I wrote an article about Tokyo Metro's new Digital Signage media. Below is a photo of Chip and Dale, in a Disney Ad. Next to it is a traditional backlit style media space, unsold! I guess it is going to be hard to sell static ads right next to exciting colorful Disney content in High Def video. Some sponsors might by the backlit space if they are also running ads on the Digital Signage.
I recently became a contributor to DailyDooh, the Digital Out Of Home industries premiere news source. I wrote an article about the RetailTech 2009 event which was held at Tokyo Big Site March 3rd through 6th.
Take a look at the article here.
There are tons of good photos in the my RetailTech photo album.
My friend Tom Hayes came to Tokyo for a business trip and we meet at his hotel to catch up. I have not seen him since 1991 so it was great to see he is doing so well.
Other than a little weight gain, hair loss, added wrinkles, reduced muscle tone, both of us look just like we did in high school.
It has taken me quite a while to get around to putting these photos up. The soccer tournament was held last year. More photos in the Santa Maria Soccer Tournament photo album on the left.
The whole family went to see the Blue Man Group a few 
weeks ago. It was a real blast. The show was a weird mix of humor, music, strange visuals and tricks. After the show the blue men and their bands members stay around to take photos with the kids who were in the audience.
We went to Kidzania a few months ago. Kids can pretend to be different professions at the small theme park designed to be a miniature version of the real world. Lots of corporate sponsorships pay for the sets. A pizza chain has a restaurant where the kids make their own mini pizzas for example.
William enjoyed being a pilot.
Nelson a fireman.
The Yodobashi Camera instore digital signage installation got the interest of Nikkei Marketing. They published an article about it in their newspaper.