tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68650272024-03-07T12:43:31.628-05:00Courtney Pulitzer's Cyber SceneA chronicle of the people and events in technology, internet and media since 1997, mixed in with snapshots of musings and observations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-83774423284318484042015-10-17T00:45:00.001-04:002015-10-17T00:46:21.507-04:00Tucson's 10West: the future holds promise.
Having been to Austin's SXSW, Portland's NXNW, and
numerous multi-day events in NYC, I've seen how vibrant and idea-infusing a
multi-focused festival can be for a city.
Each city has its unique features and focus. SXSW started
as a music festival and added film and tech. NXNW was similar in its focus on
music. New Orleans has Entrepreneur Week, with the aim to showcase New Orleans
as a "Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-3594942188548295272015-09-11T16:56:00.002-04:002021-06-24T14:29:50.335-04:00Startup Tucson: Part 2: Justin Williams9/11/15Startup Tucson: Part 2: Justin WilliamsJustin Williams, like many marketing graduates with an entrepreneurial streak, began reaching out to marketing companies with the hopes of getting a job. In 2004 he began volunteering for the ITASA – IT Industry Association and making contacts. One year later, he was asked to become the Executive Director and they merged with ITASA (ITASA, Aerospace Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-3677537098577400732015-08-19T15:36:00.000-04:002015-09-04T16:03:34.075-04:00Startup Tucson: Part I
When
we first considered our move to Tucson, AZ, I thought, "what could I do
there?" Having visited since 1984, I thought maybe I could do a
"Julie, the cruise director" type job at one of the many retirement
communities.
I
began researching the job market and, by chance, if there was any kind of
startup scene like I'd been familiar with in New York.
It
was with great surprise, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-22062625136569191692015-05-07T11:45:00.000-04:002019-03-19T17:57:49.086-04:00My day: Surprises around every cornerComing out of a turbulent week, I'd found myself waking up to this classic bright view...I continued down the street when my eye was filled with blue...Only to glance up to see horses leaping into clouds...When my nose carried me back to my grandmother's garden...The canopy of green leafy trees wafting sweet pink chestnut was a visual and olfactory treat...To glance up a little further down and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-54057841056748174062015-03-19T18:03:00.000-04:002019-03-19T18:04:19.394-04:00ImaginationMy son is in a new realm of play where he imagines scenarios with his school. I am the teacher, or his favorite teaching assistant, and he is alternatively the Director or a good student. The games went so far that we continued to bed...with 26 of his classmates and continued the next morning to the Apple store with them all.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-92095761210236495802015-03-10T11:05:00.000-04:002015-03-10T11:05:26.368-04:00Normandy's French TechOn Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 at the Mémorial de Caen, the cities of Le Havre, Caen and Rouen made their official presentation to add the "digital label" French Tech to their region. It was back in November 2014 that they dropped off their case, and four months later they are getting their chance at the D(igital)-day meeting to officially claim their space in the digital realm.
It Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-70759419933154919602015-03-10T05:29:00.000-04:002019-03-19T17:57:49.445-04:00WIHP: First memoriesDownload full resolution imagesAvailable until Apr 9, 2015Click to DownloadMovie on 3-10-15 at 10.21 AM.mov83.2 MB Courtneyabout.me/CourtneyPulitzer06 72 12 89 49 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-85905404393072296252015-02-12T09:43:00.000-05:002019-03-19T17:57:50.555-04:007th (arrondissement) Heaven: cafe, umbrellas and lettresLiving in Paris it's not unusual for friends and family to ask me for recommendations on where to eat and what to do. Obviously Paris is full of great suggestions in both categories. My only problem is that, since moving here, I've become a bit of a stay-at-home mom homebody (*not all moms are homebodies) and don't get out and about as much as I did as a NYC single-gal.Having a school-age son hasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-2699959957889820232015-02-06T11:31:00.000-05:002019-03-19T18:05:23.618-04:00DansMaRue - InMyStreet - Bringing the power of the people's voice to their handshttp://www.paris.fr/pratique/paris-ville-numerique/les-applis-de-la-ville/dans-ma-rue/rub_10213_stand_132474_port_25689
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-14327333499017883382015-02-04T11:15:00.002-05:002015-02-04T14:27:57.144-05:00The World Wide (Wanton) Web of extramarital sitesEvery now and then I find myself riding my velib behind a city bus (or in a metro station) with one of these advertisements. It still kinda shocks me.
Here is a website blatantly advertising extra-marital affairs for women. Maybe it's just their marketing angle, but other than searching for images for this post, I'd never darken the URL of this site. To me, to be in a place so dark that I'd Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-4919372975687625052015-01-29T08:46:00.000-05:002015-01-29T08:46:10.421-05:00Mrs. Mayor, I have an idea!
Starting in the beginning of 2015 these posters have been popping up on various scrolling billboards throughout Paris. They say "Madame Mayor, I have an idea! Until the 15 March you can propose ideas for the participative budget."
I love this idea! I always have so many ideas that I think would improve "customer experience" (i.e. inhabitants) lives in Paris. Of course, posed with this Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-12250933627871629192015-01-26T15:05:00.000-05:002019-03-19T17:57:51.660-04:00Bébé : French styleMy upstairs neighbor has a new baby. It's her first. And, French style, they are letting this poor creature cry-it-out. I'm familiar with this style of parenting as I was informed of it by French nurses when I had my baby. I'm not a fan of this approach. It's painful to hear a newborn baby crying for an hour when, to me, its needs are simply not being met. :(Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-30692745541480114672015-01-22T09:59:00.001-05:002015-01-23T08:20:42.458-05:00Capital Koala: a capital idea!
