Final Notes And Thoughts From InfoComm June 17, 2024 by Super User Halifax is not that far from Las Vegas, really, but between long connections and time zone differences I left my hotel at 9 am Friday and stumbled through my front door at 3 AM Saturday. So Saturday was mostly spent sitting on my comfy chair, bubbles on my lips, staring into space. I know there …
DSF Digiscape Graphically Segments, Sorts Its Industry Members June 10, 2024 by Super User I have made, through the years, brief and abandoned runs at doing one of those graphics that try to capture and then sort by categories the ecosystem of digital signage, as it is a lot of work and almost impossible to capture. So I have praise and sympathy for my friend Jim Nista, who has …
Snap Install – InfoComm 2024 Digital Signage Industry Mixer Sponsor Profiles June 3, 2024 by Super User InfoComm is next week in Las Vegas, and Sixteen:Nine has partnered with Experience United Social Club to run what is a very sold-out networking event. This one is at a darts-themed bar called Flight Club, in the Palazzo complex. There will will be a little discussion about what was seen on the show floor, then networking …
Integrator McCann Systems Brings On Harp To Lead Digital Experience Efforts June 3, 2024 by Super User AV systems integrator McCann Systems has hired on Brandon Harp as its Director of Digital Experiences, charged with further building out that side of the Wallingford, CT-based company’s business. I don’t normally post about new hires that aren’t C-level, and even then analytics show readers don’t much care about new CFO hires, but Harp is …
New Online Academy Created To Speed Companies Up The Digital Signage Learning Curve May 30, 2024 by Super User New training initiatives have been bubbling up in the Digital OOH sector – like Jeff Gunderman’s DOOH Academy and Alan and Jonathan Brawn (Alan’s son) have been doing certification-level introductory training forever. But the team at the Munich-based consultancy invidis see a whole in the market for more directed, focused training, so they’ve launched what is …
Some 450 Attendees At Last Week’s Digital Signage Summit In Munich May 29, 2024 by Super User The team behind last week’s Digital Signage Summit event in Munich have pushed out a summary that says it pulled 450 attendees – mainly from Europe but several from much further afield. Now, if you’ve not been to this event, 450 might not seem like many people … when European trade shows like ISE pull …
Digital Signage Summit Europe Draws Big Crowd In Munich May 23, 2024 by Super User I am in Munich, Germany this week for the Digital Signage Summit that the consultancy and publishing company invidis has put on for many years in its home city, which explains why the volume of posts is maybe down a bit. This is my second time here, and it continues to impress me as a …
Late Night Interactions On Digital Portal Near Dublin’s Pubs Get Predictably Salty May 14, 2024 by Super User Lotsa buzz happening about a digital portal that links people on the streets of Dublin with people on the streets of New York City. The idea is to connect people from across great distances, and crowds have gathered to wave at each other, play rock paper scissor or do dance-offs. I doubt many people would …
Short List For Digital Signage Summit Strategy Awards Announced; T-Minus Two Weeks For Weisse Beer And Sausages May 8, 2024 by Super User I am undergoing a Navy Seals-like training regimen to get my body ready for giant pretzels, sausages and 1L weisse beers when I am through Germany in a couple of weeks, to attend and do a little panel moderation at the two-day Digital Signage Summit (DSS) Europe 2024 in Munich. The event starts two weeks …
League Of Her Own Softball Tournament Raising Funds Supporting Women In AV/IT’s Efforts April 23, 2024 by Super User This looks like fun for pro AV people living in the US northeast – a softball tournament on Long Island next month built thematically around the movie League Of Her On and put on by Women in AV/IT (WAVIT), the nonprofit organization that has a mission of advancing women in the audio-visual industry. The tournament …