Herve Cuviliez

The biggest problem with being away too long from blogging is where to restart.

It has been my problem for the past 2 months, but it doesn’t mean I have done nothing. not at all.

First thing first: Beirut Media City.

it’s moving quite well.

we have visited dozens of location, I can reposition myself as a real estate agent now. If you have any question regarding old buildings, lands around Beirut, just ask me.

What, the old textile factory in Hazmieh? it will become the US embassy. The Lazziza brewery in Rmeil? a future residential project. etc.

So where we will finally locate the media city?
The answer came from the business plan. it’s too expensive to redesign an old building (space lost, price, parking facilities, etc.) to maintain reasonable rental prices. So, we will have to build it from scratch. it gonna be cheaper, more adapted and not even longer according to specialists.

With which money?
That’s the other good news, we are in advanced discussion with an investor but you know what we say: “money is in the bank when money is in the bank”.
So for the moment, it’s a lot of discussion around excel spreadsheets.

What about the project itself?
Well, we also made major steps in the project definition. And for that, I would like to thank everyone who sent us ideas, readings, good ideas. Please, keep on doing that : beirutmediacity@kuvcapital.com.

I’ve visited a very inspiring project: Euratechnologies in Lille (North of France) 25000 sqm dedicated to ITC (more on beirutmediacity blog). I spent hours to discuss with the guy in charge of the project: Raouti Chehih. I would like to personally thank him for his support and precious advices.

Next one to be visited: Qatar technology park.

To better understand everybody needs, we are conducted a survey, so please take 5 mins to do it: http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/3C81B8696757026F/

To close that chapter, we will organize soon a second edition of the Beirut media city open discussion.

On kuv capital side.
Business as usual, but we will announce some news in the coming week, a new company and a new organization for our digital middle east activities.

Last but not least if you have missed the last twitleb meetup, you can find pictures here but please join the next one.

that’s it for tonight, thanks again for your support in Beirut Media City.

I finally finished my blog rewamp.

What new?

• a mailing list (inside twitter) that deliver the best of twitter content in your inbox.
• Categories have been restructured
• New design, as you can notice I hope

I would like to thank

• wordpress
• Kenny Pitt and Jeffrey Hardy for the theme (it has been heavily modified)
• Alex King for Twitter tools plug-in

ok, enough talking about this blog. Let’s get back to work

Ok, Ok. I’ve said enough blogging.

the truth is after 2 months (euh may be 3) trying to think about what’s next now, I still feel there is opinions I like to share and discuss with you.

Plus, you are still there (my stats are decent) and people are continuing to encourage me to get back to work

So, I finally decided to give my blog a second chance. I will also come up with new tools (a mailing list “inside twitter” is on its way).

Next step will be a good blog rewamp, first categories reorganization then design.

But first, I will enjoy this promising sunny week end with my family.

Have a good week end

I already had my own opinion about blogging, but I wanted to give it a try.

I’ve done it for more than a year, but it’s not my thing.

Blogs are the natural evolution and a good one for journalism. I mean real journalism not wanna be like 99% (my own rating) of existing blogs.

I want more interaction & spontaneity. My heart goes for microblogging, discussion and content sharing.

So it’s time to rewamp hervecuviliez.com.

if you have any input, you are welcome.

Give me a month or so, see you soon and thank you to those who read me.

herve

I spend hours browsing Webby awards winners and nominees sites for the past 10 years.

So when they proposed me last summer to be their french ambassador, it took me less than one sec to say yes.

Promoting the Webby in france really means to me for two reasons: Webby honors digital excellence and I always tried to promote the french digital market especially thru my AACCI mission as VP.

plus, it gives me an additional reasons to come back in Paris every month.

So be prepare to heard more about the Webby Awards on this blog,

I hope we will see soon french sites and startups in the winners list.

Yesterday, It was my birthday. I don’t tell that for those who forgot but to thank Facebook. I never received so many happy birthday greetings.

Some were honests and recognized that they remembered because of facebook, others called proudly because this year, they remembered.

Special thanks to Remi, he left me a message to not wish me an happy birthday because it’s too easy now with facebook.

So thank you, facebook, for this little moment of social networking

Last week, I’ve broke my Iphone last week (see here)

But It was still working, so we decided to remove the glass to have access directly to Multi-touch pad. Despite what it seems on the video (see below), it’s still fully functionnal but not my fingers (it hurts !)

more on my flickr account

Here is the video

Why?

Because I can.

More surgery to come

I was just getting back home last night after a very nice diner with some friends.

While everybody was saying goodbye, my Iphone escaped from my hand and fell full face on the ground.

Here is the result

You know what, It still fully functional

Seen yesterday @ emerging art festival, a twitter device for your plants.

So you can be anywhere on the planet and receive status updates of your plants: Need water, urgently need water, etc..

So cool,

You will find everything on botanicalls.com to build your own device, don’t forget to them feedback.

As soon as I get back to Paris, I’ll try to make mine