SVC_Digital Signage Update_: Green Kiosks Interact with Mobile Phones, Part 2

December 23, 2008 | A Penton Media Publication |

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Green Kiosks Interact with Mobile Phones, Part 2
By John W. DeWitt

EcoMedia’s signage and kiosks at Kimco Realty’s shopping centers link out-of-home media with two other growing trends: the greening of business and the interaction of promotions with consumers’ mobile phones. Powered by Aerva’s software and network infrastructure, EcoMedia kiosks—such as those deployed this year at the Mesa Riverview shopping center in Mesa, Ariz.—run environmental programming, generate ad revenue to fund local green initiatives, and dispense environmentally friendly coupons via text message to shoppers’ mobile phones. Digital Signage Update continues its conversation (see part 1) with Sanjay Manandhar, CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based Aerva, about the challenges of rolling out to 20 additional shopping centers and what’s next for interactive applications between mobile phones and digital signage. more>>

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Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas celebration, which was named the best theme park Christmas event in the nation during the 2008 Golden Ticket Awards, is creating holiday magic this season with the debut of its Polar Express 4-D Experience. As its first production in the newly upgraded theater, the Polar Express 4-D Experience has seen both unprecedented ticket demand and raving reviews from the viewing audience. more>>

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