CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2022

Many formerly in-person events from team meetings to conferences transitioned to virtual events and many companies seem conflicted on if, when or how they can get everyone back to the office. So, will virtual events continue to thrive and, if so, can they deliver better experiences? Room to grow virtually.

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Venture Beast

MAY 21, 2021

Roomkey hopes to carve out its own slice of the metaverse with an avatar-driven online event world for groups smaller than 40 people. Read More.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Hybrid functions offer flexibility and help bring down many of the barriers to running events, from distance to accessibility to budget. Read More.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Among many such methods, one important method showing immense potential is virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology makes use of headset devices to impart immersive educational experiences through a 360-degree lens. For this very reason, the virtual reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.7%

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2021

For the first time in two years, actual humans will physically descend on the Washington State Convention Center for four days of gaming and related events at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. But I’ve been seeing tons of concerts and sporting events open back up as well ahead of us.

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Forrester IT

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Takeaways from the 2023 Berkeley Business Analytics Summit: Analytics, AI, and Society: Towards a Wiser World?

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Venture Beast

JUNE 15, 2020

Niantic is recasting its Pokémon Go Fest 2020 as a virtual event that will take place across the globe, rather than as a physical event. Read More.

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GeekWire

JULY 23, 2020

In a few hours, we’ll bring the Pacific Northwest tech community together for the first-ever virtual GeekWire Awards — an epic celebration of the top innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists and non-profit leaders in the region. The countdown clock is ticking. You can join us starting at 4 p.m. Pacific today.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2021

The world’s biggest gaming showcase, E3, is going all-virtual for the first time in its history, with organizers revealing today how they plan to keep enthusiasts interested without the sights and sounds of the show floor. The virtual E3 will run from June 12th to June 15th. Registration is free and opens later this month.

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GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2021

The pandemic had a seismic impact on in-person meetings and events, requiring organizers and attendees to adjust to a whole new reality. The aftermath could prove even trickier, creating a hybrid audience, with some people attending virtually and others in the flesh. . What should the virtual experience be like?

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The Verge

JANUARY 10, 2022

LinkedIn is planning audio events | Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images. The live, Clubhouse-like audio feature LinkedIn confirmed it was working on last year will debut later this month in beta as part of the company’s new events platform, according to a company blog post.

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Venture Beast

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Event tech startup Hubilo pivoted from physical to virtual events in 20 days in response to pandemic lockdowns and nabbed big-name backers. Read More.

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GeekWire

JULY 16, 2020

Scener , the RealNetworks spinoff that lets people connect and interact virtually while watching their favorite streaming content, is expanding its platform as it experiences substantial growth during the coronavirus pandemic. Scener is capitalizing on lockdowns during the ongoing health crisis and the desire for social gatherings.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2020

This past weekend, the Ikea Harajuku location in Tokyo was home to something unique: an installation starring a virtual person. The retail giant partnered with Imma, a virtual influencer, in order to explore the concept of “happiness at home.” You can watch a recap of the lengthy event below, though be warned not much happens.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status , Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room , with new physical gift cards, a virtual haunted house, a brand crossover with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe , and perhaps most importantly, the possibility of feet.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Facebook has bet its future on virtual reality and the metaverse, rebranding to Meta and spending billions a year to build hardware and software that extends beyond traditional social media. Meta’s highest-profile bet right now is a social VR platform for the Quest headset called Horizon Worlds.

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CTOvision

MAY 17, 2016

When we think of virtual reality, it usually relates to video games and general entertainment, but technology is doing more than just giving the masses a chance to live roleplay as a superhero -- it’s helping us with our health. Here are a few ways virtual reality is revolutionizing healthcare. Rick Delgado. Addiction Treatment.

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2021

IRL’s groups and events can be accessed on its app or website. Do people want an app specifically for discovering events and messaging as a group? That’s the bet behind IRL, a young social network that has been quietly growing over the past year and just attracted an eye-popping amount of money to take on Facebook. Image: IRL.

