Cannes Lions really kicked-off on Monday, generating over 25,300 online conversations – over 3,300 more than the entire weekend period. This puts online conversations averages at over 1,100 per hour. Activity peaked at around 3pm local time as film director Spike Jonze took to the stage alongside SapientNitro to talk about the crossover between technology and storytelling – reaffirming established themes from this year’s festival around the power of celebrity and the interest in storytelling.