iTunes was updated last night. I downloaded it this morning and found it had a brand new feature: it suggests songs you might like to buy from the iTunes Music Store on the basis of the track currently selected in your Library.

Now Apple is well known for its love of France and the French, or at least it seems that way over here. It’s had a large PR base in Paris, the main European Expo (admittedly not run by Apple) is in Paris, and we’ve seen a few Eiffel Towers behind correspondents in Jobs’ keynote weblinks to Europe. so why, when you pick a Jonatan Cerrada, the slightly short Frenchman who sung in 2004’s Eurovision does it suggest ‘Funny Little Frog’?

1. If it’s September, this must be Paris
   September means Paris in this industry, so here I am again, testing my rather dodgy French on the native speakers. They seem to be...
   
   
2. Media influence, or influencing the media?
   The Eiffel Tower Apple seems to take the Paris show far more seriously than London. I remember last year how there were Apple people...
   
   
3. Apple Store
   The London Apple Store is very cool. It's a shame it was raining today, as it made the outside look very dowdy, but the inside...