Digital Signage Federation adds student chapter May 17, 2010 by Super UserLike most people I thought the whole tomato fight between the Digital Screenmedia Association and the Digital Signage Federation would have been resolved after a few weeks. But it’s been almost three months and the two sides are still pushing out PR and trying to be the prettiest girl at the dance. The DSA has …
Media Post DOOH awards: And the winners are … May 14, 2010 by Super UserI don’t know if this is indicative of much, but I nonetheless find it interesting that virtually all of the winners of last night’s MediaPost Digital Out Of Home Awards are companies that would be considered part of the digital signage and DOOH sector, as in companies that show up at trade shows and conferences …
Ah, the French … a choir of disco-singing Big-Mouth Billy Bass fish on street billboard May 14, 2010 by Super UserOk, not digital. But interactive. And weird as only the French can be weird, as a choir of fish sing Shake Your Booty at a Parisian street corner. Spotted in AdAge, this is actually a campaign for marine life sustainability, using animatronics and a second nearby billboard showing serious stuff.
Canuck health and wellness retailer switches systems/networks May 13, 2010 by Super UserJust about exactly a year ago there was a press release out about health and wellness retailer Nutrition House doing a deal with ScreenScape to run its digital signage offer in its stores. Now there’s an announcement saying Nutrition House has done a deal with Marketplace Station, a different Canadian digital signage solutions and network …
"Oh Really!" Department: World's First "Intelligent" Media Player? May 13, 2010 by Super UserThis is a reach, to put it mildly. From a press release: AOpen America Inc., the world’s leading ultra small-form-factor computer system manufacturer and digital signage solution provider has entered into an OEM licensing agreement with iSIGN Media Solutions Inc to embed iSIGN’s patent-pending Bluetooth(R) interactive software technology into AOpen’s digital media players. The move …
Forum tomorrow in NYC covers DOOH landscape May 12, 2010 by Super UserMediaPost probably more than any other “mainstream” ad industry publication keeps a steady gaze on the Digital Out Of Home sector, and it’s reflected in how they have developed and run a substantial event each year looking at DOOH. The next one is tomorrow in New York, and it looks like a nice solid line-up …
AdFlow bags another wireless retailer May 12, 2010 by Super UserThe AdFlow guys up the road from me (I can just about see their building from my roof … when I am up there threatening to jump) have found a nice little niche in the digital signage retail marketplace working with wireless retailers. They already had a few clients from that sector and just signed …
Financial Times: Big retail now investing heavily in digital May 11, 2010 by Super UserThere’s an interesting piece today in the UK Financial Times about big American retailers coming to grips with the huge changes being brought on by smart phones and digital. … three years after Apple launched its first iPhone, the advent of what retailers call “mobile connectivity” is profoundly shaking up the way retailers do business, …
The new look May 10, 2010 by Super UserWell, I think that was easy … This is the new look site and it seemed way too easy to cut over and make it live. In fact, I need to do some more tweaking on the directory side and get a revised RSS feed running. I am on WordPress now (bye Joomla, and “Pffffft!”) and …
Going off the grid for a week and change May 1, 2010 by Super UserThis is my last post for a week or so. The image gives you a good idea of where I will be and what I will be doing. I’m not bringing anything electronic beyond my MP3 player and beloved noise-cancelling headphones, so forget about reaching me. If asked what I do, it’ll be: “I do …
