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>> The Filter will be expanding thanks to a £2.5 million cash funding from Peter Gabiel and Eden Ventures. Exabre, the U.K. based music recommendation technology company, who released a new version of the program last week, are said to be preparing The Filter’s software for recommendation services beyond music, such as video and film.

“The first wave of the digital revolution was about the freedom of choice, trying to make everything accessible to anyone, any place, any time. I think the second wave will be about freedom from choice. It will be able to filter and focus so that you get more of what you want,” Peter Gabriel said.

The Filter is a playlist creation program that allows you to build playlists from the music stored on your PC. The engine can identify 5 million songs and the Filter’s user base is reported to be growing at 25,000 a month. The Filter works by using Bayesian mathematics and it was developed by physicist Martin Hopkins.

>> A PirateCinema House showing free downloaded films in Finland, has been raided. The Cinema in Helsinki was closed down and one of the organisers arrested, according to radiatum.com ! Is there a serious lack of crime in Finland, or was it a well planned and reasonable reaction against those dirty film junkies spreading despair and addiction?

>> A new mp3 search engine from France - FranceRadio.net

“Great site with a clean and fast interface” according to GHacks

>> Jooce is a new Flash based web OS/Desktop from Paris – Techcrunch write-up

>> Speaking of Paris – cestsoparis.com (as in, ‘c’est so Paris’) is a French site that has short video lessons on street French as well as general info about the French capital.