AdFlow's interactive gear helps peddle Koodo handsets June 24, 2008 by Dave Haynes Despite near daily barrages from my backyard potato cannon, the guys just up the road from me at AdFlow have managed to keep the doors open and conduct business. Note to self: Must adapt cannon to sweet potatoes. Anyway, the AdFlow guys have ignored the constant splats and swung a deal with Koodo, the pay-per-use …
AT&T gets into the game June 24, 2008 by Dave HaynesFresh off the press release wires is news that telecom giant AT&T has lined up some partners and gone into the content distribution network business, including digital signage. SAN ANTONIO, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T Inc. , today announced a suite of content delivery and digital media solutions to help companies package, deliver and distribute …
Pattison Outdoor out of stealth mode June 19, 2008 by Dave Haynes Canadian out of home advertising biggie Pattison Outdoor Advertising has been poking around at the digital signage space for about three years now, but has been doing so very, very quietly. But the cat is out of the bag, not sure how, as Adrian’s Daily Dooh blog has a post and snapshot (above) about the …
Everybody do the all in one hustle June 19, 2008 by Dave HaynesIs it just me, or is the all-in-one, digital signage in a box, easy as 1-2-3 thing suddenly popping up here and there and everywhere. EK3 recently unveiled DigiPost. Wirespring was showing one off at a conference the other day. Mediatile has been peddling that concept since forever. Same with MagicBox. And day one of …
The shame of shameless self-promotion June 17, 2008 by Dave HaynesSo I am sitting at the Strategy Institute conference, listening to “Software Options: A Framework for Selection to Ensure Interoperability, Fit and Success.” I know this is going to be one of those vendor-driven things of nominal value, but this one was particularly useless because of the first guy up. We won’t say who, but …
Using DS to keep a campus safe June 16, 2008 by Dave HaynesYou can tell alot about the quality of the presentations at a conference by how many people are firing up their laptops and fiddling about with their BlackBerries. Suffice to say, there was a fair amount of idle email checking this morning during the opening presentations at the Strategy Institute’s conference here in Las Vegas, …
TruMedia prez calls for proactive privacy policy to counter NY Times fuss June 10, 2008 by Dave HaynesUndoubtedly concerned that other journalists will steadily recycle that torqued New York Times article about the privacy horrors of face tracking, the president of one of those audience measurements has written a letter to the newspaper suggesting he and his competitors expressly promise they will not store images of consumers or other information that could …
OVAB chair promises guidelines by early summer June 6, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe latest Media Post Digital Outsider has a Q and A with an old post-merger boss, Mike DiFranza of Captivate Network, who talks about where the company has been and where its going. DiFranza is also one of the founders and the current chair of OVAB, and he talked about the much anticipated guidelines the …
Netpresenter latest entry in the "free" sector June 6, 2008 by Dave HaynesDutch software company Netpresenter announced a version of its application yesterday as the first free, hosted professional digital signage, PC desktop and screensaver solution. Netpresenter EasyBroadcast can also be used as a fun tool to share YouTube videos, Flash images, photos, videos and messages between groups of friends, relatives, (sports) clubs, associations and communities. Netpresenter …
Small company, Samsung bag big Vegas strip project June 4, 2008 by Dave HaynesThis deal has been at play for a while now, but finally got announced this week: big fella screens installed into bus shelters along Las Vegas Boulevard. Now, the idea is not to market to bus passengers in that city – given it is often faster to walk that strip than to ride in a …
