Win Unique Experience on KINECT this Saturday 28th of August : Exclusive Contest for DH

See details of this contest on this site.

http://www.dhnet.be/dhjournal/archives_det.phtml?id=1077949

! Exclusive In Belgium ! Test KINECT during Fiesta Latina in Brussels (from 27th to 29th of August 2010).

As you can read here-below in the press releases (in FR & NL), Kinect can be tested in Brussels during Fiesta Latina, from 27th to 29th of August 2010. When : From 27th to 29th of August 2010. Location : Louise Avenue 196, in front of Natural Café, 1050 Brussels. You are Welcome to join. This is an extraordinary experience.   Kinect will be THE Innovation of the year. Kinect for Xbox 360 (Microsoft) brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways, no controller required.    While everyone else puts more gadgets and gizmos into your hands, Kinect removes the last barrier between you and the experiences you love. Simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect recognizes you and responds to your gestures. See a ball? Kick it. Want to join a friend? Whether they are across the room, across the street or across the globe, connecting in a whole new way is as easy as a wave of your hand. Kinect (formerly known as “Project Natal”) is the next step in the evolution of the gaming and entertainment experience. There is no controller anymore, YOU become the controller of the GAME. Just click on the link here-below, to discover more on KINECT                28th of August : Exclusive contest for the ”Dernières Heures” readers.       Voir ce-dessous également en Français  PRESS RELEASE for Belgium – NL   Kinect voor Xbox 360 doet zijn  intrede tijdens Fiesta Latina   Van 27 tot 29 augustus kan men een van de eersten zijn om Kinect op Xbox 360 te testen voor de lancering in november en er een revolutionnaire manier van gaming ontdekken.

Tijdens het derde weekend van augustus, kunnen de bezoekers van Fiesta Latina Kinect voor Xbox 360 testen, de revolutionnaire camera die bewegings- en stemherkenning naadloos met elkaar verbindt en er een weergaloze totaalervaring van maakt en dit zonder controller ! Zie je een bal op het scherm ? Geef hem een trap ! Wil je leren dansen ? Volg de bewegingen op het scherm. Met Kinect, is de spelervaring volledig intuïtief. Het enige wat u moet doen, is uzelf te zijn– u heeft geen controller nodig.Een eigen plaats voor Kinect op Xbox 360 De bezoekers van Fiesta Latina kunnen de Kinectervaring voor de allereerste keer testen in een ideale omgeving  : een set-up van 120m² die nu Brussel aandoet tijdens zijn Europese tour. Onderga een buitengewone ervaring en deel deze met uw vrienden : elke deelnemer kan zijn eigen foto´s of film bekijken en deze via zijn sociale netwerken met zijn vrienden delen.  Binnen deze Kinectruimte kan u samen met uw familie of vrienden “Kinect Adventures” testen en er een waaier aan avonturen ontdekken. Indien u liever de dansvloer in vuur en vlam zet, kan u ook opteren voor “Dance Central”, het meest onderhoudende dansspel dat ooit werd gemaakt  en voor de eerste keer in België te zien is ! Ben je klaar voor de Kinect experience ? dan zien wij elkaar op de Kinect stand, die u kan vinden op het kruispunt van de Louizalaan en de Lesbroussart straat (rechtsboven op het plannetje).

« Fiesta Latina » is een gezellig, uniek en ludiek festival dat een kwalitatieve muzikale programmatie verbindt met dans en animatie. Dit evenement brengt de bewoners van onze gemeenschap ertoe om elkaar te ontmoeten en andere culturen te ontdekken door sociale, economische, geografische en taal-grenzen te doorbreken. Door middel van muziek, dans en zang, worden de stadsbewoners uitgenodigd elkaar opnieuw te vinden en tijd met elkaar door te brengen tijdens een weekend. Een andere manier om zijn stad te beleven.  

                   

www.kinect.be

PRESS RELEASE for Belgium - FR Kinect pour Xbox 360 fera son entrée en scène sur Fiesta LatinaDu 27 au 29 août pourront faire partie des premiers à essayer Kinect sur Xbox 360 avant sa sortie mondiale et découvrir une expérience de jeu révolutionnaire.

