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US Senator Raises Consumer Privacy Concerns After Clear Channel’s Radar Comes On Screen

A prominent US Senator – Al Franken of Minnesota (Democrat) –  is going after outdoor giant Clear Channel Outdoor and another giant – AT&T – over news this week that the companies are leading a group teaming up to aggregate anonymous smartphone data to generate location and demographic analytics and hyper-target advertising on conventional and digital OOH ad signs. […]

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Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:42 PM

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16:9 in-Depth: What Is Beacon Technology And Why It’s Here To Stay

Guest Post: Milla Tomova & Nadia Terzieva, 2point0 Concepts You’ve probably heard about Bluetooth beacon technology, and wonder what it’s all about. Simply put, these gadgets are awesome, cheap and have a myriad of applications for your business. […]

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Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:42 AM

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16:9: Three Reasons Retailers Should Switch From Print To Digital Signage

Guest Post: Emily Carroll, Prendi Although print communications have proven their worth in the past, digital signage is progressively taking over. And as the world around us rapidly embraces digital technology, so too must the retail brick-and-mortar space. This post will explore how digital advertising could benefit your retail brand and why you should consider making the transition from print. […]

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Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:00 AM

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Projects: Airport Kiosks Help Travelers Learn CPR Skills To BeeGees Tune

This is one of the more unusual, and clever stabs at a public information kiosk I’ve seen come on the market – a CPR skill-testing device that gets airport travellers pushing on a torso to the beat of Stayin’ Alive. The American Heart Association‘s Hands-Only CPR campaign features interactive training kiosks at six major US airports. […]

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Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:20 AM

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16:9: How Big Is The Digital Signage Market?

Guest post: Mark Hemphill, ScreenScape This blog pointed out recently, once again, how there are a lot of bad statistics out there that try to describe the size and scope of the digital signage market. We agree that a lot of what gets referenced seems meaningless to us, as well. But the question come up often: How big is the digital signage market? […]

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Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 9:39 AM

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16:9: Video Walls Explained: Decoding The Various Tech Approaches

GUEST POST: Tim Griffin, Userful We all understand the Wow Factor that comes from a beautiful, people-stopping video wall. But few people, even within the digital signage industry, understand what’s going on behind those bright, shiny screens. […]

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Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM

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16:9: Commoditized Future Of Digital Signage Business Is Not For Faint-Hearted

Guest Post: A Jay, Mvix It is always fun to write about competition (and no I don’t mean the upcoming March Madness), specially when it relates to a seemingly growing industry like digital signage. Industry analysts suggest the market boasts as many as 600 digital signage content management providers, with dozens more being added to the clutter every month. […]

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Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 1:50 AM

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Projects: Samsung Opens Digitally-Rich, Product-Less Manhattan Flagship Store

Hat tip to Rob Gorrie for flagging this via LinkedIn … Here’s an interesting take by Samsung on flagship store design – a new one that doesn’t actually sell stock any product. Called Samsung 837, the store opens today at 837 Washington Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. […]

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Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 9:36 AM

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Employee Engagement Issues Solved With Digital Signage

GUEST POST: Sean Matthews, Visix The term “employee engagement” has been a hot topic ever since a 2012 Gallup study showed that companies with highly involved employees significantly outperform those who don’t. This confirmed with hard data something managers had long suspected – people work harder when they feel like they are part of something, and like where they are. […]

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Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:30 AM

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Closer Look At Philips’ New Android SoC Display Series

Last week at ISE I spent about 30 minutes getting a detailed demo from an Italian company, Tailoradio, that had developed a signage platform called VideoMood to operate on Philips’ new D-Line series of displays, which have embedded players running Android. I was impressed with what Luca Santini, Tailoradio’s CTO, walked me through with the newly minted system. […]

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Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 3:14 PM

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Dave Haynes’ ISE Impressions: Day 1

Integrated Systems Europe is one big trade show – far bigger than InfoComm and many multiples the size of Digital Signage Expo. It has a similar flavour to InfoComm, in that you have lots of companies showing what they do in other areas of pro AV – like microphones and conference systems – that have few ties to signage. […]

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Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 5:21 PM

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Six Great Ways To Optimize Workplace Communications Using Digital Signage

GUEST POST: Colin Bovet, Enplug Whether you’re the Head of Culture at a tech startup or a manager at a Fortune 500 company, you should care deeply about how to communicate with your team. The study and practice of communication within companies is called internal communications, and it is crucial to boosting employee engagement. […]

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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 3:30 PM

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16:9 comments on the acquisition of Elevate DIGITAL by CIVIQ Smartscapes

The private equity firm that owns, among many things, CIVIQ Smartscapes, has acquired Chicago-based outdoor interactive station rival Elevate DIGITAL. CIVIQ is the design and manufacturing company that’s part of a consortium putting interactive kiosks on the streets of New York City’s boroughs. […]

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Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 8:58 AM

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Planar Debuts Slick Tablet App To Visualize Video Walls During On-Site Planning

Portland-based Planar Systems has released a cool little mobile device application that makes it easy for systems integrators, architects and project teams to work out and visualize how a video wall might look in a specific environment and space. […]

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Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:32 PM

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New Directory Site For Digital Signage’s Gateway Drug

A new online directory, Meeting Room Signs, has gone live, offering an easy, comprehensive tool for connecting buyers and sellers in the fast-emerging digital meeting room sign and digital door sign business. Meeting room signs are what I call the gateway drug for digital signage. […]

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Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 8:26 AM

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