More Consolidation: RIP Ripple, Long Live TargetCast September 22, 2009 by Dave Haynes I got told several weeks ago that hyperlocal ad network Ripple TV was at death’s door and the source was pretty reliable, but then watched as nothing happened. Then there was word last week and confirmed this morning that the LA-based company has been acquired by another LA DOOH company, TargetCast Networks.Putting on my pressDOOH hat for a second here, …
Transit TV on the road again September 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesFor whatever reason I get a lot of comments from detractors and, once in a while, fans of Transit TV – the DOOH service that had screens on buses in a handful of major US cities until it went under earlier this year.I wrote recently that the network had been revived (it is waaaay cheaper …
I'm sorry to hear that Vertigo Group Inc September 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesI’m sorry to hear that Vertigo Group Inc has filed bankruptcy. Ralph and Chris are truly good people. I was consulting for them for about one year and got to know them well. I was planning on opening a U.S. division with them but they ran out of money and I did it on my …
Content think tank launched with aim of boosting knowledge and work quality September 22, 2009 by Dave Haynes A new think tank focused on Digital Signage content, called the Digital Content Circle, was announced and launched this morning in Paris. Spending any of September in Paris just sounds awful so I stayed in my spare bedroom in Burlington, Ontario instead of attending the event.But Denys Lavigne, one of the driving forces behind the group, …
This is definitely on my calendar ! September 22, 2009 by Dave HaynesThis is definitely on my calendar !
Vertigo Group hoping for 11th hour strategic investment, or all over September 22, 2009 by Dave Haynes Ralph Idems is one of the truly, truly nice people in this industry, and I was saddened and frustrated to read recently chatter that the out of home sector had grown so wobbly through the recession that his business, Vertigo Group, had been forced to declare bankruptcy.Idems and business partner Chris Bolton had built up a …
TEDx event planned for Toronto in October, backed by digital signage guys September 21, 2009 by Dave Haynes The guys at Planet-Tek Systems, who run the Marketplace Station network in Canadian Whole Foods stores, have organized a Toronto version of the popular TED series of thought-provoking speaking/networking events.Planet-Tek has licensed the Toronto rights and the event is set for Tuesday, Oct. 13th at the Mill Street Brew Pub, 55 Mill Street, Building 63, in Toronto’s Victorian-era Distillery District.Raji …
You get what you pay for. Digital Sign b September 19, 2009 by Dave HaynesYou get what you pay for. Digital Sign business reminds me of the kiosks business in the 90’s. Low cost desktop systems are installed that can just barely operate and fail long term. Must be some great opportunity for someone to go back out and do the job properly a year down the road
Funny, I just walked by one of these ins September 18, 2009 by Dave HaynesFunny, I just walked by one of these installs yesterday in Boston. Honestly though I thought the interactive capabilities and intuitiveness mediocre. Starting the “game” required pushing the glass window pretty hard to select and I think you’re supposed to try and catch footballs, but I had a difficult time doing so, although it did …
