Slides from the DC Media Innovations kick-off Meetup. We examined how innovation in tech affects news and media. Did some overviews of FireTV, Google Glass, Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch, Kilo, and Big Data with Splunk.

1. Media and Innovation, How?
April 24, 2014
@DCMediaInnov | #DCMediaInnov

2. Sponsored By

3. Agenda
● Our Mission
○ Meet the Organizers
● Media and New Tech
○ Fire TV & Wearable Devices
● Big Data with Splunk
● Online Group Reading
● Kilo

4. Our Mission
● discover what’s being done now
● share new ideas and prototypes
● learn ways to better engage with
users
● have fun

5. Annyce Davis: Software Engineer with 10+ years of programming experience
implementing database driven software applications. Specialize in Java Web Frameworks
and Android Development, with a special interest in mobile gaming.
Vidya Viswanathan: Principal Architect with 15+ years of design and development
experience on web and mobile platforms. Special focus on Video across platforms in the
last few years.
Alex Remington (@alexremington): Product manager, working on digital subscriptions
and vendor relations. Interested in pay models and digital content. A former obituary writer
and still-occasional baseball blogger.
Angela Wong (@afwong): Digital product analyst working on product design and data
initiatives. Also interested in journalism, tech, innovation, and machine learning.
Meet the Organizers

6. Media & New Tech
● Fire TV
○ screenshots
○ integration
■ D-Pad Navigation
■ Focus
○ demo

10. Media & New Tech

11. Demo

12. New Tech (Gear Screenshots)
Headlines
Galleries

13. New Tech (Glass Screenshots)

14. Media & New Tech
Galaxy Gear Advantages:
● Wearable
Challenges:
● Small Screen
● Internet Access
● Battery Life

15. Media & New Tech
Google Glass Advantages:
● Coolness
Challenges:
● Hardware Limitations
● User Interface

16. Big Data with Splunk

17. Online Group Reading

18. Kilo
● Presentation

19. Sponsored By

20. Next Meetup...
How to “Measure Success”
If you are interested in participating
please contact one of the organizers.
(more info on the meetup page)
@DCMediaInnov | #DCMediaInnov

21. Drinks at Stan’s Restaurant
One block down L
Street
At corner of L Street
and Vermont Avenue
1029 Vermont Ave
NW, Washington, DC
20005
The Washington Post
Stan’s Restaurant
15th
Street
L St