April 1, 2009–The Los Angeles Planning Commission voted last week on a new city ordinance to deal with digital billboards and supergraphic advertising, after the court ruled the city’s 2002 billboard law unconstitutional last year. The vote was deadlocked, so the state legislature just made a pre-emptive motion that’s spiraled out of control. They’ve banned ALL advertising in California.
The state has announced that cranes will start ripping down store signs across the Golden State first thing on Wednesday morning April 1st. Bulldozers are being shipped from Nevada to help with the effort.
California residents may also notice that IP addresses of all corporate sites will be blocked as of Wednesday morning. Popular ad supported sites such as Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, WebMD and others may no longer be available to Californians. Continue reading “Billboard ban marks end of advertising”
April 1, 2009–In some cases, emerging media is still ironing out the analytics issue. However, in most cases, the analytics are sound, and held up to the high bar set by digital. For in-game advertising, the size of the ad on the screen, the duration it appears on the screen, and even the angle at which it’s being viewed can all be tracked.
April 1, 2009–There’s been a great deal of discussion lately about cloud computing. However, many people don’t understand what cloud computing really means, what it can do, and why it is so important. To address these issues, the lab has put together a handy new guide. First though, one needs to understand the ideas behind cloud computing.
April 1, 2009–It’s time to get real: the future of new media is not happening. We at the 
April 1, 2009–The frontier of emerging media has finally made its way to Madison Avenue: Jetpacks. After decades of science fiction fantasy and military experimentation, jetpacks have become a reliable transportation alternative and now, a bleeding-edge advertising medium. While the 
