Skift Meetings Studio Team

Where there is data, there is cash - at least that's true from the perspective of a hacker. With technology and connectivity on the rise, the opportunity for exploitation of data is rife. A recent hijacking of a hotel's electronic key entry system highlights a new vector of attack for fraudsters and a continual security threat for venues and eventprofs alike.

If you are starting to lose interest or feeling yourself losing the motivation to stick to your New Year’s resolution, these helpful tips and tricks will show you how to keep your goals alive for longer.

Whether you want to hire a speaker, be inspired or get some ideas about what a great speaker can do for your events, this comprehensive collection of great speaker websites can help.

Twitter showed its hand this week when it decided to bury its moments behind a new feature called "Explore". The new feature will focus less on Twitter’s curated moments and more on what’s happening right now. That, of course, includes live video streaming.

The way people share is changing, and with that, Facebook is bringing Instagram style Stories to its platform. Facebook Stories could be bad news for Snapchat, who arguably pioneered the format. We take a brief look at the new Facebook Stories and find out what it means for event professionals.

Effectively debriefing your event is vital to dissect the good, the bad and the ugly of your most recent event and ensure you continuously improve for future projects. Here are some top tips for a constructive debrief, as well as a downloadable debrief template.

Your event’s online reputation is precious and fragile. It takes very little to mar it. Protect it as if it was all that you had (with these tips) because someday it could be.

We are currently witnessing the dawn of a new era in interface design. A handsfree era where the human voice, perhaps our most primal form of communication, is beginning to take control of the world around us. In this article, we take a look at voice recognition and how it might change the event industry.

Social networking giant, Facebook is fast becoming the go-to place for live streaming video on the Internet. Recent reports show that more people are using Facebook than any other mobile-first live streaming platform.

In a speech given earlier today in Westminster British Prime Minister, Theresa May, outlined her plan for the UK's exit from the European Union. Although many details still remain unclear, it will be a hard Brexit, meaning the UK will also leave the single market.