There was a lot of news this past week. Here are some stories that caught our eyes. A Pre-history of the Electronic Music Festival —Resident Advisor “The international festival circuit is booming, but little is known about the decades of evolution that got us here. In his latest

Let’s talk about Taylor Swift and her insight about the fan experience. Swift’s viewpoint is credible—she is one of the music industry’s most popular acts (her recent Red Tour grossed more than $150 million)—so the Wall Street Journal published an article by her abou

I recently attended a lecture at a performing arts center. The seats were great. The sound was great. The presentation was great. Everything was great, except for the eager usher who emphatically told patrons not to take photos with their mobile phones. A phone would go up, and the us

It’s becoming a Google world, and we’re just living in it. Take, for example, its new endeavor called Project Tango. According to its website, “Project Tango is an attempt to create a mobile device unlike like any other, a mobile device that shares our sense of space

Dede Mulligan has an idea—convention centers should advertise their walkability scores. “Think about your average attendee at a convention. They typically have arrived in your city without a car. The hotel is adjacent or within a short walk of the convention,” Mulligan wro