The Chattering Classes; Turning Social Media Into Money Session 8

The Facebook(s), Twitter(s) and Linked-In(s) of today's Internet have significantly influenced the way people in different societies interact and socialize. For business purposes, social networks are increasingly being regarded as the new manner of marketing and have thus been embraced by many organizations. This session will present speakers from private enterprises and think-tanks with the opportunity to reflect on these networks' implications on regional social structures and ways-of-life.

- How are social networks affecting regional outreach and freedom of speech and expression?

- How are they affecting the family, society, political thought, etc.?

- What are Arab online users today actually doing on social media networks? To what extent are they engaged in activities that reach beyond mere socializing?

- What are today's most prominent Arab networks and what content do they offer? What are their most critical challenges?

- Who are the most prominent bloggers? What are they saying to the public, to whom are they reaching out? How have social media networks facilitated their outreach activities?

- Privacy issues: Do users in the region trust these portals and feel free to express their opinions?

- What legislative changes have been implemented to ensure a free online environment?

- Are MENA organizations using social networks effectively to reach and engage their target audiences?

Speakers of the "Chattering Classes" Session:
Mr. Alexander McNabb, Group Director- Spot On PR
Mr. Majied Qasem, Co-Founder & CEO- d1g.com
Mr. Mo Al Adham, Founder- Twitvid
Ms. Nadine Toukan, Status quo hacker
Dr. Yusuf Mansur, CEO- EnCounsult
Mr. Mostafa Kamel Attia, Managing Director, LINKonline
Ms. Maria Mahdaly, Online Activist
Ms. Natalie Lacey, Chief Stratigic Officer MediaCT- Ipsos Media

Moderated by: Wajih Halawa

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• MENA
• ICT
• Forum
• MENAICT
• 10-10-10
• Intaj
• Int@j
• MoICT
• Jordan
• Amman
• Google
• yahoo
• ORACLE
• Technology
• IT
• HM
• King
• Abdullah
• II
• talent
• Microsoft

[mita56]

Fabulous session - some interesting insights!

[spotonpr]

Great to see this session online. Spot On PR's Alexander McNabb is back in Amman on November 7th and 8th talking about social media at the MediaME Forum.

[jwHalloway]

Correction: This is the Chattering Classes session. Thanks!