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Film Tourism plugin

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:41:47 +0000

Our film tourism plugin is now available as a direct add-on to MovieSite. it allows for MovieMaps with minimal effort, completely under office control.

It also delivers tourism information to third parties and to mobile phones.

Ask for access to portals being delivered to clients.

Film Tourism in the Highlands

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:16:04 +0000

VisitCairngorm has an excellent short piece on the making of ‘Centurian’ in the Cairngorms of Scotland. This is in the region of the Highland Film Commission (our client). The VisitCairngorm site is itself a TouristSite service from OpenBrolly.

This area has capitalised on TV tourism for many years and has now started its promotion just after the release of ‘Centurian’.

MovieSite in Genoa, Italy

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:05:53 +0000

MovieSite Director Geoff Wilcock is in Genoa for a three day visit to the Genova- Liguria Film Commission.

The commission is based in a 17th Century palace with great facilities including production facilities, accommodation, offices and meeting rooms. He is meeting the director of the commission, Andrea Rocco and colleagues.

Genova-Liguria Film Commission is a non-profit Film Commission established by the Region Liguria, the City of Genova and other Ligurian cities and Provinces in order to promote Liguria as a destination for movie, Tv , documentaries and commercial productions. More information can be found at: www.genovaliguriafc.it/eng_index.htm.

FourSquare Used By Bravo to Pinpoint Locations

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:33:19 +0000

Tech startup FourSquare has come top of an Entrepreneur Magazine list of “brilliant ideas”. While it’s a little worrying that a social network is the most brilliant entrepreneurial idea on the planet at the moment, it does highlight an opportunity for screen agencies.

FourSquare is an online service, running on mobile phones, that allows users to “check in” when they arrive at a location – a restaurant, a hotel, a visitor attraction, a workplace. In return, their friends can see where they are, user can receive rewards, such as money off, and they collect badges as part of a game.

It’s possible to leave “tips” at locations – suggestions either directly about the location or the neighbourhood. In the past couple of weeks I’ve received a suggestion from a stranger to try the sticky sweet and sour chicken strips at a local restaurant. They were, indeed, wonderful. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, I checked into Starbucks to receive a suggestion that I try the whisky bar across the road for a real taste of Scotland. It was 10:30am, so I politely declined.

Anyone can add tips to any location, and Bravo TV in the US has been boosting their profile by leaving tips at places near show locations. It seems like it has interesting potential to promote a city’s film heritage in a way which might reach visitors who are otherwise disengaged.

Just an idea. Have a great weekend.

David Sim. david.sim@moviesite.biz

Cannes 2010 review

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:19:29 +0000

We seem to have had a very good Cannes with a lot of interest. It seemed quieter than usual but this did not affect our meetings. We had good reception on MovieSite and on our Blethr product for conferences and festivals.

Close of Cannes for Abu Dhabi

MovieSite Mobile in Cannes 2010

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:16:24 +0000

We are pleased to demonstrate MovieSite Mobile for the iPhone at Cannes 2010. We will be available for conversation from Sunday 16th.

We have meetings arranged with several clients to discuss how the mobile version delivers information in real time from their core data.

Dedicated MovieSite WebSite Launched

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:27:52 +0000

OpenBrolly is delighted to announce that a dedicated web site has been created for MovieSite, reflecting the importance of our current and future MovieSite clients to the company.

The new web site will include information about the product and news updates, and can be found at http://www.moviesite.biz/.

Tracking Impact: Digital Engagement

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:00:30 +0000

Last week David Sim delivered a presentation at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh at part of the AmbITion programme for creative businesses and organisations.

The presentation provided strategies for tracking the impact of your use of the Internet and Social Media, including setting targets, relating impact to business objectives and the use of tools such as Google Analytics and Google Alerts.

You can watch the presentation in full. Introduction is by Envirodigital’s Hannah Rudmann.

Watch live streaming video from envirodigital at livestream.com

MovieSite Prepares for Cannes 2010

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:02:00 +0000

A team will be in Cannes for this years film festival covering MovieSite and our social media Blethr brand (for festivals and conferences). Any existing, and future, MovieSite clients are invited to set up a meeting to discuss socia media marketing both for themselves and for production companies they work with.

We are pleased to have several meetings lined up with European agencies and commissions.

Withdrawal of Internet Explorer 6

geoffwilcock — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:38:27 +0000

A blog from the BBC on the demise of IE6. It is expected that by the end of this year most major software companies will no longer support it. “While Microsoft cannot publicly say they would like to see it pass to the other side, there is little doubt they would really prefer users to upgrade.” (Maggie Shiels)