social networks

« Kiss Kiss Bank Bank was created after a discussion about this emerging movement in the United States, which gets more and more popular. It’s called « Do It Yoursef  » movement or « Co-creation » or « collective intelligence », all this based on social networks. It allows the consumers to suddenly regain some power, if you think that what they usually used to consume was somewhat imposed by the media. As a result they may achieve self-financing through social networks, communities, families, friends, friends of friends and set up projects that would never could otherwise ». Lire la suite

« Many artists who work on the net invest on social networks. It’s like their own world of research, work, creation, but also a platform to make themselves known. These artists often struggle to find a business model, because what they do is free and open to the public. So, they are sometimes forced to leave the net to create works that they could monetize in some way or another.  »

Malo Girod de l’Ain, co-founder of Digitalarti et filmfestivals.com, talks about social networks as a new field of inspiration and creativity for digital artists.

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« Τhere was much suspicion at first, with the appearence of blogs, YouTube and social networking with Facebook and Twitter … But it is the mission of the media now to blend into this new world, to enter into conversation with their readers, with their audience which can comment, provide feedback and their own point of view to the news. « 

Aurélien Viers, digital editor in chief of « Le Nouvel Observateur » talks about the transformation of traditional media following the emergence of social networks, and discusses the evolution of journalism.

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« For the time being the role of community manager is around blogs, social networks, but soon will be to create sense, reason, narration, speech, through these devices. « 

Julien Aubert, founder of « Bigger Than Fiction » talks about the evolution of community management, about the opportunities offrered by the transmedia, about the social TV and about the relationship between virtual and real in the social networking era. An interview with Julien Aubert by the Social Media Club France.

Fifth part of a series of video interviews of our members, SMCfaces.

« Social media have proven they were not another gadget, and companies are very interested. For a simple reason: they can enter into conversation with consumers, and their ecosystem. But also because their employees are using these social networks every day, individually. I wish to see the same effectiveness, the same ease of sharing information in the enterprises.  »

Damien Douani, co-founder of Fada Social Agency talks about the introduction of the digital in the world of business, about the opportunities offered by the LBS, and shares with us his vision for the future of social networks: the social complicity. An interview with Damien Douani by the Social Media Club France.

Fourth part of a series of video interviews of our members, SMCfaces.

« On our site, authors have a page, where they can present themselves, can post content or their plans, share them with friends and they can also be linked with creative industries. Through this, authors will be able to find their place on the internet, reconcile the 21th and the 19thcentury, thanks to the new techology. »

Gregory Nicolaidis, founder of the first social network for authors « www.welovewords.com » talks about promotion and dissemination of writers through social media. An interview with Gregory Nicolaidis by the Social Media Club France.

Third part of a series of video interviews of our members, SMCfaces.

« What are the possible uses of social media in corporations? Well, it’s not news, I think the possibilities are huge. It is a revolution. It is often said,we have evolved beyond the society of information into the society of conversation. »

François Kermoal, editorial director of the magazine « L’Entreprise » (group Express Roularta ) and a long-time member of the Social Media Club France, talks about his career, the magazine and the possible uses of social networking for businesses. An interview with Francis Kermoal by the Social Media Club France.

Second part of a series of video interviews of our members, SMCfaces.