Came back last night from Aix-en-Provence where I spent the last 5 days of my trip; did not want to leave and next time I'll spend more time.  Even so, I managed to get 5 Studies from Aix-en-Provence - France and make new friends, consisting of people I met in the art tour in Paris and Aix-en-Provence. 

My overall observations around Internet and mobile usage is the French are less focused on mobile technology, less into gadgets and high end electronic gear and laptops - and more focused on enjoyment of food, physical beauty, health (a lot of walking) and perhaps, politics (but that did not come up much, at least, not for me).

And while the Second Life Census seems to indicate a strong element of Second Life users living in France, I saw no evidence of it with anyone I met. 

I have a lot of footage that I need to process and put up, including more on Cezanne's studio and motifs and a one day, unforgettable walk around Mont Sainte Victoire via the rocky plateau of Bibémus that I have a good hour of video footage on thanks to my local tour guide and friend, Christine Boulet who also took a few of us (Thomas, Wendy and me) up to Mont Sainte Victoire on Tuesday night (near dusk). 

"…Situated between the Tholonet and Vauvenargues roads, the rocky plateau of Bibémus has been quarried for stone since ancient times and was extensively used for new buildings in Aix in the 17th and 18th centuries. By Cézanne’s time, however, the quarries had been virtually abandoned and he was able to rent a hut where he could keep his canvases and stay overnight, too, if required."

And now I'll go back to my regular posting and put up video footage as I can (when I feel it's ready, that is).

I've often said the task of Web Analytics is not unlike the task of an artist, and what Paul Cezanne did - making order out of sensations (data) from Mont Sainte Victoire and the rocky plateau of Bibémus is also what is needed to make order out the massive mountains of data we, as web analysts, face - because people don't want all the data, they want the meaning behind it.