et bien évidemment, c’est chez Leclerc que le prix le plus bas sera constaté!
La question qu’on est en droit de se poser est la suivante: comment font les magasins Leclerc pour négocier des marges suffisament intéressantes pour conserver des prix au plancher?
Réponse: ils revendent de la viande avariée 😛
Bien évidemment, le but de ce bilet n’est pas d’affirmer que cette pratique est généralisée dans les magasins Leclerc.
Jetez donc un coup d’oeil à ce reportage révotant du magazine 90′ sur TMC tourné il y a quelques mois:
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Vous y regarderez sans doute à deux fois avant d’acheter un rôti de boeuf…
