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PART III - OVERCOMING GHOST TOWN
                Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive
                     Experience on Digital Out of Home Networks
                                              Stephen Randall, August 2009




Introduction                                                               • The Disruptive Effect of the Internet and Mobile Phones
                                                                             on Out of Home Digital Media - Bill Collins and Stephen
The success of engaging users via                                            Randall, 2007
interactive social media on Digital Out of                               Contact loca_info@LocaModa.com for a copy of any of the
Home (“DOOH”) displays is highly dependant                               White papers.
on location, audience and the context and
user interface features.                                                 How Not To Gatecrash An Empty Party
This is part 3 in a series of 4 white papers                             A DOOH screen in a bar inviting patrons to
focused on helping brands, advertisers,                                  send a text or photo is a very different
digital out of home (“DOOH”) network                                     proposition as compared to a screen at a pop
operators and event planners understand the                              concert or conference offering the same
strategic impact of mobile and social                                    features.
interactive media beyond the web and to                                  The context of the pop concert will inherently
navigate some of tactical issues of bringing it                          attract messages about the event and the
to screens in public spaces.                                             performer. The bar screen doesnʼt have the
                                                                         same compelling environment or rationale to
NOTE: The 4 white papers are:                                            engage.
 • PART I - The Different Capabilities of Interactive Mobile &           Many text-to-screen applications do not have
   Social Media on Digital Out Of Home Systems. Not All
   Systems Are Created Equal.                                            the luxury of running in locations that are
 • PART II - Building an Interactive Digital Out of Home                 crowded every day, and the worst user
   Experience. Basic Considerations for Mobile & Social                  experience for user generated content
   Interactivity on Digital Out of Home Networks.
                                                                         (“UGC”) is to metaphorically crash an empty
 • PART III - Overcoming Ghost Town. Leveraging the
   Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on
                                                                         party. A screen with no messages or old
   Digital Out-of-Home Networks.                                         messages is a poor advocate for
 • PART IV - Dealing With F**K and Other User Generated                  participation. This “Ghost Town” problem can
   Content Challenges for Digital Out-of-Home Networks.                  be cured by leveraging other messages from
                                                                         locations that are contextually connected to
Two earlier white papers also cover some general issues for              each other.
mobile and social applications on Digital Out-of-Home
networks:                                                                Assume a typical bar has an average of 100
 • Making The Most of Mobile Marketing: Leveraging Mobile                visitors every day and an average dwell time
   and Social Networks to Amplify Response Rates From
   The “Connected Class.”
                                                                         of one hour. Also assume that a text-to-
                                                                         screen application in that bar attracts 5% of

                                                     Part III - Overcoming Ghost Town.
                Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out-of-Home Networks.              1
                                                       Stephen Randall, August 2009
the barʼs visitors to interact with the screen at                      been used in thousands of locations,
least once – i.e. there will be 5 messages                             concerts and conference to engage
sent to the screen every day.                                          audiences and display tagged messages.
Clearly the above scenario does not result in
a very active screen and may not therefore
be a particularly compelling user experience.
But, if the barʼs screen were part of even a
small network of 10 locations, we can help
the Ghost Town problem. If each screen in
the network is set up with a localized CTA
(see Part II - The Different Interactive Capabilities of
Mobile & Social Digital Out Of Home Systems: Not All
Systems Are Created Equal), every message in
the network can be displayed on every
screen, and additionally can be displayed
with localized information to enhance the                              Example Wiffiti screen for cafés tagged “Good Morning”
user experience. For example, each screen                              Messages display where they were sent from (web, Twitter,
                                                                       mobile) and messages with tags are highlighted in green to
could display “RedSox rule, sent by                                    help the viewer understand the context of why those
GreyShark to GameOn, Boston” or “Yankees                               messages are being displayed.
are great, sent by BlueMonkey to EastEnd,
NYC,” etc. Having localized conversations in
                                                                       Wiffiti screens subscribe to messages from
this manner typically spurs on further
                                                                       mobile phones or the web, either sent
engagement.
                                                                       directly to the location (e.g. @JOESBAR Buy
                                                                       me a drink someone!) or according to tags
Feed Me, Tag Me, Text-2-Me                                             (i.e. displaying all messages from Wiffiti
If a location is NOT part of a larger network,                         screens and Twitter/Flickr feeds referencing
or does not have the luxury of a large and                             a particular word or concept). For example,
engaged audience, the concern about Ghost                              tags could pull all text messages including
Town can be addressed by displaying                                    the term RedSox or photos from Flickr (that
messages from other publicly available                                 have a Creative Commons license) tagged
sources on the web such as Twitter, Flickr, or                         “smile.”
other web-connected applications such as                               DOOH systems that support tagged and live
LocaModaʼs Wiffiti or Jumbli.                                          mobile messages must also be able to
A capable DOOH messaging system can tag                                adequately filter (as well as moderate and
messages that the event planner/network                                curate) the content. See Part V - Dealing with F**K
operator wishes for their location(s). For                             And Other User Generated Challenges for Digital Out
                                                                       Of Home Networks for more information.
example, tagging Twitter messages with the
names of the local baseball or football teams,                         LocaModaʼs text-messaging game, Jumbli,
the city, state, politician, etc, can produce                          works as either an Interactive Broadcast CTA
more than enough live messages for the                                 or Interactive Localized CTA (see Part II - The
                                                                       Different Interactive Capabilities of Mobile & Social
system to digest. The system must be able to                           Digital Out Of Home Systems. Not All Systems Are
prioritize messages from the web and                                   Created Equal) and leverages a number of the
messages sent directly to the location (via                            above strategies to garner an average of
mobile phones or dedicated websites). Now                              30,000 plays every day. The game can be
a screen can have hundreds of live                                     played from the web (Facebook, Jumbli.tv),
messages from the web, plus a few live                                 via any mobile phone (using texting) and via
messages sent directly to the location.                                the Jumbli iphone application. Jumbli runs at
Wiffiti is LocaModaʼs social messaging                                 participating DOOH networks in bars, quick
application for DOOH. The application has

