technology – James Sims

September 8, 2013April 26, 2020

Broadway Needs a Swift Kick in the App

Blog, Broadway, Digital By James Sims1 Comment

It's time for arts-related mobile apps to get micro, right down to the seat you're sitting in, and extend the storytelling experience through second screens. Mobile app developers have pushed the boundaries of ways users can extend their experience with entertainment content.

February 20, 2013April 26, 2020

HuffPost: Social TV Needs an Upgrade: Your Move, Apple

Huffington Post, Portfolio By James Sims

It's time for technology to wow us consumers again. A hashtag in the corner during Glee or awarding a GetGlue badge for watching the latest Pretty Little Liars episode -- that's just social media 101. Audiences are ready to graduate to the advanced class.

November 4, 2012April 26, 2020

Separation of Twitter and Facebook in the Age of Obama

Blog, Opinion By James Sims

Get into a verbal fight on Facebook, and I still have to see you in our elevator the next morning. I'm all for embracing awkward moments, but not when that initial verbal brawl is seen, and judged, by my republican-minded in-laws. It is far easier agreeing to avoid heated political debates with people I love than to risk damaging a lifelong relationship because I felt snarky that day. There's not enough Advil in Duane Reade to take on that battle.

October 1, 2012April 26, 2020

HuffPost: Smile Broadway! You’re on Instagram

Blog, Broadway, Huffington Post, Portfolio By James Sims

Facebook is so over. At least, that's what a college-age coworker told me this summer while discussing arts marketing. The mega social network may be waning with a younger demographic, but a recent Facebook acquisition is growing exponentially.

August 18, 2012April 26, 2020

HuffPost: Fighting My Mother’s Cancer With Text Messages

Huffington Post, Portfolio By James Sims

My mother calls to tell me she has a fourth type of cancer. I'm pretty sure I would have given my regards to the world after the doctor told me there was even the slightest chance that I could have any type of cancer. My mother, always the fighter.

November 7, 2011April 26, 2020

Museum Scientists & Imaging Technologies

Museum, Portfolio By James SimsLeave a Comment

Whether Museum scientists are studying parasites, people, or planets in other solar systems, cutting-edge imaging technologies such as infrared photography, scanning electron microscopes, and CT scanners now make it possible to examine details that were previously unobservable.