Maybe It’s A VERY Subtle Microsoft Ad? July 23, 2015 by Dave Haynes I tend to give a pass to small start-ups and teeny companies that have dead screens or error messages, as they have limited resources and in many cases are learning hard but good lessons about operations. But Outfront Media – until recently known as CBS Outdoor – showing giant Windows errors because they didn’t have …
DSrupted’s Early Bird Takes Flight Soon July 21, 2015 by Dave Haynes Tickets are starting to get grabbed up for DSrupted, which is now less than two months out. We’ve got a great speaker lineup and agenda planned. You can save $50 on the conference fee but getting your ticket this week. The early bird offer shuts down at the end of July.
Correction: CRI IPO Filing Just Quarterly Paperwork July 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes I posted earlier today on how Creative Realities, Inc. has filed an S-1 IPO registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. I always try to stress my understanding of the financial market is very limited, and here’s a a good example. A guy from an equity firm kindly called me to clarify that the S-1 filing …
What Eddystone, Google’s Take On Beacons, Means For Digital Signage And Digital OOH July 16, 2015 by Dave Haynes I am traveling, so little to no time to read or write – or dig into new tech that has just emerged. So when people started emailing me saying, “Hey, did you see the Eddystone thing?” all I could respond was “Yeah, kinda sorta.” Fortunately, Bryan Mongeau, the Vice President of Technology at BroadSign has evidently …
Enplug Shows Off Its Millennial Take On Digital Signage July 15, 2015 by Dave Haynes I’ve known about the LA start-up Enplug for a few years, and followed with curiosity the journey of millennial friends who got a company going in a rented house and gradually started to build it up and get some attention. I hopped off a plane Tuesday (upgraded by surprise, yay!), grabbed a rental, and went over …
Rouge Media Powers Up Smartphone Charging Station Digital OOH Ad Network July 14, 2015 by Dave Haynes Toronto-based mediaco Rouge Media Group has launched a network of ad displays built into charging stations for mobile devices and located in a wide variety of high traffic locations. A targeted 1,000 stations will be installed across North America, in places like restaurants, bars, college campuses, spas and beauty salons. Each station features a digital screen that …
LED Signmaker Watchfire Acquires Digital Signage SoftwareCo Aerva July 14, 2015 by Dave Haynes LED signmaker Watchfire Signs has acquired digital signage software firm Aerva, in a deal that closed early this month. Based in Danville, Illionois – west of Indianapolis and south of Chicago – Watchfire builds large-format outdoor LED boards, servicing everything from media companies to schools and communities. I’d assume whatever software has shipped with Watchfire product …
DSrupted: Why You Should Attend – Reason #1 July 13, 2015 by Dave Haynes DSrupted is a conference I am running – all day Sept. 16th in downtown Toronto – focused on the disruptive technology that is or will be changing the way digital signage gets done. Here’s the first of a week-long series of reasons why – whether you are in or around Toronto, or further afield – you …
DSrupted: Mike Pell On Data Visualization And The Age Of Smart Signage July 10, 2015 by Dave Haynes I’ve written quite a bit lately about how data and particularly data visualization can and will play a large role in some future signage projects, and Mike Pell of Microsoft is coming to DSrupted in September to reinforce that, from the point of view of an expert. Pell speaks regularly about data visualization and has …
US FDA Pushes Back Menu Labeling Requirements By Year July 9, 2015 by Dave Haynes Hat tip to Raffi Vartian at Signagelive for flagging this … The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has postponed by a year federal menu labeling requirements, with the FDA saying it needs to provide more clarification on rules and regulations that are not necessarily being warmly greeted by all affected parties. “Industry, trade and other …