Pendant le dernier week-end d´août, les visiteurs de Fiesta Latina auront la possibilité de venir tester Kinect pour Xbox 360, le capteur révolutionnaire qui allie la reconnaissance de mouvements à la reconnaissance vocale pour offrir une expérience de divertissement inédite et sans manette. Une balle apparaît à l’écran ? Donnez un coup de pied dedans ! Vous voulez apprendre à danser ou faire de l’exercice ? Suivez simplement les mouvements à l’écran. Avec Kinect, l’expérience de jeu est totalement intuitive, tout ce que vous avez à faire, c’est être vous-même – pas besoin de manette.Un espace dédié à Kinect pour Xbox 360 Le public de la Fiesta Latina pourra découvrir l’expérience Kinect pour la toute première fois dans un environnement idéal : une structure de 120m² dédiée à la tournée de Kinect. Vivez une expérience hors du commun et partagez-la avec vos amis : un dispositif permettra à chaque participant de visionner ses photos et partager, via ses réseaux sociaux, la vidéo tournée durant son expérience de jeu.  Au sein de l’espace Kinect vous pourrez essayer le jeu “Kinect Adventures” et découvrir une avalanche d’aventures incroyables à vivre en famille ou entre amis. Si vous préférez mettre le feu à la piste de danse, vous pourrez également tester “Dance Central”, le jeu de danse le plus entraînant jamais réalisé et dévoilé pour la première fois en Belgique! Prêts à vivre l’expérience Kinect ? Alors rendez-vous à l’espace Kinect, situé au croisement de l´avenue Louise et de la rue Lesbroussart (emplacement : à droite sur le plan attaché).

« Fiesta Latina » est un festival unique, convivial et ludique mêlant programmation musicale de  

qualité, danses et animations.  

Cet événement entraîne les habitants notre communauté à se rencontrer pour découvrir  

d’autres cultures en abolissant toutes les barrières sociales, économiques, géographiques et  

linguistiques. Par la musique, la danse, le chant, nous invitons les concitoyens à se retrouver et  

à partager, le temps d’un week-end, une autre façon de vivre sa ville.  

                 

www.kinect.be  

 

!! Exclusive in Belgium !! Play Kinect Tomorrow : Demo Unit in Brussels.

 

Discover tomorrow Kinect for the first time in Belgium !!!

Kinect will be THE Innovation of the year and I really want to give you the chance to test & discover it before the launch in Belgium (10 November 2010).

Kinect for Xbox 360 (Microsoft) brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways, no controller required.

• While everyone else puts more gadgets and gizmos into your hands, Kinect removes the last barrier between you and the experiences you love.
• Simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect recognizes you and responds to your gestures.
• See a ball? Kick it. Want to join a friend? Whether they are across the room, across the street or across the globe, connecting in a whole new way is as easy as a wave of your hand.
• Kinect (formerly known as “Project Natal”) is the next step in the evolution of the gaming and entertainment experience.
• There is no controller anymore, YOU become the controller of the GAME.
• Just click on the link here-below, to discover more on KINECT

http://www.xbox.com/fr-BE/kinect

• Location = avenue Louise 196 – 1050 Brussels 
• You can come and play with Kinect from 10 AM to 6.30 PM

What’s Cheaper Now Than It Was in 2000 ? [Infographic]

10 Tips For Aspiring Community Managers

Community managers, who come in all shapes and sizes depending on the company and its mission, are often the online face of their companies, and more increasingly, offline as well.

- They’re the social strategist, community builder, storyteller, marketer, product manager, designer and evangelist rolled all into one

- They have to Engage users online. This is as important as offline engagement for both companies big and small. That’s because social media has revolutionized the idea of word-of-mouth marketing.

You will find on mashable.com 10 good tips for aspiring community marketing.

Here-below, a summary.

1. Be an Expert and Evangelist of Your Product or Company

•  Be experts of the company or product they represent, but also are passionate about it.

