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On Thursday, I'll be attending one of the most exciting events of the year with one of my business partners, Simon Mc Dermott from Attentio. Thursday's night is blogger dinner time with - among others- Jeremiah Owyang , Peter Kim and others Spanish celebrities ;). Unfortunately our favorite one won't join. Amaia, we'll miss you! Can't wait to be there. Plus qu'une fois dormir :-)
"Belgian Foops!,
the first social networking site for GENERATION Z, has already
signed up more than 12,000 members (both born and unborn), even though
it’s still in private beta mode. On Foops! parents can place pictures
or sonograms on behalf of their offspring, and assist tiny members in
filling out their profiles (including favored brands for diapers, toys
and apparel), after which they gain access to virtual playpens where
members communicate, poke and twitter via visuals and symbols. Each
playpen is extensively sponsored by multinationals, some of which have
plunked down more than EUR 1 million (approximately USD 1.45 million)
for the privilege to interact with infants 24/7.
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To-the-point article to illustrate Oscar Wilde's hypest quote in Social Media: "The only thing worse than being talked about is NOT being talked about.” Quite funny to read this today. For a couple of reasons :-)
From Hello My Name is Blog/Scoot: "If your customers are not ACTIVELY telling their friends about your business…That means you're probably
1. selling a dead brand.
2. different, not unique.
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Tonight I attended an event to the Brussels Parliament. Nothing to do with the actual political situation in Belgium- though the Health minister for Brussels Capital - one of them- did mention it - but maybe he was just planning to have an early exit ;) I was invited by Jean-Luc Raymond to discover a great project for parents and professionals who have to assist kids affected with diseases requiring a stay in hospital.
Hospichild is an initiative from the CDSC asbl. The initiative is quite unique - Jean-Luc made some research and could not find any equivalent worldwide. Tonight the team were officially launching their forums - one for the parents, the other for the professionals. It's their first - and surely not their last-attempt to use social media tools and they're very enthusiastic about it. This is a beautiful project. I wish them the best. And for Belgium too.
"According to a recent Coremetrics survey, titled "Face of the New Marketer," 78% of marketers indicate that social media initiatives give them a leg-up over the competition. Fifty-eight percent of marketers have implemented CGM or reviews in the past 12 months, and 31% have launched a blog." More from BizReport
