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Managing Your Social Media Platform

Posted by on May 24, 2012 in Blog, Social Media, Tablet | No Comments

A recent article from AdAge Digital entitled ‘How to Manage You Brand’s Social Life’, discusses the need for brands to become social and engage with consumers. According to the article by Jenna Schnuer, “16.6% of all online minutes now spent on social networks.” The article goes on to discuss a calculable relationship between dollars and ...

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What Not to Put Where

Posted by on May 22, 2012 in Advertising, Blog, Content Marketing | No Comments

http://adage.com/article/the-media-guy/hype-things-social-tv/234134/ -What is Social TV “Millions of people are now partaking of the “dual-screen” experience — watching TV while using a smartphone (or tablet) to share (primarily on Twitter and Facebook) their thoughts about what they’re viewing and to “check in” to shows (on services like GetGlue and Viggle). The result: a massive and rapidly expanding ...

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What Is ‘Social TV’?

Posted by on May 21, 2012 in Blog, New Media, Social Media, Television | No Comments

http://adage.com/article/the-media-guy/hype-things-social-tv/234134/ -What is Social TV “Millions of people are now partaking of the “dual-screen” experience — watching TV while using a smartphone (or tablet) to share (primarily on Twitter and Facebook) their thoughts about what they’re viewing and to “check in” to shows (on services like GetGlue and Viggle). The result: a massive and rapidly expanding ...

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It’s About the Content

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Blog, Content, Content Marketing, Technology, Television | No Comments

A recent article from AdAge Digital entitled, ‘AOL Touts New Scripted Series and Celeb-Fronted Video Content at ‘NewFront’’ discusses AOL’s intent to bring scripted digital content in the form of short episodes to AOL viewers. The videos will range from 5-7 minutes and use the likes of well-known celebrities such as Heidi Klum and Jennifer ...

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The Ten Most Unexpected Media Places We’ve Seen

Posted by on May 15, 2012 in Advertising, Content, Content Marketing | No Comments

Clutter is everywhere we look – our eyes are constantly bombarded with advertisements. The media volume is so loud, it’s hard for a single note to be heard through the noise. In a recent article, AdAge listed the ten most unexpected and creative places for media. Take a look: AgAge Agency News Article: The Ten Most ...

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iPad Magic

Posted by on May 10, 2012 in Applications, Interaction, Tablet, Technology, Television | One Comment

Isn’t technology wonderful? The versatility of an iPad provides almost no need to go to a magic show anymore. In the below video, watch Charlie Caper and Erik Rosales give a presentation on Stockholm using killer visuals. Via Big Geek Daddy

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Content Matters

Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Blog, Content Marketing | One Comment

Why is this article from Tech Crunch important? Because content matters. Feed: TechCrunch Posted on: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 12:21 PM Author: Sarah Perez Subject: Amazon Studios Now Funding Original Content Series For Amazon Instant Video Service   Amazon Studios, the offshoot of online retailer Amazon.com that aims to source scripts and test movies, has major news this morning. ...

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Forrester Research: The Tablet-TV Connection

Posted by on May 4, 2012 in Interaction, Social, Social Media, Tablet, Technology | No Comments

A recent article from Forrester Research: Tablets and TVs are big business: Forrester forecasts that 112.5 million US consumers will own a tablet by 2016, and tablets are disrupting several multibillion-dollar industries related to TV, including cable, broadcasting, advertising, and consumer electronics manufacturing and retailing. Product strategists should read this report to understand consumer behavior ...

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TV and Tablet Interaction

Posted by on May 4, 2012 in New Media, Social Media, Tablet, Technology, Television | No Comments

Airplane reading.  This supports the THINK non-preroll approach where ads are inserted “TV style” making a TV/ Tablet interaction even more seamless.  Yet another approach that’ll make THINK in sync with what America wants. And for your Tablet/TV reading pleasure: AdAge Digital Article: Sony’s Bob Wiesenthal: The Future of TV Is the Tablet MediaPost News ...

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The Omni Hotel Dallas and YouPlusMedia on the Red Carpet

Posted by on May 2, 2012 in Advertising, Event Marketing, New Media, Social Media | One Comment

Have you ever watched the red carpet events at the Grammys, The Emmys or the Golden Globes and wondered what it would be like to be there?  On Thursday evening,  guests of The Omni Hotel Dallas attending official grand opening celebrations this weekend were able to experience that special experience courtesy of two Dallas-based firms, YouPlusMedia ...

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