This morning at Novotel:
Alexis Bonte, CEO Erepublik.com, “IT start up, building upon an idea”
Ana Maria Andronic, Senoir Associate Biris Goran SCA, “Copyrights issues, protect your investment”
Alexandre Almajeanu, Business Angel, “IT Start up, a Business Angel’s point of view”
Guillaume Latour, Partner AGF Private Equity, “Venture Capital, an unavoidable partner”
AGF Private Equity is a leading management company specialized in Private Equity, with €2.5 billion under management. AGF Private Equity acts both as a seasoned manager of European funds of funds and as one of the most active French investors in European technology venture capital.
Yesterday I was thinking to upgrade my MINI and that I really like the new Coupé Concept. Yeap, MINI is a fun car, I remember that last summer it used to give me a big smile while driving home after a long day at work. Now the traffic in Bucharest is heavy during the day but MINI can be fun in all traffic conditions.
The only thing that is bothering me that they started to advertise in Romania and I’m afraid they’ll attract the same buyers as they did with BMW (but then again, I’m not judging). And speaking of campaigns, BMW Romania had one Internet campaign this year promoting a new MINI (a boring 55Kw and 75HP version). Probably very poor results since they had no ideea where the MINI fans surf online 
Continue reading ‘MINI. Two Untamed. MINI Coupé Concept. MINI Roadster Concept.’
GSP/Gazeta Sporturilor: Catalin Tolontan wrote about transparency regarding internet advertising in Romania. The article accused the competition of malpractice and had a political message concerning SATI members and media agencies.
- Catalin Tolontan is General Manager at Convergent Media, the publisher of Gazeta Sporturilor and one of the stakeholders of Gazeta Online, the publisher of gsp.ro, one of the most visited websites in Romania. Tolontan is also one of the most influential journalists in Romania and a well-known media analyst.
MediaPro Interactiv: Orlando Nicoara responded with a detailed post on his blog. He explained how SATI works, he explained how the Internet works and accused Tolontan of not understanding the market and being misinformed by his employees, Augustin Roman and Sorin Danilescu.
- Orlando Nicoara is General Manager at MediaPro Interactiv and owner of Orlando Interactive. He is considered to be one of the most influential managers in the market as he used to manage Netbridge Investments in Romania but also one of the pioneers of the local Internet advertising.
AdEvolution: Val Voicu was second to respond to the malpractice accusations. He stated that traditional media represented by Tolontan is facing a sudden death and that they try to impose an old mentality and a model that is not self-sustainable and not applicable anywhere in the world. Regarding the emotional part of the answer, he accused Tolontan of being involved in operations with secret services and that his journalism is not ethical. Continue reading ‘Romanian internet market – BRAT/SATI involved in a new scandal’
If you liked my previous post regarding e-Democracy and e-Government in Estonia, here is a very interesting event starting tomorrow in the United States:
‘Government as a Platform‘ is the theme and clarion call of Gov 2.0 Summit and Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase in 2009—the disruptive innovations in technology and process that will foster new levels of transparency, efficiency and participation in government today.
Tim O’Reilly has responded to the question “What is Gov 2.0?“. We want to know what YOU have to say about it.
We encourage you to record a short video response (30 seconds max), answering the question “What does Gov 2.0 mean to you?”. From the responses, we’re creating a collective of videos that we’ll feature on this page, onsite during Gov 2.0 Summit (September 9-10), via the Gov 2.0 Events Facebook page, on GovLoop, and via Twitter.
Details on the official website – http://www.gov2summit.com/
The news that caught my attention:
On May 3, 2008 with help of 50 000 volunteers more than 10 000 tons of garbage gathered and Estonia was cleaned up from illegal waste. Via (click to see movie)
At a first glance you can note:
- Volunteers, military uniforms, informal leadership;
- Using Google Earth to map the garbage;
- Using TV stars to endorse the event;
- Online registration for volunteers;
- 1 day event/500.000 eur costs for the government.
ESTONIA – THE MOST WIRED COUNTRY IN EUROPE
Estonia has a strong information technology sector, started in mid-1990s, and has been mentioned as the most “wired” and advanced country in Europe in the terms of e-Government of Estonia. Therefore, Estonia faced high security risks regarding cyberattacks. Continue reading ‘Defense & modern warfare exercise: social networking triggers activism’
