My American Dream

If the American dream is known all around the World, everyone has its own interpretation of it. For a majority and for years America symbolizes freedom. But is it still true ? Is everything possible in America and for what price ?
In fact during years people arrived in America with hopes and wishes.
For a majority in America everything is possible, all dreams become reality... about this question everybody can have its own opinion but we have to admit that America let the opportunity for everyone to take its chance. So if we have to sum up the American dream offer a better life and a chance to make money...

Now, for me the American dream is different of the expectations that people could have years ago. In fact I go in America for other reasons than migrants. In fact I'm going in America more for my studies and discover the American way than to emigrate. On the other hand I really enjoy to go in this so attractive country.
Even if I think that the American dream is much more difficult to achieve today, I believe that everything is still possible there. People is maybe more open minded and more ready to accept the evolution than in France and that something that I really appreciate.



To sum up I see in America all the craziest things that we can not see in France and I really hope to take the best of my journey to improve my skills and have a new eye on the World.

Just for fun

Skateboard is not dead ! the proof this amazing video of the Orphée Bristow 25th birthday in which we can see a launch ramp in a kitchen ! Yes in a kitchen...
I let you discover this amazing video which is presented by Thooommmmassss Buchet

HOME CONTEST - ORPHÉE'S BIRTHDAY from Frenchy Fries on Vimeo.

for more informations ... it's here !

International Communication

What is international communication ? It's a good question all the more so the word communication could have a lot of different definitions !
If I had to sum up I would say that it is the manner that will use a company to communicate abroad. So, 2 ways to communicate for the company:

• standardize its strategy
• adapt and profile its strategy to the culture of each countries

2 examples:

• Haribo has almost the same strategy allover the World.
• "La vache qui rit" has a different strategy and proposes different products in each country:

Germany:

United States:
Czech Republic:

ebook or not ebook ?

It is interesting to take a look on the 2000's to see the evolution of the individual behaviors. The conclusion is that if the new technologies had an impact on people they also developed nomadism.
Mobile phone, Laptop, MP3 players, Portable consoles ... and now the e book readers !
Inspired by others media readers the e book based it main utility around reading books. More pleasant and less aggressive than a computer the main characteristic of e books resides in the screen which is optimize for reading.


The Amazon Kindle (2nd generation)... if I had to buy an e-book it would be this one.

Advantages:

• An e-book can be purchased, downloaded and used immediately, whereas when one buys a book one has to go to a bookshop, or wait for a delivery.
• There are over 2 million free books available for download as of August 2009.
• Educational text books (e-textbooks) can be distributed at a lower cost than print versions per student.
• E-Books can be printed for less than the price of traditional new books using new on demand book printers.
• Text can be searched automatically and cross-referenced using hyper links.
• A single e-reader containing several books is easier to carry around (less weight and volume) than the same books (or sometimes even a single book) in printed form. Even hundreds or thousands of books may be stored on the same device. Using removable media even more can be carried around easily.
• Also at a fixed place such as at home it can be an advantage that an e-book collection requires very little space.
• Mobile availability of e-books may be provided for users with a mobile data connection, so that these e-books need not be carried around.
• Font size and font face can be adjusted.
• E-books may allow animated images or multimedia clips to be embedded.
• Depending on the device an e-book may be readable in low light or even total darkness. For devices for which this applies, energy consumption for reading without daylight is less than that of a lamp needed for reading a printed book.
• While an e-book reader costs much more than one book, the electronic texts are generally cheaper. Moreover, a great share of books are available free of charge. For example, all fiction from before the year 1900 is in the public domain.
• It is easier for authors to self-publish e-books.
• A free e-book can stimulate the sales of the printed version.

Disadvantages:

• Reading e-books requires an electronic device and software. Even in the case of reading it on a personal computer one already has, it may require additional software.
• A small paperback is easier to carry around than a typical e-book reader.
• E-book readers require electrical power; in the case of mobile use, the battery can get exhausted.
• E-book readers are more susceptible to drop damage.
• E-book readers are more likely to be stolen than paper books.
• Depending on the device an e-book may be difficult to read in bright sunlight.
• Most publishers don't produce the e-book equivalent of their printed books. In other cases the product quality is lower or it is released later.
• If an e-book device is stolen, lost, or broken beyond repair, all e-books stored on the device may be lost (Although this may be avoided by backups either on another device or by the e-book provider).
• Screen resolution of reading devices is currently lower than actual paper.
• Some books available as e-book cannot be read on some e-book readers because they are not supplied in a format those readers allow.
• While printed books remain readable for ages, changing technologies and less durable electronic storage media require e-books to be copied to a new carrier after some years.
• E-book readers require various substances to produce, and are an environmental hazard as they're non-biodegradable.
• More expensive, compared to used books.
• A book is safe from electromagnetic pulses and overloads.