Ze Frank Biography

Ze Frank provides a truly entertaining and yet insightful look at how technology and creativity intersect, especially in web design, marketing and new forms of media; and audiences are exposed to experiences they will never forget. He became a staple at annual technology events such as Pop! Tech and the TED Conference. Ze has unique experiences doing new media design and marketing for important customers, helping them understand viral marketing and the contagious media, where it takes place, and to think about creative development in general. In 2004, he spent two months as a resident Artist at MSN, helping them develop strategies for creating online community spaces which was his specialty. His clientele includes Leap Productions, National Geographic, Absolut vodka, Lotto and Bennington College. He teaches a graduate course on The Creative Act at New York University. Ze is a funny and energetic presenter, full of valuable ideas and he inspires ideas through his own creativity. Very few speakers like him, effectively combine style with content, humor with ideas and insight; using plain language, anecdotes from the wealth of his own experiences, and rich knowledge of the industry. Ze walks you through the bizarre landscape of the Internet and offers advice on how to approach it in a meaningful way. The Internet is not just a technology revolution; its a social revolution that is transforming the way people behave and consume. Ze has had unparalleled success creating online community spaces and innovative content that get the audience to act and then interact. He’s experienced viral marketing in a direct and personal way. Over 50 million people have visited his own website, zefrank.com and it won a Webby. It was featured in Time magazine’s Top 50 Websites of 2005, and has been mentioned a lot in the media. Ze's work also includes: A Show by Ze Frank, a revived and crowdfunded venture by Ze. The show aired five times a week when it originally aired in 2006 and in order to bring it back, Ze raised over $150,000 on Kickstarter from old and new fans alike; the initial fundraising goal was $50,000. The Economist stated that, “Mr. Frank's show was unique in 2006, and remains remarkable in 2012.” Ze is the creator and CEO of the new social gaming site called Star.me. The premise is simple - even as adults, we seek gratitude and validation. Star.me brings us back to the day of gold stars and the simple joy this illicit. Users are encouraged to participate in Missions of the Day, sometimes guest curated by other social media celebrities. Young Me, Now Me, Ze's original social experiment started in 2010, asked participants to reenact childhood photos as adults. The phenomenon resulted in the recently published book, Young Me, Now Me. Photos were not limited to the hilarious but as noted in the Huffington Post, “others are poignant reminders of how much people change - and how much they stay the same.”

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