Technology
EventTech 2015: What You Missed on Day One
More than 30 intrepid EventTech attendees skipped the breakfast buffet and grabbed an early morning shuttle to the Mojave Desert for a two-hour hiking excursion on the famous McCullough Trail. Attendees could pick between a casual or more intermediate route through the Black Mountain Range, and felt the burn as the elevation hit more than...
Amtrak Whisks Travelers Away in a Teleporter
New York City’s Penn Station is a more than 100-year-old architectural landmark and busy railroad hub. So imagine the surprise and delight of Amtrak train travelers when they came across a futuristic “Teleporter” that whisked them away instantly to another city. The experience, activated in the Amtrak Rotunda at the station Sept. 14-25, helped Amtrak...
AOL Supersizes the Mobile Experience
Kicking off Advertising Week in New York City on Sept. 28, AOL had a “big” story to tell as illustrated by hosting its Future Front 2015 event (a follow-up to last year’s Programmatic Upfront) at Basketball City, Pier 36. The brand wanted to paint a bigger and thus clearer picture of the industry and its...
Steal-Worthy Experiential Cues from One World Observatory
You have to look up at least twice. Standing outside the new One World Trade Center tower in lower Manhattan, this modern marvel (tallest in the Western Hemisphere) appears to rise to the clouds. A symbol of American ingenuity and resiliency in the wake of acts of terrorism nearly 14 years ago, the tower’s 100th...