Sightings: Interactive product locator in Canadian Tire

June 29, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I have known the guys at Toronto-based Jibestream for more than a year and (disclosure) done some work with them here and there. They …

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Sighting: Oregon college Cascades its interactive digital signage

June 23, 2011 by Dave Haynes

  I really like a combined interactive installation put together for the University of Oregon’s Ford Alumni Center in Eugene – as it makes …

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Massive fail: MediaSignage marketing

May 27, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Few things are more delightful in the morning, pre-coffee, than tone-deaf emails from hopeless companies. I have never met anyone from MediaSignage and have …

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Smart AVI, French firm merge; newco targets AV market

May 25, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I know the SmartAVI guys a little bit from InfoComm and pleased to see the company has blended with a French hardware company to …

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Wayfinding avatar works beyond the novelty factor

May 18, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I’m not a fan of using avatars for customer service applications and marketing tools, but must admit I’m warming to one I stumbled across …

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EnQii and Minicom merge; now doing "multichannel message management"

May 17, 2011 by Dave Haynes

When Minicom started making noises about a big announcement this week, my assumption was that it was probably big from their own perspective, and …

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Wireless Ronin sales jump, but firm still lost another $2.3M

May 12, 2011 by Dave Haynes

The latest required financial results from Minneapolis-based Wireless Ronin show work they are doing with Chrysler and, by extension, Fiat, as well as more …

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Flanigan signs on with Rise Vision as VP Marketing

May 9, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Pleased to crack open the email this morning and see that Paul Flanigan has signed on with Rise Vision as their Vice President of …

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The $25 digital signage player

May 9, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Bob Rushby, whose retirement swan song for Christie Digital was co-inventing MicroTiles, still keeps his hands in technology and is working on something he’s …

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Italian virtual drapes aimed at interactive retailing

May 4, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I’ve been trading emails for the last few days with Massimo Barbieri, the sales and marketing director for an Italian software firm, Hypersoft, that …

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DPAA adds three new members to roster

May 3, 2011 by Dave Haynes

The Digital Place-based Advertising Association has bulked its numbers up a bit more by adding PlaceWise Media, DOmedia, and Ayuda Media Systems to its …

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First responder-focused digital signage network starts to roll

April 20, 2011 by Dave Haynes

It has to be at least three years ago, probably more, when I was in touch with a retired firefighter who was putting together …

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