LocaModa fires up social media-driven Community Board for Digital OOH networks June 29, 2011 by Super UserLocaModa has announced a new service called Community Board 1.0 that allows any network – at least in theory – to integrate a broad, dynamic social element to the programming mix they power for clients. Graphically, says the release, Community Board 1.0 looks like a traditional community board and features the ability for consumers and …
AV giant Milestone lends hand to twister victims in its community June 27, 2011 by Super UserThe great thing about DOOHgood is that it doesn’t take a lot of work to schedule a public service announcement spot into a digital signage network playlist, but it can have a real impact. So it is pretty cool to see a company in the space do a lot of real work to help disaster …
Tickers and zoned screens need to be the exception, not the rule, in digital signage June 24, 2011 by Super UserI was struck at InfoComm by the way technology, good creative and actual thinking were resulting in some really strong content on big fella video walls and totems around the trade show. It’s nice to see how far the industry has moved in really thinking through an idea and execution. On the other hand, I …
Aerva wins NYC Port Authority media curtain software deal June 15, 2011 by Super UserThis is probably not a big money deal, in terms of numbers of licenses, but a nice win nonetheless for Aerva because of the very high profile. The Boston-based software company won the deal to drive the 6,000 sq. ft. LED media curtain facade on New York Port Authority Bus Terminal. The “Mediamesh” goes live …
Micro-documentaries to tell Japan's rebuilding story on digital networks June 1, 2011 by Super UserNeil van Wouw is an ex-patriate Canadian who has lived and worked for many years in Japan, and was in Tokyo the day the massive earthquale struick and then the tsunami washed into the coastal towns to the north. The event and its aftermath has prompted him to start an organization that will use digital …
DOOHgood: Help the US tornado victims by running Red Cross spots May 24, 2011 by Super UserThe mind-boggling visuals that have rolled in from Joplin, Missouri in the aftermath of Sunday’s EF-5 tornado hit was enough to get DOOHgood into action a little earlier than planned. We wondered about it after the tornadoes in Alabama, but this event – which has taken at least 116 lives – reinforced the need to …
LoveContent judges decide what they really loved May 13, 2011 by Super UserUK-based industry group The Screen has released its LoveContent Awards nominee list, with winners to announced at next week’s big ScreenMedia Expo 2011 in London. The judging panel worked their way through over 120 submissions to single out 13 of the very best digital-out-of-home campaigns across the five creative award categories. The nominations covering the …
NYC's Port Authority Terminal to be giant media facade May 11, 2011 by Super UserHat tip to OOH-TV for flagging this … You’d have to think Times Square is pretty much wall-papered with LEDs and there’s not much else to slap a digital ad onto … so A2AMedia has gone a few blocks west and done a deal to surround much of the New York Port Authority Terminal with …
Flypaper acquired by eLearning firm May 11, 2011 by Super UserFlypaper Studio, which has been marketing a toolset that simplifies creating Flash content for digital signage, has been acquired by Trivantis, a company largely in the eLearning space. The announcement was made at the start of Trivantis’ user conference for its Lectora product. The transaction, says the release, combines Trivantis’ deep expertise and relationships in …
New regional tourism hub near Montreal has digital everywhere May 11, 2011 by Super UserArsenal Media has been working for at least a year on a new regional tourism centre in the Montreal area, and the facility is now open and the content firm can make some hay about their work inside. The new Maison du tourisme de la Montérégie (MTM) at Quartier DIX30 in Brossard (attention hockey fans, this …
