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What Happened at the eG8?


The eG8 brought together some of the world’s most influential technology leaders this week for an open discussion about the future of technology.
Hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the eG8 attempted to establish a dialogue between the government and technology luminaries. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, HTC’s Peter Chou, DST’s Yuri Milner and Google’s Eric Schmidt were just some of the high-powered speakers that graced the stage at the event.
What was the big buzz from the summit?
Social media monitoring firm Synthesio analyzed the Twitter buzz behind the event to find out who was talking about the eG8 and what quotes captured the most attention.
Many of the 25,000 tweets about the forum focused around comments from Sarkozy, who called for tighter regulation of the Internet. The web’s response was critical of his comments, and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt warned that governments should “stay away from regulating brand new industries.”
Here’s a summary of what made headlines at the eG8:

eG8 Infographic


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eG8, Day One



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