Google nudging closer and closer to this space May 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesThere’s enough of a record out there now to comfortably suggest that Google is going to get into any platform where it can leverage technology and generate more ad revenues, and my suspicion is the only reason the Google folks are not yet in the DS space is that it is still wildly disorganized and …
Airline using SMS to let viewers control what happens on LED board May 22, 2009 by Dave Haynes As noticed in James Van Etten’s Clippings emailer …Air New Zealand, reads a press release, announces the nation’s first human interactive billboard controlled entirely by mobile users to promote the Los Angeles to London roundtrip fares starting at $599*. The digital billboard projection launches May 21 starting at 9:30 p.m. at the Staples Center in …
Marketplace Station guys get US footprint; cut content deal May 21, 2009 by Dave Haynes Toronto-based Marketplace Station continues to impress me with the strides they are making with one of the more watched and coveted retailers on this side of the Atlantic. The first deal the company (also known as Planet-Tek Systems) did of any note was with Whole Foods Market in Canada, and having installed a vendor-centric DS …
Groupe Viva closes $1.1 million funding round May 20, 2009 by Dave Haynes Congratulations to Pierre, Martin and the rest of my friends at Groupe Viva, a suburban Montreal company that is quickly expanding in the DS biz and just got the OK to announce a $1.1 million funding round.The company is better known in the Montreal area as Sportech, but has re-branded itself to distinguish itself from …
L-thingdoodles May 20, 2009 by Dave HaynesDave: As usual, a candid and deadly accurate assessment of the concept. It is alot closer to hijacking of a cable signal than it is to digital signage. There was an interesting discussion on Nate Nead’s blog here: http://www.digitalsignage.com/blog/2009/05/18/why-tv-tuner-inputs-are-indispensable/. It gets into the legality issue you raise. I won’t repeat my own comments from there, …
One for m'learned friends May 20, 2009 by Dave HaynesIf the broadcast image is just reduced in size and not cropped or distorted, I can’t see that it’s conceptually any different from showing it on a small screen with a “Buy Potato Skins” branded bezel – unless, of course, the bars have specific agreements with the broadcast networks covering public exhibition. It would be …
New sports bar network raises questions May 20, 2009 by Dave Haynes My first post typed out as I ride the Toronto commuter rails. It’s slow, but I enjoy rolling along past the parking lots that are this city’s freeway system. It’s slow but I’m moving!!!I was interested in news this week of yet another attempt by a media company to go hard at the sports bar …
Progress…. May 18, 2009 by Dave HaynesDave, Congrat’s on landing a spot in the industry! Your positive approach to issues has been a reason to keep looking for sixteen-nine. I think the industry will take a listen when “ole Dave speaks” even with the disclaimer. Good Luck on the 2.5 commute. Bet you will develope a way to send emails verbally …
What to call ourselves: Poll results May 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesWell with 35 votes we may not actually have a conclusive sample of the overall point of view on what to call this industry. What we do know from this little poll is that opinions are as varied as they have been for years.The “Yeah, whatever” contingent won out narrowly over Digital Signage and Digital …
What I am up to … May 16, 2009 by Dave Haynes I have been watching the projection business for a few years now, seeing it evolve and paying close attention to the pros and cons as it relates to what we all do in DS.These things have the ability to bridge the rather yawning gap between mass-produced but smallish flat panels and huge but stinkin’ expensive …
