Bob Cooney

Bob Cooney

Los Angeles, California, United States
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Bob Cooney is an 10-time entrepreneur who’s built a career accurately predicting the…

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    The VR Collective

    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Melbourne, Australia

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    Portland, Oregon Area

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    London, United Kingdom

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    Santa Monica, CA

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    210 calle de los molinos, san clemente, ca 92672

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    Greater San Diego Area

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    Carlsbad, CA

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    Greater Chicago Area

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Volunteer Experience

  • President and Board Member

    San Clemente Little League

    - 4 years

    Children

Publications

  • Real Money from Virtual Reality

    Virtual Reality was supposed to be the next big consumer technology, but one thing was missing: It didn’t actually solve a consumer problem. More than $10 billion invested in startups is at risk of evaporating. Companies are pivoting to location-based entertainment as a means to build awareness, revenue, and runway. Selling to entertainment operators requires a deep understanding of the market that most VR companies don’t possess. Bob Cooney crams his 30 years of entrepreneurial experience into…

    Virtual Reality was supposed to be the next big consumer technology, but one thing was missing: It didn’t actually solve a consumer problem. More than $10 billion invested in startups is at risk of evaporating. Companies are pivoting to location-based entertainment as a means to build awareness, revenue, and runway. Selling to entertainment operators requires a deep understanding of the market that most VR companies don’t possess. Bob Cooney crams his 30 years of entrepreneurial experience into a handy and thoroughly enjoyable guidebook to launching a VR product. A must read for anyone looking to enter this growing, but increasingly crowded, marketplace.

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  • Digital Jukebox Music Licensing - 103

    NSM Music Blog

    Now we get to answer one of the most common questions about digital jukeboxes: why are some artists not available? With digital jukeboxes excepted out of compulsory licenses for mechanical rights and the Jukebox License Agreement, digital jukebox companies are left having to manually clear all their music manually. This means contracts with major and independent record labels, PRO’s and thousands of publishers. And with no laws or rules governing these business arrangements, each entity can…

    Now we get to answer one of the most common questions about digital jukeboxes: why are some artists not available? With digital jukeboxes excepted out of compulsory licenses for mechanical rights and the Jukebox License Agreement, digital jukebox companies are left having to manually clear all their music manually. This means contracts with major and independent record labels, PRO’s and thousands of publishers. And with no laws or rules governing these business arrangements, each entity can hold out for whatever they believe is a fair deal.

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  • Digital Jukebox Licensing 102

    NSM Music Blog

    Last week I wrote about licensing for digital jukeboxes being like a 4 legged stool, and went into the first three of those legs: master use licensing, public performance licensing and mechanical licenses. This week we discuss the fourth leg, Sync, as well as some of the complexities of negotiation contract terms and why the JLO doesn’t apply to digital jukeboxes.

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  • Digital Jukebox Music Licensing 101

    Internet

    This is the first in a series of posts that will attempt to remove some of the mystery around licensing music for digital jukeboxes.

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Projects

  • Zero Latency VR

    Next level free-roaming VR system. This is going to change the game forever. I'll be working with them to bring this to North America this year. Reach out for more info.

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  • Whirlpool Dream Laundry Interactive Display

    In-store deployment of 42" touchscreens guiding consumers through the purchase decision for new washers and dryers. By asking a series of lifestyle questions, laundry room re-design recommendations were made highlighting Whirlpool and Maytag products. Contact info captured and automatically sent to mobile devices of sales staff for immediate and future follow up. Deployed at Bray and Scarff in VA, MD and DC areas.

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  • White Sox Smart TV and Interactive Display Project

    The installation combines more than 50 LG “Full HD” 1080p LCD HDTVs and digital signage monitors for use in video walls and concessions with ten of the Ecast IQ™ 40-inch vertically oriented, interactive media touchscreen displays. The installation centralizes video content and display control capability and leverages LG’s unique IP solution to enable video content delivery to multiple monitors. Simultaneously, Ecast’s interactive media platform distributes custom applications to its ten IQ…

    The installation combines more than 50 LG “Full HD” 1080p LCD HDTVs and digital signage monitors for use in video walls and concessions with ten of the Ecast IQ™ 40-inch vertically oriented, interactive media touchscreen displays. The installation centralizes video content and display control capability and leverages LG’s unique IP solution to enable video content delivery to multiple monitors. Simultaneously, Ecast’s interactive media platform distributes custom applications to its ten IQ touchscreens.

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  • 2010 Vancouver Olympics Aboriginal Pavilion

    Ecast Network teamed up with CTC and the Four Host Nations to create four digital signage kiosks; one is at the pavilion. These 102-cm (40-in) high-def, interactive touchscreens (like an iPhone for giants) are divided into three sections: Four Host First Nations society; Aboriginal business success stories; and CTC’s 28 significant Aboriginal tourism experiences across Canada.

    The commission’s 28 experiences, shown in one-minute videos, include a map of Canada with rotating images and…

    Ecast Network teamed up with CTC and the Four Host Nations to create four digital signage kiosks; one is at the pavilion. These 102-cm (40-in) high-def, interactive touchscreens (like an iPhone for giants) are divided into three sections: Four Host First Nations society; Aboriginal business success stories; and CTC’s 28 significant Aboriginal tourism experiences across Canada.

    The commission’s 28 experiences, shown in one-minute videos, include a map of Canada with rotating images and video. There’s also a Games-time schedule of entertainment, plus the option for visitors to leave an e-mail address to receive more info.

    The other kiosks are at the Aboriginal Business Centre and Artisans Village adjacent to the pavilion, and at the International Broadcast Centre and Main Media Centre at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

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