Numerama (formerly Ratiatum) is a French language news website that focuses on economic, legal, social, and technological issues. It was founded in April 2002 by Guillaume Champeau and is published by the company PressTIC. Numerama receives about 2 million visits per month and was the 10th most influential medium on Facebook ranked by Le Journal du Net in September 2011.
Contents
Formerly devoted to issues related to peer to peer (P2P) and the culture industry, the site has evolved into a more general content. To mark this development, on 11 February 2008 Ratiatum.com became Numerama.com .
The origin of the word "Ratiatum" is the name of the city of Rezé when it was under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was the city where Guillaume Champeau was living in at the time of the site creation.
Project
Numerama analyzes the involvement of digital and Internet business models, the practices of users, and their legal framework. With an often critical view, as it defends the principles of the free sharing culture, network neutrality, the defense of freedom of expression and respect for privacy.
In addition to its editorial content, Numerama offers a discussion forum, a chain Downloads (CDT), thousands of legal software distributed through peer-to-Peer, a shopping guide and price comparison
Audience
Numerama receives about 2 million visitor per month and is the 10th website media players the most sociable on Facebook as ranked by Le Journal du Net2 in September 2011.
Ratiatum Magazin
At the end of 2004, Ratiatum launches magazine Ratiatum Magazin. Is not a perper version of the website but a complement. After the release number 2, Mediastone, an editor of the newspaper files for bankruptcy and the Radiatium learns that his magazine will not know a suites.