For the fifth year, Loïc Le Meur’s Paris-based Internet conference Le Web 08 will choose the most promising online ventures. Last year, two Israeli firms (Ply Media and GHost) snatched two out of the top spots. This year, among the 30 finalists are two Israeli startups: Contrust (read VC Cafe’s interview with CEO Shai Wolkomir) …
Contrust cleans up the social media mess
Everyone is embracing user generated content – from mainstream newspapers like the Guardian and New York times, to social media (blogs, etc) and all the way to enterprise 2.0 – McDonalds, Marriott, BP and others, encouraging people to talk about their experiences with products, reviewing their latest vacation etc. But this level of freedom poses …
