
If the expansion of the late ’90s Bubble was limited in Europe compared to the US or Israel, it would have been mainly for two reasons – localization needs and entrepreneurial obstacles. Localization needs I was part of the team that brought Amazon to France in 2000 and this was a topic we struggled with [...]
Continue reading >> Web2.0: Israel Better Than Europe?
--Jacob Share

TheMarker’s Com.vention 2007 will be taking place March 18th and 19th at Airport City outside Tel Aviv.
The first day has an international theme concentrating a very full program of local and foreign Internet celebrities such as Yair Goldfinger and Loïc Le Meur. The planned speeches and talks will cover the latest Web trends and looks to be interesting, especially if you weren’t fortunate enough to have been at an event like Loïc’s LeWeb3 in December 2006. In parallel, there will be workshops by people like Orli Yakuel and Eyal Shahar talking about Web2.0.
The second day focuses on major Israeli business leaders and how their industries have adapted to the Internet Age. It appears that this will be the ‘enough talk, how will it help me?’ day / the practical, applicable lessons day, as opposed to the food-for-thought discussions from the first day. If your company is not in hitech and you’d like to know which Internet technologies can help your operations, this second day is the day that you should put on your calendar. Day 2′s workshops cover topics like SEO, blogging and creating Internet buzz cheaply.
Continue reading >> Are Industry Conferences Useful for Job Seekers?
--Jacob Share

The LeWeb3 conference brought to Paris all kinds of people from Internetpreneurs to professional bloggers, from hardcore gamers to so-called Old Media journalists. Many came to listen, but most came with a message to spread. This is Part 3, ending my series of articles on how they did it.
Continue reading >> The Secrets of Successful Internet Conference Marketing – Part 3
--Jacob Share

The LeWeb3 conference brought to Paris all kinds of people from Internetpreneurs to professional bloggers, from hardcore gamers to so-called Old Media journalists. Many came to listen, but most came with a message to spread. This is Part 2 in my series of articles on how they did it. Presentations – whether you were an [...]
Continue reading >> The Secrets of Successful Internet Conference Marketing – Part 2
--Jacob Share

The LeWeb3 conference brought to Paris all kinds of people from Internetpreneurs to professional bloggers, from hardcore gamers to so-called Old Media journalists. Many came to listen, but most came with a message to spread. This is how they did it.
Continue reading >> The Secrets of Successful Internet Conference Marketing – Part 1
--Jacob Share