Have you ever been to a comedy show, doubling over in laughter at the comedian’s jokes, and all of a sudden someone from the crowd starts yelling? That’s a heckler – a person who…
Apple is a tastemaker, a pioneering force of cool, and it’s no coincidence that the tech giant has earned a spot as the most valuable brand in the world. Apple’s sleek aesthetic and…
Got Skills? By now, you’ve heard of Amazon’s line of Alexa products (Echo, Dot, Echo Show, etc). What you may not have heard is that one in every 30 Americans has an Alexa in their home (someone you know probably has more than…
The Music Industry Meets the Ad Industry Jay Z recently released his 13th solo album. Outside of music this shouldn’t be much news except for one difference. Jay Z partnered with Sprint to exclusively release his album to Sprint and Tidal customers. Tidal is Jay Z’s
Every team has their own set of tools they think are the cat’s pajamas. With so many apps to choose from and so many workflows emerging from the ether, it’s no wonder designers are having a hard time figuring out where to turn. Don’t…
Times they are a-changin’. There’s a new platform update (seemingly) every week. Here’s a quick look at the latest and greatest from August, 2017! Facebook: Facebook Watch: Facebook introduced Watch, a new platform to watch…
The Change The very first tweet was sent out on March 21, 2006, 9:50 pm. In the 11+ years since then, Twitter has become a cultural mainstay where real-time events are covered by…
Introduction From mighty IBM to smaller, social-first vendors too numerous to name, there is a massive industry within the greater martech umbrella devoted to collecting and interpreting social media data. Considering today’s political…
“Sometimes in order to think big, you have to think small.” -Floop, Spy Kids What’s a “Skillshare”? Here at ISL, we invent digital experiences for big brands…
Thousands of games later, Fake News: The Game is still going strong. From the start, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on the game play analytics, so we turned to
At ISL, we believe fostering DC’s tech community is incredibly important. We host tech meetups for Women Who Code, Code for DC, Django District, and Hear Me Code,…
Got Skills? By now, you’ve heard of Amazon’s line of Alexa products (Echo, Dot, Echo Show, etc). What you may not have heard is that one in every 30 Americans…
What is it? Sit down. This one’s a doozy. Facebook is making a huge change to its Graph API and will be removing the ability to customize link previews (*cue jaw hitting the floor*). This means…