A number of memorable moments from the Traveling Geeks tour to Paris….below in trains, at meet-ups, tweet-ups, incubators, startups, dinners, and LeWeb.
Beth Blecherman
Jerome Tranie
The Pearltrees team at their Paris’ offices
Robin Wauters
Meeting with Orange
David Spark
Eliane Fiolet and Beth Blecherman
Traveling Geeks at Orange offices
In the Paris Metro
Olivier Ezratty
Geeks at the Metro – taken by Scoble
Dancers perform at LeWeb dinner
David Spark, Eliane Fiolet and Dell’s Richard Binhammer
Laura Fitton in Green
Parrot’s CEO Henri Seydoux paints a colorful picture
Eliane Shoots
Kim-Mai Cutler
Matthew Buckland
Julien Wallen of Pearltrees
Tom Foremski
Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz and Sky Schuyler
Chris Pirillo at LeWeb Speaker Dinner
Ewan Spence
Paul Richardet from La Cantine
Loic and Geraldine LeMeur kick off LeWeb conference at Speaker Dinner
Renee Blodgett at Pearltrees — okay, so I loved the lights
Kevin Marks
Amazing Dance Performance at LeWeb Dinner
Ben Metcalfe at dinner
Jean-Xtophe Ordonneau in Le Marais
Tara Hunt
Robin Wauters at La Cantine
Violet Blue
Answers.com Bob Rosenschein
Frederic Lardinois in the Paris Metro
Stribe’s Kamel Zeroual
Jerome Tranie at Parrot
Chad Hurley on LeWeb stage
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordanr
Robert Scoble
Amanda Rose at Reception Hosted by Paris Mayor at City Hall
Imei Hsu and Chris Pirillo on the steps of Paris City Hall
The Traveling Geeks at Paris City Hall
Kim-Mai Cutler and Matthew Buckland
Vibrant Colors at LeWeb Speaker Dinner
Parrot demo: Sky, Nicolas and Rodrigo look on
Bob Rosenschein, Amanda Coolong and Sky Schuyler in Microsoft BizSpark booth at LeWeb
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