                                                   Part III - Overcoming Ghost Town.
              Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out-of-Home Networks.             2
                                                     Stephen Randall, August 2009
serve restaurants, movie theatres and public
spaces such as Times Square. The game
displays the playerʼs mode (web, mobile, etc)
and also signals when it goes live in Times
Square on the Clear Channel Jumbotron, so
all players have a chance of having their
words displayed in one of the worldʼs most
famous locations.




LocaModa enabled Clear Channel screen in Times Sq.
Users play high scoring words via mobile phones or from
Facebook.



Of course, not every DOOH application
needs to connect to Times Square, but it can
leverage similar techniques such as
communicating that a userʼs interactions will
be displayed “on all bars in Boston” or
“screens across the US.”

Conclusion
Social media platforms designed for public
display must be able to route and combine
web-based UGC and real-time location
messages. Systems that cannot manage
these tasks are likely to experience the
Ghost Town experience.

Stephen Randall is CEO of LocaModa, a technology company
extending interactive media to audiences beyond the web.
CONTACT: SRANDALL@LOCAMODA.COM
TWITTER.COM/STEPHENRANDALL
CELL: +1 781 888 1417




                                                   Part III - Overcoming Ghost Town.
              Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out-of-Home Networks.   3
                                                     Stephen Randall, August 2009

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White Paper Part 3 Overcoming Ghost Town

