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The DST Top 5: October's top digital signage headlines

It's time for our monthly look back at the most-read articles and blog posts on Digital Signage Today in the previous month, recapping the biggest news headlines of October.

November 9, 2015 by Christopher Hall — w, t

It's time for our monthly look back at the most-read articles and blog posts on Digital Signage Today in the previous month, recapping the biggest news headlines of October.

As we take look our monthly look back at the most-read articles and blogs from the previous month, we have a repeat offender again this month — our No. 4 piece, "Is the digital signage media player close to extinction?" was our No. 2 piece in last month's top five recap.

The rest of our top five is an interesting mix: a look at digital signage and pop-up kiosks; a piece on the interplay between the Internet of Things and digital signage; a look at how the future of "Back to the Future Part II" might be closer than we think; and a piece on how the Golden Arches might be lighting the way to a new future for retail

Without further ado then, here they are, in reverse order, the five most popular articles and blog posts, by pageviews, for the month of October:

5. "Digital signage changing the game for 'pop-up' kiosks"

In a new-breed of kiosks, digital signage acts as a virtual salesperson; using touchscreen interactivity, customers can learn about products being sold and make purchasing decisions on the spot.

Click here to read our digital signage blogger's take on this new trend.

4. "Is the digital signage media player close to extinction?"

Life as a digital signage media player may feel like a vulnerable place right now with System-on-Chip devices maturing on the market and gaining traction every day. But does that mean there's an asteroid headed the media player's way?

Click here to read the verdict as our digital signage expert blogger puts the media player up in a head-to-head matchup against SoC displays.

3. "The Internet of Things and digital signage – friends or foes?"

The explosion of networked devices commonly referred to as the Internet of Things is fueling an explosive evolution in information technologies; what does it mean for digital signage?

Click here to read our digital signage blogger's take on the explosion of the IoT.

2. "Let's go 'Back to the Future' of digital out-of-home advertising"

DOOH expert takes a look at how digital signage and out-of-home advertising was envisioned 30 years ago when Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and their time-traveling DeLorean traveled to the past, present and future.

Click here to read how close the movie's predicted future is to the state of digital out-of-home today.

1. "Will McDonald's be the catalyst for the next era of retail disruption?"

Is McDonald's the catalyst for disruption in the fast food and retail industries alike? According to this digital signage blogger, the latest disruption in retail is here, and innovative companies such as McDonald's are paving the way.

Click here to read more about how McDonald's has set the bar for not only the fast food industry, but for retailers as well.

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