2. Love The Product and Company, But Be the Users’ Advocate

• Be empathetic, that will help them be better at responding to complaints.

3. Work on Your Communication Skills

• Engage people in an effective dialogue.

4. Blog and Have a Social Presence

• Have a blog where you write about the industry is a great way to get companies to pay attention to you.
• Have an active Twitter account that indicates you know how to communicate one-to-many.

5. Be Authentic

• It’s not just about having a voice, but having an authentic one.
• Utilize sense of humor when appropriate (and sometimes when it’s not).
• Be humble, and let your work speak for itself.

6. Be Multi-Skilled and Prioritize Your Platforms Strategically

• Have experience in web design, writing, and even some coding helps when you take on projects that involve site integration.
• The more skills you bring to the table, the more valuable you are as a candidate.

7. Listen, Add Value and Build Relationships

• Important to listen to the conversations taking place around your company, industry, or product.
• Be good listener will enable you to gather feedback more effectively, feedback that can go towards improving the quality or experience the user has with the product.
• Add value to the conversations taking place.
• Strengthen your relationships.

8. Engage Online and Off

• Go to the places where community managers come to exchange ideas and network.

9. Think Like an Entrepreneur and Be Quick to Adapt

• Be entrepreneurial and have a vision for each project, big or small.
• Build a community means having a strategy for it and the knowledge and drive to implement.
• Get things done quickly and efficiently.

10. Empower Your Colleagues to Be Community Builders

• Be able to empower your colleagues to engage the community will make your job easier.
• Help them better understand the value in what you’re doing.

If your are interested in Community / Social Marketing and you are Student, you could be interested in following opportunity :

• We are also recruiting Students (Marketing / PR)  for Traineeship.
• To know more on this, please click on the link here-below.
• Feel free to contact me for any request on this.

http://davidmerzel.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/opportunity-we-recruit-2-internship-stagiaire-jobs-for-kinect-launch-xbox-microsoft/

Windows Mobile Phone 7 : You want to join an exclusive live chat with Major Nelson ?

Join us for an exclusive live chat with Major Nelson on August 19, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. CST).

Get answers on Xbox LIVE titles available at launch for Windows Mobile Phone 7, see more Games hub features, and get the total recap of our announcements at Gamescom.

In order to participate in the live chat, you must become a Backstage member.

Hit the link to join now <http://xbx.lv/cXAbOR>

Contest : Win an Xbox Kinect !

As you know, Kinect is a controller-free console, in stores from 10 November 2010.

WHAT IS KINECT?

• Kinect for Xbox 360 (Microsoft) brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways, no controller required.
• While everyone else puts more gadgets and gizmos into your hands, Kinect removes the last barrier between you and the experiences you love.
• Kinect will work with every Xbox 360 console.
• Simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect recognizes you and responds to your gestures.
• See a ball? Kick it. Want to join a friend? Whether they are across the room, across the street or across the globe, connecting in a whole new way is as easy as a wave of your hand.
• Kinect (formerly known as “Project Natal”) is the next step in the evolution of the gaming and entertainment experience.
• More than 15 games (sports, adventure, cuddly animals) will be available this holiday in Europe.
• Click on the site to know more about Kinect : http://www.xbox.com/fr-BE/kinect
• See here-below, some games available on Kinect for Launch

Contest to win a Kinect

• Activia is hosting a cool Facebook Contest.  You can win an Xbox Kinect + 1 game.
• You can win one right now by answering two really simple questions in the life stream of the Facebook Page.
• The game is Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (see video here-below)

Traineeship Jobs @ Microsoft Belgium : We Recruit 2 Traineeship (Stagiaire) JOBS for KINECT Launch (Xbox / Microsoft)

 

  

For the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360 (http://www.xbox.com/fr-BE/kinect ; more info below), we are looking for 2  Traineeship / STAGIAIRE positions

If you are interested in one of these proposals here below, please send your CV (or any specific questions) to

- Virginie Vandenabeele

v-viva@microsoft.com

and

- Kristien De Wolf

v-kdewol@microsoft.com

WHAT IS KINECT?

