Tech design firm Control Group is working with the New York City MTA to create “On The Go” touchscreen kiosks at subway stations throughout the city. The 47-inch screens will show real-time station directions including transfers and line alerts, arrival times, and service updates. The kiosks will also display ad content to help the MTA draw more ad revenue.
(via Laughing Squid)
Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released its annual report Monday on the state of the news media. The study provided an overview of the news industry’s challenges including how newsroom cutbacks are affecting coverage. According to the study, 31% of consumers surveyed said they left a news outlet because it no longer provided the stories they were accustomed to. Click the image to see the full infographic.
InkHouse Media + Marketing released an infographic illustrating how PR stacks up today versus the past decade, including which elements remain the same. Click on the image to see the full infographic.
Smirnoff Vodka debuted its Mixhibit app at SXSWi last week. The app transforms photos, tweets, and check-ins into a video with a custom soundtrack. The film can be shared with friends or as a branding opportunity.
(via Co.Create)
Digital Museums: The 15 Best Collections on Tumblr
Shouts to Gif Lords for including Babylon Falling in this list.
From “Gangnam Style” to the 2012 presidential election to Occupy Wall Street, Social@Ogilvy examined how movements grow and are driven by social media.
Social media encourages the digitally savvy to get involved with and support charitable causes, according to a study from Waggener Edstrom Worldwide and Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication.
The survey, “Digital Persuasion: How Social Media Motivates Action and Drives Support for Causes,” showed that 55% of digitally active, cause-supporting American adults are likely to take action beyond just ‘liking’ a cause online.
First Lady Michelle Obama on our April Cover
On newsstands nationwide March 26.
Read the cover story.
(via prweek)
To mark International Women’s Day today, Dow Jones celebrates the evolution of women in business, charting some of the most talked-about female executives of the past decade in a multimedia initiative that includes a video and infographic (above). The data is powered by Dow Jones’ research and intelligence tool Factiva. The company mapped media mentions of 20 of the world’s top female executives, including Oprah Winfrey, Marissa Mayer, and Sheryl Sandberg, over the past ten years.
Women’s education and empowerment activist Malala Yousafzai was recognized for her influence as Communicator of the Year at last night’s PRWeek Awards.
