Social data can really light up a room.
How to use social data to create real-world experiences
Social media is no longer stuck behind a screen or in your phone. Today, marketers and makers are finding ways to meld the digital and physical worlds to give consumers more seamless brand experiences throughout their day.
In our recent Social Media Week Chicago presentation we introduced the tools teams can use to create an experience that successfully integrates digital (social media) and physical (lights, sensors, and more) to create novel, real-world experiences worth sharing on behalf of brands. For an example, we shared our Make Friends, Not Ads sign that lights up when people Tweet using the hashtag #friends and #ads.
If you want to try and make a sign (or other device) of your own, the following is a list of materials we used to create our “Make Friends, Not Ads” sign.
Arduino Uno – $24.95
Ardunio Uno Ethernet Shield – $45.00
Isolated Relay Circuit (x2) – $9.15
Inventables
Double-Strand Power Wire – $0.60/ft
High Brightness Green Electroluminescent (EL) Wire– $12.00
12V EL Wire Inverter – $4.95
Female DC Power Adapter – 2.1mm jack to screw terminal block – $2.00
12VDC Power Supply – $8.95
Our code is available on Github.com:
https://github.com/cramer-krasselt/social-media-week-2015-app
C-K’s Make Friends, Not Ads sign lights up when people Tweet using the hashtag #friends and #ads.:
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