SEM 

SEMPO New Board of Directors

Just got notice that SEMPO elected a new board today. The thirteen Board of Directors that will serve a one-year term, starting in mid-March, are (in alphabetical order): Ron Belanger, Carat Interactive Chris Churchill, Fathom Online Barbara Coll, Webmama.com Koichiro Fukasawa, Wasabi Communications Gordon Hotchkiss, Enquiro Kevin Lee, Did-it.com Mauro Lupi, Ad Maiora SpA Jeffrey Pruitt, iCrossing John Sanchez, Zunch Communications Jessie Stricchiola, Alchemist Media Julienne Thompson, Advertising.com Dana Todd, SiteLab David Williams, 360i See you at SES NYC new SEMPO board.

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Social 

What marketers are saying about Facebook’s new Portal video chat devices

Facebook unveiled its long-anticipated foray into hardware Monday with the announcement of its twin video chat devices, Portal and Portal+, available in November. The devices use artificial intelligence (AI) to create a more interactive, realistic chat experience that reacts to callers’ movements by automatically panning in and zooming out, and adjusting sound levels. The Portals also include Amazon’s voice-controlled Alexa, positioning the devices firmly as a competitor to other smart speaker devices like Google Home and Apple’s HomePod. Marketers are on the sidelines, for now. As with most news around voice,…

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