I've posted on social media sites quite a few times over the past year about my new favorite web site, Capital Koala, a loyalty program for families to save for their children's future, with the main objective to help prepare financing higher education. Through its plug-in (or site directly) Capital Koala reimburses up to 30% of online purchases made by its members directly into a savings Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-28801421658605887332015-01-19T14:40:00.003-05:002015-01-19T14:40:59.424-05:00#JeSuisCharlie web & public place solidarityOver the past few weeks
after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, I was aware of the use of the Internet and social media.
Of course today using the web and social media in times of crisis is nothing
new, but I had never used it as such. It also was interesting, for me, from a historical point-of-view.
I spoke with my husband about this when he came home from his business
trip. I was telling him how I Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-88855535172194544892015-01-16T14:51:00.002-05:002015-01-17T09:47:31.518-05:00#JeSuisCharlie
Attack
Living in Paris during the Charlie Hebdo attacks (starting January 7th) have been nerve-wracking to say the least. Not only
as an American, but as a New Yorker who also lived through the 9/11 attacks,
I've been especially on edge.
Thankfully, I suppose, I was oblivious to the attacks
initially as I was getting my son out from school and taking him home for
lunch. It wasn't until Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-41077495629331622142015-01-09T10:39:00.002-05:002015-01-16T15:05:58.920-05:00Red Alert signs...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-76173748755102933052015-01-08T04:06:00.002-05:002015-01-16T15:06:17.075-05:00Paris in "Red Alert" (Alerte Attentat)Some little news on what Paris is doing after the horrible attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices...
From the Office of Education:
Among the precautions and information on new restrictions, there will be a 1-minute of silence at midi (noon) as homage to the victims.
And from my son's class representative:
All class outings have been cancelled. And we're in Red Alert now. School entrances Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-18626677544096508712015-01-06T13:07:00.000-05:002019-03-19T17:57:52.894-04:00Cold, chalky ParisI know, I know everyone dreams of living in Paris, and it is a dream in many ways, but there are lots of idiosyncrasies that snap one out of the dream quickly.Like my super drafty apartment and the exorbitant heating costs.Or when I take a shower the water is so hard it feels like I'm washing with chalk.Or a neighbor who, is having some sort of "emergency" and leaves a note this morning Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-11832666586063117592015-01-06T10:07:00.001-05:002015-01-06T10:07:11.292-05:00Velib resto - "La Maison Velib"Velib, the Paris bike-sharing program, has opened a restaurant, in conjunction with the healthy restaurant Exki earlier in 2014. It looked very interesting and I thought the concept was novel.
A few days ago, when I had to buy a new iPhone (thanks 5s for dying before Christmas), I spied the Masion Velib Exki outside the back of the bank-turned-Apple-store.
After dropping 709€ (sans planUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-3307394995841722562015-01-03T16:31:00.000-05:002019-03-19T17:57:53.112-04:00Saint James InspirationFor Christmas I thought I'd ask my Mother-in-Law for this sweater:For a number of reasons, I ended up with cash to buy the sweater online. Before buying, I looked more closely at the picture and when I saw the full sweater I realized it was much plainer, and less shapely, than I originally thought.Upon more closer inspection at the detailing I began to think that I might be able to do something Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-1079955086307444222014-12-30T14:20:00.001-05:002014-12-30T14:20:06.174-05:00.PARIS - the most affordable address in ParisThe city site states
and: "Since June 4th 2014, 100 ambassadors have been the trailblazers of .paris: during six months, these brands, institutions, associations, businesses, start-ups, bloggers selected by the City of Paris will be using their .paris web address exclusively.
Starting December 2, 2014, all those who love Paris will be able to get their own .paris domain name!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-16109366647616371482014-12-25T15:30:00.000-05:002019-03-19T17:57:53.991-04:00The French Poste sucks .comThere are days when I feel Federal systems and institutions are working smoothly. I'm pleased with the fact that okay--I live in the 21st Century and modern-life is working well.Yesterday was not one of those days. We are spending Christmas in Le Havre at my Mother-in-Law's. Well, technically we are in a quaint village just on the Northern border of Le Havre, Sainte Adresse. My mother, who Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-30321604692335794522014-12-10T15:05:00.001-05:002014-12-10T15:05:26.062-05:00SNCF - an eco solutionWhile I will not have any use for this service, I thought what one of the major French commuter railway lines is doing during travaux is an excellent example business-savvy, smart and ecological customer service.
The SNCF is doing construction on part of its rail line. And as a solution it is offering a payment system for people who utilize a carpool service.
The ad says you simply fill Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-25977647351983661582014-12-08T08:50:00.000-05:002015-01-16T09:46:13.160-05:00Online shopping angst: part 1Online shopping in France can be simple like anywhere else, or it can be fear-inducing!
Today's example is with La Grand Recre. I have an account with my local store, but don't have an actual "carte fidelitie." I was trying out a new feature they began offering a few weeks ago where you can order online and then pick up in the store. Simple enough and very common in the USA.
However since Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865027.post-58168483374700148402014-12-05T08:54:00.000-05:002014-12-08T08:54:46.547-05:00Online shopping: part 1aOver the past weekend my husband and I tried to barrel through the majority of our holiday shopping.
Since we have a 5-year old son, a large part of our shopping was with a major toy retailer in France, La Grand Recre. Sadly, for a large part of the morning, their site was inaccessible.
Tough break during this holiday rush!
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