• Kinect for Xbox 360 (Microsoft) brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways, no controller required.
• While everyone else puts more gadgets and gizmos into your hands, Kinect removes the last barrier between you and the experiences you love.
• Kinect will work with every Xbox 360 console.
• Simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect recognizes you and responds to your gestures.
• See a ball? Kick it. Want to join a friend? Whether they are across the room, across the street or across the globe, connecting in a whole new way is as easy as a wave of your hand.
• Kinect (formerly known as “Project Natal”) is the next step in the evolution of the gaming and entertainment experience.
• More than 15 games (sports, adventure, cuddly animals) will be available this holiday in Europe.
• Click on the site to know more about Kinect : http://www.xbox.com/fr-BE/kinect

What are we looking for ?

1. One Traineeship / Stagiaire “Kinect Launch Off-Line”

We are looking for a French/Dutch speaking student (M/F) to be the logistic caretaker of an apartment (The Kinect Experience Loft) in Brussels (Forêt/Vorst) for about 2 months, where Kinect can be experienced by Press People,  Key Opinion Leaders and Business Partners (September – Mid-Nov)

• French/Dutch speaking student (M/F)
• Requirements :
  - Dynamic person
  - well groomed/sympathetic/good appearance 
  - enjoys communication with different kinds of people and enjoys making them feel at home like a host
  - eye for detail and order
  - fluent in French and Dutch. Preferably in English as well.
  - be able to work independently and to show initiative
  - have good organizational skills 
  - affinities with the internet (Facebook etc)

 

• Tasks :
  In general : being the logistic caretaker of an apartment in Brussels (Forêt/Vorst) for about two months, where the new service can be experienced.

 

• Specifics : 
  - receive press, key opinion leaders and business partners
  - keeping the agenda and by doing so assuring the visitor flow
  - anticipating the needs of our guests, and, on basis of strict guidelines, taking care of the logistics and service partners (cleaning, florist services, catering,… )
  - Assisting Facebook updatesThe schedule will be flexible according to our specific demands ! (ranges between 7 am and 6 pm)
  He or she will be a super caretaker !With the new period we have, it is better if we can have this person from September 1st to november the 15th.

2.  One Traineeship / Stagiaire “Kinect Launch On-Line”

We are looking for a French/Dutch speaking, social media savvy, student (M/F) to be our online assistant during two months (September-Mid Nov).

Will also need to come at the venue (in The Kinect Experience Loft – see above) when required to make pictures etc.

French/Dutch speaking student (M/F)

 

Requirements

- Basic computer knowledge (for making short videos, downloading videos and pictures, …)
- Creative Person 
- Social Media holds no secret
- Proactive and Dynamic

• Tasks :
  - Create and feed the online platform with videos and photo material, taken from the demos at the Kinect experience loft (see here-above) and other venues.

   – Post the relevant contents on our platform and also be on Facebook, blogs,etc

   - Keep the forums alive with fresh content and competitions

 

On top of these Intership Jobs Opportunities, we are also recruiting Dynamic & Young People to join the Kinect Demo Team

To know more on this, please click on the link here-below

Job Opportunity : We Recruit Dynamic & Young People for Kinect Demo Team (Xbox / Microsoft).

Job Opportunity : We Recruit Dynamic & Young People for Kinect Demo Team (Xbox / Microsoft).

 

En français ci-dessous 

Ben je jong en dynamisch ?

Hou je van sport en ben je gepassioneerd door nieuwe technologieën ? Ben je regelmatig vrij tijdens de week en in het weekend en wil je een extra centje bijverdienen?

Microsoft is momenteel op zoek naar personen die aan dit profiel voldoen om een vast demoteam op te starten.

