Code Jacked! Pokemon Card Links to Adult Site via QR
Seems weird to me just ONE card would be QR code-jacked, so I will be on the look out for any follow up or additional reports about Pokemon Gone Wild scenarios…if you find any please pass them along! source: KPTV in Portland, Oregon
The 1-800Flowers Valentines Day Social Media Massacre
I must receive at least ten “someone is saying a really bad thing about you” direct message tweets a day. My assumption is that they are from hacked accounts of my followers and there really isn’t a bad mouthing movement going on. If only 1-800Flowers was in the same boat. It appears there was a […]
Geo-targeting apps may find themselves in 2012
Print take notice! WHERE your audience sees you is moving up this list in regard to value added, location based offers and content via mobile! I wonder if there is ALREADY and APP for that? Hmmm…. oh yes, now I remember DOCUMOBI! Created FOR Print by Print People. Read this article on why location matters […]
Industry Giants Show Support for Xplor’s 2012 Conference and Vendor Forum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hardware, Software, Mailing and Service Bureaus Assemble to Sponsor and Exhibit at Annual Event Tampa Bay, FL—February 14, 2012—Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced that many of the industry’s giants will be exhibiting at Xplor’s annual 2012 Conference and Vendor Forum, March 27-29, 2012. Sponsors and exhibitors include […]
Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing
2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things — including intricate objects once impossible to create. via Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing | Video on TED.com.
Peapod, P&G tap mobile to simplify grocery shopping for commuters
Last year, the QR grocery store in the subway in Seoul, Korea created quite a bit of buzz not only for the great idea, but for a creative and practical way to apply QR based shopping into our lives. About a month later, posts started popping up that the QR grocery store was in fact […]
Between Page And Screen: Poetry Book Uses Augmented Reality
This is certainly an interesting twist. I have to admit even though I am a fan of most anything that is cross media and starts from print, this one puzzles me a bit. Besides that fact that you can’t read the poems unless you are sitting at a computer, augmented reality is most often associated […]
What can printed magazines do that e-versions can't?
The mystery of who is Mr. D. Eadward Tree is not the subject of this post, though I am tempted at times to offer up a reward for that piece of information. I wouldn’t expose him, Im just one of those people who wants what I can’t have! What isn’t a mystery however is Mr. […]
Experience an Augmented Reality Valentine's Day with Starbucks
by Heather Taylor Yesterday Starbucks launched their new Valentine’s augmented reality (AR) cups. It’s quite a clever way to get customers to not only drink their morning coffee but to buy one for a loved one. All you need to do is download the app from Starbucks and you can “experience your valentine” as the […]
Xplor to Host CCM Track at 2012 Conference and Vendor Forum
For Immediate Release Xplor to Host CCM Track at 2012 Conference and Vendor Forum Lutz, FL —February 7, 2012—Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced that theassociation and conference organizers will host a CCM (Customer Communications Management) track at their upcoming Conference and Vendor Forum, March 27-29 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel […]
The PODi AppForum is back in the UK after a 7-year gap
Leading international organisation for digital printing announces one-day conference in London on March 29 Customer case studies will take centre-stage at the PODi European AppForum which takes place in London on March 29. The last time PODi ran a major event in the UK was 2005. PODi returns to the London College of Communication for […]
General Mills spoons up digital fun on cereal boxes
Some of the most read print materials in the world are cereal boxes according to Mark Addicks, CMO for General Mills. In a move to modernize the experience, they are adding digital triggers to their packaging to bring customers to “fun” content via mobile. I have to assume many kids dont have mobile phones, but […]
