STRATACACHE Buildings Narrowly Escape Twisters In Dayton, Ohio May 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes Screen grab – CNN BIG tornadoes – one possibly an EF-4 or even 5 – tore past Dayton, Ohio last night – making for a long night for STRATACACHE CEO and his ops team. The digital signage solutions company has several buildings in the area, and when I saw a tornado report that mentioned Trotwood, …
Visix To Showcase Voice-Based Interactive Wayfinding At Infocomm May 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes Atlanta-based CMS software company Visix is going to showcase new a new voice-activated wayfinding application in a couple of weeks at its InfoComm 2019 booth in Orlando. “This is the next step in audience interaction,” says Jill Perardi, creative services manager for Visix. “People have embraced Voice User Interface technologies like Alexa, Siri and Google …
Screenfeed Develops Free-To-Use Content To Help Find Missing Kids In US May 22, 2019 by Dave Haynes The great folks at Minneapolis-based Screenfeed have been working on something since last October with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the U.S. Using an API from the center, Screenfeed has built a content feed of kids that are missing, based on the location. Screenfeed Jeremy Gavin says his team has built …
Diversified In Software Partnership For Workplace Digital Signage May 21, 2019 by Dave Haynes 16:9 could be an endless supply of re-purposed PR about new industry partnerships, but I read and then ignore most of that news because experience and analytics show readers aren’t much interested either. However, when the biggest digital signage-focused integrator in North America announces a partnership for workplace communications, I get more interested. New Jersey-based …
Some Digital Signage Audiences Are Genuinely Engaged, But Here’s How To Deal With Flirters And Zombies May 20, 2019 by Samantha Brault Guest Post: Mike Kilian, Mvix Many companies are drawn towards using digital signage because it is an effective “mass communication medium” which allows dynamic and frequent content updates. Even though delivering dynamic, targeted content is the hallmark of the digital signage platform, effective communication requires a deep understanding of the audiences and their preferences. Creating …
Five Ways Internal Communication Managers Can Use Digital Signage To Create Informed, Engaged Workplace Cultures May 20, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Samuel Mekonen, Seenspire You go by many names: internal communication manager, people’s experience manager, chief diversity officer, or even chief heart officer. But whatever your mantel, your mission is one of nurturing: to foster a positive and empowering company culture through the promotion of open communication, understanding, and shared values, to create the …
Screenfeed Adds Full Customization Capabilities To Its News Feeds May 14, 2019 by Dave Haynes News feeds from data providers have typically come in one of two ways: raw XML or other feeds that could be flowed into templates; or pre-designed, finished feeds with the look and feel already sorted out. Now Minneapolis-based Screenfeed has added new capabilities that allow top-to-bottom customizability for their customers. “News is, by its nature …
inLighten CEO Snyder Personally Donates $100K To Neighborhood Charity May 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Buffalo-based media and digital signage company inLighten normally keeps a very low profile, but they lifted the veil a little today to celebrate the good deeds of President and CEO Dan Snyder, who has personally donated $100,000 toward the construction of an assisted living/enhanced assisted living and memory care community in the community. “inLighten looks for …
Another, Very Different Digital Signage Fail At Timmies May 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a Tim Horton’s in downtown Toronto this morning, as spotted by a digital signage vet. I’ve seen lots of Timmies where one or several screens are out – notably at Montreal’s airport – but this is a new one. Things are working – but the screens all have on-screen messaging for SICOM, weirdly …
Malware Takes Out Passenger Information Screens At Cleveland’s Airport April 29, 2019 by Dave Haynes The flight information (FIDS) and gate information (GIDS) screens went out of service last week at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after a ransomware attack on the passenger-facing systems. The screens went dark a week ago, and the airport’s CIO said this morning that it was still working to get them all back online. You are …
