Le Web 3: A Tragedy?

An extraordinary event took place in Paris this week, one that I was due to be part of as a presenter but could Loic Le Meur, attracted nearly 1,000 people from over 35 countries, all of whom showed up expecting to be part of two days and nights of stimulating discussion, learning and socializing. While it looks as though theastonishing accounts of how the event was hijacked by French politicians. A lot of anger is being expressed in blog posts by bloggers across Europe, directed at Loic for allowing this to happen. The photo here by Nicole Simon (who I know well) has a post includes a long list of links to other bloggers' commentaries. says: [] I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. Like many here I can't help feeling robbed of what I came to see. Today's topics were far more interesting than yesterday's but I don't think the rearranged schedule has done them justice. I've heard that the session about Wikio, a user-contributed news company, launched Wikio.com, Wikio.de and Wikio.es, aimed respectively at the US, Germany, and Spain.