Digital Signage - Pros & Cons of Current Campus Systems

Existing systems
Education: Windows 7, IE 9, web-based backend. Mac mini behind 42" touchscreen TV. Found in CERAS building.
Earth Sciences: Tried a non-networked system that failed because updating was a hassle
Create space in Meyer: Interactions by users submitting answers via text to questions. . 
Green library: Powerpoint slideshow. Laptop connected to 40" screen. 
GSB: Moving away from Cisco product
Michael FIsher: PhD student. Social networks over the internet. Developed digital signage app. Runs from USB. Connects to web server, will download web content. Engineering library. Green library has 3 devices. Post-it board. Text the system and it will respond with instructions via text. Displays books for the month, ISBN entry, data pulled from Amazon. Twitter feed. Did you know? section.
Centralized Solutions
ITS: Focusing on Four Winds Interactive (industry leader, digital signage in Vegas). Runs a software player on PC or Mac. Discussing business model. Desire to provide training for each department. 
Contact is Michelle Collete
Supports single touch (simulated mouse-click)
Use cases
R&D, Football stadium food vendors with changing menus
Find my way informational kiosks around campus, Emergency overrides for AlertSU 
Room scheduler (Engineering school has QR code outside rooms pointing to a website)
GSB, room scheduler directly on small screen
Athletic groups has many bulletin boards, would like digital signage
Arrillaga implementing two screens from MIchael Fisher project 
Mini-exhibits 
Desired Functionality
Send user content to touchscreens. (Cisco flip cameras? Via text? Via smartphone app?)
Education. News, events, centers. In Version 2, desired social media interactions, games, user identification 
Beacon: Apple? Push data to phone based on proximity to location.
University of Chicago: Facial recognition technology. Walk into Library. Mood based on your facial expression. 
New content vs. staleness (videos, images) 
"Fake" new content with live feed updates, weather app, etc
Content creation will fall upon content creators