When was the last time someone from your company had a real-life superfan? Well, if you work at Tableau, then the answer would be last November. That’s when the software company hosted its annual conference, drawing nearly 15,000 “data geeks” to chat about data analysis done the Tableau way.

Customers leveraging the latest Brightcove Native Player SDKs for iOS and Android can now download, manage and playback offline content through a set of out-of-the-box APIs. Brightcove takes on the heavy lifting for media download and playback, leaving developers free to focus on building out exceptional end user experiences.

“Alexa, what’s the temperature going to be today?” “Siri, what are the showtimes for the new Spiderman movie?” “Ok Google, give me directions to the nearest gas station.” Whether you’re out or at home, many of you are talking to digital assistants.

Too hot to climb that peak this weekend? Well, don’t. Whether the weekend takes you to the beach or has you sitting in your air-conditioned living room, you can download Salomon TV’s new OTT application.

At this year’s Brightcove PLAY conference, author and university professor Rohit Bhargava stopped by to talk trends—what they are, how to find them, and why businesses need to take notice. It’s because trends aren’t just what we read in magazines or see on screens; they go beyond the surface.

Judging by the spontaneous flash mob Prince tribute, live graffiti artist, and DJ Leah V’s party soundtrack, this year’s Brightcove PLAY conference certainly lived up to its name.   But it wasn’t all just fun and games.