  • 1. PART III - OVERCOMING GHOST TOWN Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out of Home Networks Stephen Randall, August 2009 Introduction • The Disruptive Effect of the Internet and Mobile Phones on Out of Home Digital Media - Bill Collins and Stephen The success of engaging users via Randall, 2007 interactive social media on Digital Out of Contact loca_info@LocaModa.com for a copy of any of the Home (“DOOH”) displays is highly dependant White papers. on location, audience and the context and user interface features. How Not To Gatecrash An Empty Party This is part 3 in a series of 4 white papers A DOOH screen in a bar inviting patrons to focused on helping brands, advertisers, send a text or photo is a very different digital out of home (“DOOH”) network proposition as compared to a screen at a pop operators and event planners understand the concert or conference offering the same strategic impact of mobile and social features. interactive media beyond the web and to The context of the pop concert will inherently navigate some of tactical issues of bringing it attract messages about the event and the to screens in public spaces. performer. The bar screen doesnʼt have the same compelling environment or rationale to NOTE: The 4 white papers are: engage. • PART I - The Different Capabilities of Interactive Mobile & Many text-to-screen applications do not have Social Media on Digital Out Of Home Systems. Not All Systems Are Created Equal. the luxury of running in locations that are • PART II - Building an Interactive Digital Out of Home crowded every day, and the worst user Experience. Basic Considerations for Mobile & Social experience for user generated content Interactivity on Digital Out of Home Networks. (“UGC”) is to metaphorically crash an empty • PART III - Overcoming Ghost Town. Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on party. A screen with no messages or old Digital Out-of-Home Networks. messages is a poor advocate for • PART IV - Dealing With F**K and Other User Generated participation. This “Ghost Town” problem can Content Challenges for Digital Out-of-Home Networks. be cured by leveraging other messages from locations that are contextually connected to Two earlier white papers also cover some general issues for each other. mobile and social applications on Digital Out-of-Home networks: Assume a typical bar has an average of 100 • Making The Most of Mobile Marketing: Leveraging Mobile visitors every day and an average dwell time and Social Networks to Amplify Response Rates From The “Connected Class.” of one hour. Also assume that a text-to- screen application in that bar attracts 5% of Part III - Overcoming Ghost Town. Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out-of-Home Networks. 1 Stephen Randall, August 2009
  • 2. the barʼs visitors to interact with the screen at been used in thousands of locations, least once – i.e. there will be 5 messages concerts and conference to engage sent to the screen every day. audiences and display tagged messages. Clearly the above scenario does not result in a very active screen and may not therefore be a particularly compelling user experience. But, if the barʼs screen were part of even a small network of 10 locations, we can help the Ghost Town problem. If each screen in the network is set up with a localized CTA (see Part II - The Different Interactive Capabilities of Mobile & Social Digital Out Of Home Systems: Not All Systems Are Created Equal), every message in the network can be displayed on every screen, and additionally can be displayed with localized information to enhance the Example Wiffiti screen for cafés tagged “Good Morning” user experience. For example, each screen Messages display where they were sent from (web, Twitter, mobile) and messages with tags are highlighted in green to could display “RedSox rule, sent by help the viewer understand the context of why those GreyShark to GameOn, Boston” or “Yankees messages are being displayed. are great, sent by BlueMonkey to EastEnd, NYC,” etc. Having localized conversations in Wiffiti screens subscribe to messages from this manner typically spurs on further mobile phones or the web, either sent engagement. directly to the location (e.g. @JOESBAR Buy me a drink someone!) or according to tags Feed Me, Tag Me, Text-2-Me (i.e. displaying all messages from Wiffiti If a location is NOT part of a larger network, screens and Twitter/Flickr feeds referencing or does not have the luxury of a large and a particular word or concept). For example, engaged audience, the concern about Ghost tags could pull all text messages including Town can be addressed by displaying the term RedSox or photos from Flickr (that messages from other publicly available have a Creative Commons license) tagged sources on the web such as Twitter, Flickr, or “smile.” other web-connected applications such as DOOH systems that support tagged and live LocaModaʼs Wiffiti or Jumbli. mobile messages must also be able to A capable DOOH messaging system can tag adequately filter (as well as moderate and messages that the event planner/network curate) the content. See Part V - Dealing with F**K operator wishes for their location(s). For And Other User Generated Challenges for Digital Out Of Home Networks for more information. example, tagging Twitter messages with the names of the local baseball or football teams, LocaModaʼs text-messaging game, Jumbli, the city, state, politician, etc, can produce works as either an Interactive Broadcast CTA more than enough live messages for the or Interactive Localized CTA (see Part II - The Different Interactive Capabilities of Mobile & Social system to digest. The system must be able to Digital Out Of Home Systems. Not All Systems Are prioritize messages from the web and Created Equal) and leverages a number of the messages sent directly to the location (via above strategies to garner an average of mobile phones or dedicated websites). Now 30,000 plays every day. The game can be a screen can have hundreds of live played from the web (Facebook, Jumbli.tv), messages from the web, plus a few live via any mobile phone (using texting) and via messages sent directly to the location. the Jumbli iphone application. Jumbli runs at Wiffiti is LocaModaʼs social messaging participating DOOH networks in bars, quick application for DOOH. The application has Part III - Overcoming Ghost Town. Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out-of-Home Networks. 2 Stephen Randall, August 2009
  • 3. serve restaurants, movie theatres and public spaces such as Times Square. The game displays the playerʼs mode (web, mobile, etc) and also signals when it goes live in Times Square on the Clear Channel Jumbotron, so all players have a chance of having their words displayed in one of the worldʼs most famous locations. LocaModa enabled Clear Channel screen in Times Sq. Users play high scoring words via mobile phones or from Facebook. Of course, not every DOOH application needs to connect to Times Square, but it can leverage similar techniques such as communicating that a userʼs interactions will be displayed “on all bars in Boston” or “screens across the US.” Conclusion Social media platforms designed for public display must be able to route and combine web-based UGC and real-time location messages. Systems that cannot manage these tasks are likely to experience the Ghost Town experience. Stephen Randall is CEO of LocaModa, a technology company extending interactive media to audiences beyond the web. CONTACT: SRANDALL@LOCAMODA.COM TWITTER.COM/STEPHENRANDALL CELL: +1 781 888 1417 Part III - Overcoming Ghost Town. Leveraging the Network Effect to Enhance the Interactive Experience on Digital Out-of-Home Networks. 3 Stephen Randall, August 2009