OPINION: While sifting through Twitter today I came across a new hashtag: #printisnotdead.
NEWS: A new start-up has launched a digital display system which aims to take mini-blog site Twitter 'out of the box'.
NEWS: Dear colleagues and friends, Twitter has announced the first overhaul of its service in four years.
FEATURE: It will probably come as no surprise to read this month’s statistics from The Nielsen Company (via the BBC) about use of social media platforms, and to find out that Facebook is still on the ascendant.
NEWS: London Taxi Advertising has launched a competition offering businesses a full livery taxi wrap for free.
NEWS: printMax says increasing its online presence with social media interaction 'is proving to be hugely beneficial'.
NEWS: The new Marvel superhero film Avengers Assemble has been promoted using a range of innovative signage campaigns, including a hand-painted billboard.
NEWS: Virgin Media's stand at the recent Gadget Show Live featured a Twitter-integrated, Spotify-powered virtual jukebox created by Working Solutions.
OPINION: Dufaylite's chief executive Tony Moscrop looks at online channels in the third part of his series on international business growth.
OPINION: The two Westfield shopping centres in London pride themselves on being leaders in digital advertising. Geny Caloisi looks at the arrival of Futurefashion.
NEWS: JCDecaux's Transvision digital screen in London's Victoria railway station is this week displaying messages of love to celebrate Valentine's Day and promote beauty brand Dove.
FEATURE: James Matthews-Paul catches up with some UK sign-makers to see how they're using social media.
NEWS: Ocean Outdoor's Eat Street digital billboard at the Westfield London Shopping Centre will display interactive content from London Fashion Week this February.
FEATURE: Nick Smith looks back at the digital signage breakthroughs of 2011 how they may impact the new year.
NEWS: Sixty CBS Outdoor digital XTP screens deployed in Underground stations in London will display entertainment listings information to commuters following a partnership with Time Out.
NEWS: Captive Media is unveiling a hands-free video game for urinals in pub and restaurant toilets, designed as a digital marketing tool.
NEWS: HP has announced its team based in Bracknell, UK has worked with award-winning photographer Chris Floyd on a Twitter-inspired work called 'One Hundred and Forty Characters'.
NEWS: JCDecaux Transvision digital billboards in railway stations across the UK are being used for a new campaign for Sky, which encourages commuters to ask for television viewing recommendations via Twitter.
NEWS: Roland DG is celebrating accruing 1,000 followers on the micro-blogging platform Twitter.
NEWS: Digital signage company X2O Media has introduced new templates and that allow content from social media portals to be displayed on electronic screens.
FEATURE: Nielsen's recently published Social Media Report confirms a huge increase in the influence of networks and blogs on consumer behaviour.
NEWS: Roland DG has unveiled its redesigned website, geared towards making the wide-format printing equipment manufacturer easier to contact and to work with.
FEATURE: The term 'social media' encompasses far more than churning out a limited number of characters on-screen to attract followers and a response.
FEATURE: For too long the printing industry was scared of what the internet was going to do to it.
FEATURE: This week Twitter has been filled with chatter about the value of online news resources and the comparison with their printed counterparts.
NEWS: The UK's Highways Agency is urging drivers to dispose of litter responsibly this summer with its Bag It, Bin It campaign, though roadside variable message signs.
NEWS: Digital signage software firm Visix has added two new content designs to its range, in recognition of the communications potential possible through social media's integration with DOOH.
NEWS: The Warwick centre of sign-making group Signs Express says it has discovered the advantages of business interaction via Twitter after launching a successful competition on the micro-blogging site.
FEATURE: Marketing is one of the vital organs for the body corporate. It helps keep a business's blood flowing and all parts in rude health.
NEWS: Wide-format inks and media supplier Selectech has revealed it is now using the micro-blogging site Twitter to let its customers know about special offers.
NEWS: JCDecaux's new digital screen, called the i, is being used for an interactive advertising campaign that invites viewers to take part via micro-blogging site Twitter.
NEWS: Business consulting firm Protiviti has urged companies to ensure they have a clear understanding of the risks surrounding cloud computing implementation.
NEWS: Sign and Digital UK 2011 has opened its doors, with Output making its Sign and Digital debut at stand B44.
FEATURE: Sign and Digital is, essentially, the biggest date on the calendar for many in the industry in the UK, whether they are manufacturers or suppliers, or sign shops or printers.
NEWS: The Warwick branch of Signs Express has taken part in the town's first 'tweet-up' – a Twitter-based networking event for local businesses.
NEWS: LocaModa, a social media company that specialises in place-based interactions, has stated that it will be exhibiting a number of innovations for its Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare Places applications for its LocaModa 4.0 platform at Digital Signage Expo (DSE).
NEWS: A report has found that more companies are 'overcoming their fear' of social media and are using services such as Facebook and Twitter increasingly for corporate uses.
NEWS: Fujifilm Imagetec, a division of Fujifilm, has revealed a new strategic alliance with US place-based social media specialists LocaModa.
FEATURE: The world of the advertiser is changing. As the channels available to brands alter, so too does the way that the marketing conversation occurs.