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GeekWire

MARCH 11, 2021

From housing to education to rebooting the economy to social justice, we face a daunting number of public policy challenges. To help make sense of where we go from here, GeekWire is excited to kick off a new virtual event series called Civic Conversations, presented by Microsoft. Gordon McHenry Jr. ,

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The Verge

MAY 24, 2021

Netflix is announcing a new week-long virtual event, “Geeked Week,” where it will share information about upcoming titles like The Witcher , The Sandman , and The Cuphead Show. Keep it locked to The Verge for all of our coverage of the big events. Image: Netflix. Image: Netflix. Netflix’s poster for Geeked Week.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Scener , the platform that allows streaming media viewers to watch and chat together in a virtual movie theater setting, has raised $2.1 Scener co-founder Joe Braidwood told GeekWire that it’s “incredible” to see the industry finally embrace social TV. Scener image).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

More than two years and a company rebrand later, Meta is finally opening up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds. Originally just called Horizon, it requires a Facebook account and lets you hang out with up to 20 people at a time in a virtual space. Now we can open up and say we have interesting things that people can do”.

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GeekWire

JUNE 16, 2020

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce gives a commencement speech at the UW’s first-ever virtual ceremony, with students and families watching via livestream. (UW It gathered nearly 7,000 photos of each graduate and applied graphics tricks to show the students with virtual caps in a Star Wars scrolling-type fashion.

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Trends in the Living Networks

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Earlier this month Air New Zealand ran its second Social Media Breakfast in Auckland, with close to 1,000 people coming to see Teddy Goff , the Digital Director of Obama’s campaign, and myself speak. Below is a brief but nice highlights video of the event, including highlighted excerpts from my and Teddy’s keynotes.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

LG introduced Reah Keem as a virtual influencer who appeared during its live-streamed CES keynote to unveil the company’s new line of LG CLOi UV-C robots. Virtual influencers aren’t new, but the appearance of a virtual creator at a highly virtualized and socially distant CES really hammered home how weird this event was.

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Venture Beast

JUNE 22, 2021

Social meeting space Breakroom has integrated High Fidelity's 3D audio into its virtual world for social and business events. Read More.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2021

DC is giving away free non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of its superhero comic book covers to people who register for its October 16th FanDome event. Last year’s virtual FanDome , the first ever for DC Comics and Warner Bros.,

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

But Epic was prepared for the fight in part because it knows how to make a spectacle, having already pulled off massive in-game events like the appearance of a giant rolling cube and a volcano eruption. The studio applied tactics it has perfected to hype those events in its disputes with two of tech’s biggest companies.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Finally, PAX Unplugged, an all-tabletop event, is scheduled for Dec. Interview: How Penny Arcade took PAX online, and what it means for the future of the popular event. Relatedly, ReedPop also announced in November that Seattle’s own comic book event, the Emerald City Comic Con, has been scheduled for Dec. 2-5 of 2021.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update since 2019. The report covers how these systems handle key social network elements like discoverability, moderation, and privacy, as well as how services based on them can scale up, interoperate, and make money.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JULY 1, 2020

Last week on The Virtual Excellence Show our scheduled guest was not able to make it at short notice, so I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to share my own life story and how it relates to the virtual. Hi, welcome to The Virtual Excellence Show. So I thought it’d be worth sharing my story of the virtual.

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GeekWire

JULY 8, 2020

If you’re going to root, root, root for Mariners in Seattle these days, you’re going to have to do it virtually as baseball has taken on a whole new look in the age of coronavirus. COMING UP: GeekWire virtual event: The Future of Sports. link] pic.twitter.com/YFpbSoTlXm.

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2020

Seattle-area startups PDM Automotive and Tribute took home $132,500 each at the 17th Seattle Angel Conference event — and the first to be held virtually. The company is led by founder and CEO Sarah Haggard , a social scientist turned tech-product marketer who was at Microsoft for more than a decade. auto parts.

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Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

I’m writing this on a Thursday night while participating in a panel in Clubhouse, the social audio chat platform that has grown quickly to more than 8 million users in a couple of months. I’m in the Nordic Games breakfast room run by Zsuzsa James and other folks.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2020

This is the spectator view for fans watching NBA games “courtside” in Microsoft Teams: the live stream on one side, and your virtual cheering section on the other. My big takeaway: Microsoft and the NBA are on to something with their new tech-fueled virtual fan experience. Look out for me in the virtual stands!!!

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 24, 2021

The study found that a large majority of women who received medication abortions in California last year via telehealth service required no follow-up medical care, and no major adverse events were reported. The findings… Read more.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Earlier this year, Facebook launched a new feature that let small businesses create paid online events. The company framed it as a way of helping organizations struggling with lost revenue during the pandemic, and said that because of the exceptional circumstances, it would not collect any fees on purchases for these events until August 2021.

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