Video of the Day: Ségolène Royal vs. Nicolas Sarkozy

Keywords: 2007 French presidential election, Ségolène Royal, Nicolas Sarkozy



Direct link:
Rodrigo A. Sepúlveda Schulz: Last night's debate: Ségolène Royal - Nicolas Sarkozy

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Person of the Day: Rene Descartes

"Rene Descartes (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form), was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. Dubbed the 'Founder of Modern Philosophy', and the 'Father of Modern Mathematics', much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. His influence in mathematics is also apparent, the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometry and algebra being named after him, and he was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution."
Source: Wikipedia

Audio:
Rene Descartes - LibriVox

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Person of the Day: Michel Platini

"Michel Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and current president of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).

Acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the best passers of the ball in his era, and was also an outstanding goalscorer for his position. He is the only player ever to win three consecutive European Footballer of the Year awards, and in 1999, he was elected the seventh-best footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS. He is regarded as one of the most elegant players of his generation and as the greatest French footballer of all time."
Source: Wikipedia

News & Blogs:
Michel Platini - Topix.net

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Person of the Day: Napoleon

"Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte) (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, Emperor of the French under the name Napoleon I from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814, and was briefly restored as Emperor from 20 March to 22 June 1815. He was also King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.

Over the course of little more than a decade, the armies of France under his command fought almost every European power and acquired control of most of continental Europe by conquest or alliance. The disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point. Following the Russian campaign and the defeat at Leipzig in October 1813, the Allies invaded France, forcing Napoleon to abdicate in April 1814. He was exiled to the island of Elba. He staged a comeback known as the Hundred Days, but was defeated at Waterloo on 18 June 1815. He spent the remaining six years of his life on the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean under British supervision."
Source: Wikipedia

Audio:
Napoleon 1O1 - TPN
Napoleon on Project Management - Controlling Chaos

Video:
Napoleon - Google Video
Napoleon - YouTube

Photos:
Napoleon - Flickr

Learn:
Napoleon Bonaparte - About.com
Napoleon - MIT OCW

Books:
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy - The University of Adelaide Library

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Person of the Day: Michel de Montaigne

Keywords: philosophy

"Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592) was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance. Montaigne is known for popularizing the essay. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translating literally as 'Attempts') contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers the world over, from Shakespeare to Emerson, from Nietzsche to Rousseau."
Source: Wikipedia

Bookmarks:
http://del.icio.us/Monten/philosophy

Learn:
Michel de Montaigne - About.com
Linguistics and Philosophy - MIT OCW

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Company of the Week: Publicis Groupe

Keywords: advertising, marketing, PR

"Publicis Groupe (Euronext: PUB, NYSE: PUB) is a multinational advertising and communications company based in France. It is one of the top four advertising groups in the world. Its current president is Maurice Levy. Publicis Groupe S.A. provides traditional advertising, media services, and specialized agencies and marketing services SAMS) to national and multinational clients. Its traditional advertising services principally involve the creation of advertising for products, services, and brands. It also include strategic planning involving analysis of a product, service, or brand compared to its competitors through market research, sociological and psychological studies, and creative insight."
Source: Wikipedia

Corporate site:
publicisgroupe.com

News & Blogs:
Publicis Groupe - Topix.net
Publicis - MarketingVOX
Internet Advertising - SeekingAlpha

Finance:
PUB - Yahoo Finance
PUB - Google Finance

Video:
Maurice Levy, Chairman and CEO, Publicis Groupe - Google Video

Photos:
Publicis - Flickr

Insight:
Why Madison Avenue is in crisis - DMNews.com

Bookmarks:
http://del.icio.us/Monten/advertising
http://del.icio.us/Monten/marketing
http://del.icio.us/Monten/PR

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Video of the Day: LeWeb3

Video:
LeWeb3 - vpod.tv

Guests:
- Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician
- Niklas Zennstrom, Skype
- Martin Masavsky, Fon
- Dave Sifry, Technorati
- Mena Trott, SixApart
- Shimon Peres, Israeli politician
- Danah Boyd
- Tariq Krim, Netvibes
- Anina, Anina.net
- David Weinberger
- Francois Bayrou, French politician
- Gil Penchina, Wikia
- Lorraine Twohill, Google
- Reid Hoffman, Linkedin
- Jeff Clavier, VC

Topics:
- Enterprise 2.0
- Europe vs. Silicon Valley
- Ecommerce 2.0
- Education 2.0
- Is old media dead?
- Love & fashion 2.0
- internet and politics
- internet in China
- Web 2.0 bubble
- communities and media
- the state of the blogosphere
- TV, content and distribution

Official site:
leweb3.com

News & Blogs:
LeWeb3 - Topix.net

Photos:
LeWeb3 - Flickr

Discuss:
LeWeb3 - Google Groups

Comment:
Loic Le Meur is a force for good in France and Europe. We need more people and entrepreneurs like him... Keep up the good work, Loic!

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