Dit team zal onder meer het personeel van grote ketens opleiden, demonstraties geven aan consumenten in winkelpunten en eveneens enkele verkoopspunten bezoeken om promotiemateriaal te installeren. Dit laat je toe om bepaalde producten in avant première te ontdekken zoals Kinect, Windows 7, Office 2010 of nieuwe Hardware-producten. Je ontvangt eveneens de nieuwste XBOX games in avant première, uitnodigingen voor persconferenties, …

Maak kennis met Kinect voor de Xbox 360 - Geen snoeren, geen controllers, alleen jij

Kinect brengt games en entertainment op een heel bijzondere manier tot leven, waarbij je hele lichaam meedoet. Armen, benen, voeten en handen, met Kinect zijn er geen controllers, alleen jij. Het is zo natuurlijk, zo intuïtief dat de technologie in het niets verdwijnt, zodat de natuurlijke magie die in ons allemaal zit, stralend naar buiten komt. Alles wat je hoeft te doen, is: Jump in.¹

Meer info op kinect : http://www.xbox.com/nl-BE/kinect/default.htm

Ben je geïnteresseerd en heb je een rijbewijs?

Neem dan snel contact op met Contigo op het nummer 02/714 54 58 (Tatiana of Katia) of stuur een mail naar planning@contigo.be. Wij nodigen je dan snel uit voor een recruteringsronde in ons kantoor.

Source : http://www.xbox.com/nl-BE/kinect/default.htm#recruitment_drive

Tu es jeune et dynamique?

Tu es jeune et dynamique ? Tu aimes le sport et tu es passionné par les nouvelles technologies ? Tu es régulièrement libre en semaine et le week-end et tu souhaites arrondir tes fins de mois?

Microsoft est actuellement à la recherche de personnes correspondant à ce profil pour constituer une équipe de démonstrateurs.

Cette équipe sera entre autres chargée de former le personnel de grandes chaînes de magasin, de faire des démonstrations de nouveaux produits et services aux consommateurs dans les magasins, de visiter certains points de vente pour installer du matériel promotionnel. Cela te permettra de découvrir en avant-première des produits sympas tels que Kinect, Windows 7, Office 2010 ou de nouveaux produits hardware. Tu recevras également en avant-première de nouveaux jeux XBOX, des invitations à des conférences de presse,…

Voici Kinect pour Xbox 360 – La manette, c’est vous.Kinect va révolutionner la manière de jouer et de vous divertir sur Xbox 360. Avec Kinect, il n’y a plus de manette, juste vous et tout votre corps, des pieds à la tête. Grâce à un fonctionnement simple et intuitif, Kinect fait disparaître la technologie au profit d’une expérience magique. Tout le monde peut participer, il suffit de se lancer !¹

Plus d’info sur le nouveau lancement Kinect : http://www.xbox.com/fr-BE/kinect/default.htm 

Si tu es intéressé et tu disposed d’un permis de conduire, contacte rapidement Contigo au 02/714 54 58 (Tatiana ou Katia) ou envoie un email à planning@contigo.be. Tu seras rapidement invité pour une session de recrutement dans nos bureaux.

Source : http://www.xbox.com/fr-BE/kinect/default.htm#recruitment_drive

On top of KINECT Demo Team, we are also recruiting Students (Marketing / PR)  for Traineeship

To know more on this, please click on the link here-below

http://davidmerzel.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/opportunity-we-recruit-2-internship-stagiaire-jobs-for-kinect-launch-xbox-microsoft/

Press Coverage in Metro : Les consoles de Salon au Diapason

Press Coverage in CLICKX : De Nieuwe Xbox 360.

Press Coverage in Télé Moustique : Un mot, un geste, Xbox fait le reste.

Who is blogging and how much they make doing it ? (infografic)

The 2010 Social Networking Map

How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience ? So What ? (BOOK)

I’ve read a very good book : So What?: How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience, by Mark Magnacca, Sales consultant and President of Insight Development Group, Inc. 

In this book,  

• He points out that your customers don’t care about you.
• He says they also don’t care about your product or service.
• What they really care about is how your product or service will benefit them.

Once a sales or marketing person understands the cold hard facts, then it’s possible to make more sales, be more successful, and have more fun in business and in life.
In this book, you will learn:

• Why your customers don’t care about you and your products or services
• Why understanding the So What Questions are critical to sales success
• How to discover what the customer really wants
• How to communicate better with customers and really engage them

See here-below, a short video by Marc Magnacca