PNI Digital Media and AlphaGraphics of the Palm Beaches Sign Agreement for New Business Printing Website

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Apr 16, 2013) – PNI Digital Media (PN.TO)(PNDMF), (“PNI” or the “Company”), the leading innovator in online and in-store digital media solutions for retailers, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Alphagraphics of the Palm Beaches, a multi-location Alphagraphics franchisee serving Palm Beach county in south Florida. Launching in mid-2013, Alphagraphics of the Palm Beaches will use the PNI Digital Media Platform to offer its customers an all-new online business printing service that directly connects to its in-store printing capabilities. Continue reading

Commerce ‘undermines freedom of SA media’

THE freedom of the media in South Africa was undermined by various commercial tendencies that drove it and not the government, ANC national executive committee (NEC) member Lindiwe Zulu said on Thursday. Ms Zulu was addressing the print and digital media transformation task team hearings in Johannesburg on behalf of the ruling party. She bemoaned what she called the sluggish transformation in the media, particularly the print subsector. Continue reading

Digital Media Strategist Carlo Donzella and Futurist Gerd Leonhard talk about Smart Cities (MotM3) – Video




Digital Media Strategist Carlo Donzella and Futurist Gerd Leonhard talk about Smart Cities (MotM3) This is the 3rd pilot for my new web-tv show called Meetings of the Mind (MotM), soon to be available at www.meetingsofthemind.tv). In this episode I talk to Carlo Donzella, in Rome / Italy see twitter.com As an advisor to the Lazio Region of Rome, Carlo has recently been involved in the Futouring.it project which has created 6 world-class digital media experiences for 6 world-heritage sites within the Lazio region. Carlo also teaches the “Brave New Media World” course at the Master in Development, Innovation and Change (MiDIC) of the University of Bologna (Italy) and at the PopAkademie of the University of Mannheim (Germany) Continue reading

Salorix Launches Amplfy(TM) 2.0 With Artificial Intelligence to Create Meaningful Social Conversations

SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire – Dec 14, 2012) – Salorix (www.salorix.com) announced today the launch of amplfy 2.0, a social media engagement platform that scans, ranks and scores millions of real-time social conversations and contextually identifies key topics and influencers to enable brands and agencies create optimized and measurable social campaigns. amplfy 2.0 allows brands to track and strategically engage with influencers who are talking about their brand directly or indirectly, with the right topic at the right time, enabling them to “monetize the moment.” Amplfy was developed by former NASA, Stanford, MIT, Yahoo! and AOL scientists and engineers to be the smartest social media management platform for brands.Amplfy monitors millions of conversations and based on proprietary machine learning algorithms, makes smart predictions for brands based on key vertical (such as auto, insurance or electronic goods) identifiers. Continue reading

GlobalSpec Aerospace Technology Online Trade Show and Event Draws More Than 1,200 Attendees

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The October 24 “Aerospace Technology” online trade show and event hosted by GlobalSpec, recently acquired by IHS Inc. (IHS), drew more than 1,200 participants, with 87 percent of attendees reporting they are decision makers within their organizations. Continue reading

Malaysia slips in Internet freedom; same ranking as Libya

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 Malaysias Internet freedom has worsened this year as seen in the latest global survey of 47 countries, putting it on the same level as Libya after Putrajaya introduced new laws seen to curb electronic media use. Internet freedom for Southeast Asias third-biggest economy was judged to be only partly free, after it scored 43 out of 100 points the same as Libya dropping two notches in the Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media report released last week by Freedom House, a US research organisation advocating democracy, political freedom and human rights. Continue reading

Threats to Internet Freedom More Diverse – Freedom House

Internet freedom in the past two years has been threatened by attacks on bloggers, web content manipulation and restrictive laws regulating online speech, as well as other diverse threats, says a new study released by Freedom House on Monday. Continue reading

Gilbarco Announces Jim Carroll as Keynote at Upcoming Digital Forecourt Marketing Summit

GREENSBORO, NC–(Marketwire -05/31/12)- The world-leading international futurist, Jim Carroll, will deliver the keynote address at Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Digital Forecourt Marketing Summit in Chicago, IL on June 26-27th, 2012. As a trends and innovation expert, Jim Carroll helps growth-oriented organizations transform into high-velocity innovation heroes. His clients range from Northrop Grumman to Johnson & Johnson, the Swiss Innovation Forum to the National Australia Bank; the Walt Disney Organization to NASA Continue reading

DTS Showcases Audio Innovations at DIGITIMES 2012 Ultra Mobile & Eco-System Forum

TAIPEI, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DTS, Inc. (DTSI – News), a leader in high-definition audio, will participate in the DIGITIMES 2012 Ultra Mobile & Eco-system Forum at the Taipei International Convention Center on April 25 Continue reading