April 2008 Archives

Six Apart has always understood the possibilities in enterprise-level blogging (internal and external communications, easy publishing, data collection for R&D through direct client feedback, content management, creation of virtual communities and social networks, etc...). This month, we found out that we are not the only ones who see a proliferation of Web 2.0 tools in large companies.According to Global Enterprise Web 2.0 Market Forecast: 2007 To 2013, corporate spending in the Web 2.0 sector will hit $4.6 billion by 2013. The report, written by G. Oliver Young at Forrester Research,...

¡Hola!, the Spanish-language weekly celeb news magazine (and parent publication of Hello! magazine in the UK), has just launched a beta version of its community site, h! el corazón más joven. Built on Movable Type Community Solution,  the site allows users to create a profile and dish about the stars with fellow fans online. Members can also stay on top of important dates with the event calendar (Scarlett Johanssen's debut album coming out 20 May!), post classified ads, check their horoscopes and watch videos. Incidentally, ¡Hola! also offers a host...

Fittingly named after a collection of essays by the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu which called for a counter-movement against an increasingly exploitable media at the mercy of world governments, Contre-feux has  a mission: to provide a space for discussion and analysis free of biases and hidden agendas. Covering a wide array of international, cultural, political and economics stories, this French news analysis site encourages readers to react, discuss and petition in an honest and intellectual atmosphere.  Contre-feux takes advantage of Movable Type 4's community-friendly architecture, by allowing readers to create...

ictGateshead is an educational service serving the Gateshead, UK area, whose mission is to promote ICT (Information Communications Technology) in the classroom. Adopting an innovative pedagogical approach, the 12-strong team employs web technologies such as blogs, web radio and podcasts as educational tools at primary schools. Also offering a blog hosting service on Movable Type for schools, educational groups, local businesses and others who are interested in using the medium to promote their activity, ictGateshead is a true hub for Gateshead’s virtual community.Read the full case study to find out...

The UK's BBC upgraded their Blog Network to MT4 this week. The site features no less than 56 blogs powered by Movable Type 4 and topics include BBC programs, Technology, Children's programs, Local news, Music, Comedy, Sport, News and World News in languages other than English....

In its second year, the Festival de Romans is again in search of the web's brightest talent, to be celebrated in the picturesque town of Romans-sur-Isère on 18 - 20 April 2008.Any amateurs with their own site/blog/online presence can participate in one of 5 broad categories: Visual Arts (comics, photography, web and graphic design, illustration, painting etc); Video Arts (comedy, fiction, documentary); Music (pop, rock, rap, hip-hop, R&B, electronica); Literature (fiction, novels, erotica); or Blogs (biographical, food, beauty and fashion, tech, politics, travel). The contestants are judged by a...

To celebrate the completion of renovation works at the Paris office, we invited a handful of local bloggers for some champagne and blog-talk with the Six Apart Europe team and our visiting Chief Evangelist, Anil Dash. It was a great opportunity to finally meet the masterminds behind some of France's most interesting blogs (like Chocolate & Zucchini, Darkplanneur, Ginisty, Mon Puteaux, Daniel Broche, Hervé Resse, Embruns, Détournements, IVY Paris and Yannick LeJeune) and we hope to have them back again soon.Photo credit: Frédéric Champion...

Beppe's Inferno: A comedian's war on crooked politics tells the story of Beppe Grillo, one of the most visible bloggers on Movable Type. Mr. Grillo's story is a compelling one. The Italian comedian, known for his outspokenness regarding political corruption, started blogging at the advice of web consultants Casaleggio Associati when traditional media shunned him for his risqué routines.Il Blog di Beppe Grillo, now available in English, Italian and Japanese, gets thousands of comments per post and serves as an integral tool in Mr. Grillo's fight against government injustice....

Moleskine, the legendary stationery brand known for guarding the secrets of geniuses such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Hemingway and Chatwin, is bringing its annual five-city exhibition to Paris on 24 April.Detour: The Moleskine Notebook Experience has thus far showcased the notebooks of contemporary artists in London and New York (in 2006 and 2007, respectively) and features the work of many a modern luminary including designers Christian Lacroix, Ron Arad and Yves Béhar; novelist and art critc Simon Njami; and childrens' book author Maira Kalman.For more information on Detour, or...