There was a lot of news this past week you may have missed. Here are some headlines that caught our eyes.
Vintage Photos: The Winter Olympics Through the Ages
—Condé Nast Traveler
“The Winter Olympics in Sochi are on everyone’s mind right now, but we’re taking a trip back through Winter Olympics of years past, thanks to these charming vintage photos.”
Madison House Presents Joins AEG Live
—CelebrityAccess
“AEG Live has announced the acquisition of festival, touring, and special events production company Madison House Presents. The deal will see Madison House Presents’ principal partners Don Sullivan, Mike Luba and Jeremy Stein joining AEG.”
A New Approach To Improve Networking at Conferences
—Event Manager Blog
“Stimulating your audience to meet new peers and matching the expert with the non-expert leads to more effective and satisfactory meeting experiences.”
Japanese Companies Testing 360-degree VR Broadcasts for Live Events
—Engadget
“Users can move their HMD [head-mounted displays] around to shift their view, and the cloud processes and machinations aim to maximize stream quality for where (and on what) you’re viewing, ‘as if you’re really there.'”
Storytelling Lessons from World Wrestling Entertainment
—Harvard Business Review
“For anyone in entertainment, marketing, or storytelling trying to understand the way a company should (or should not) interact with its fan base, this is the bout for you.”
(Image: ITAR-TASS Photo Agency/Alamy)
