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Tag Archives: Business
Frommer: The Trouble with ‘Apps As TV Channels’
Dan Frommer lays out the myriad obstacles to the “Apps As TV Channels” model everyone is talking about. Bottom line: The people running TV networks are not dummies. They may be slow to adopt new technology, but they’re not stupid. … Continue reading
Wal-Mart Ending 24-hour Operations at Some Stores
From the Citizen-Times in Asheville, N.C.: At select locations in some markets, the nation’s largest retailer has ditched its round-the-clock, 24-hour schedule, closing some stores from midnight to 6 a.m. Cities like Montgomery, Ala., Fayetteville, N.C., and Baltimore have watched … Continue reading
Arkansas Surpasses $1 Billion in All-time Lottery Revenue
From The Associated Press: The Arkansas lottery has passed the $1 billion mark in revenue. Interim lottery director Julie Baldridge said Tuesday that the lottery had sales of just under $2 million on Monday, enough to push the lottery over … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Politics
Tagged Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, Business, Julie Baldridge, lottery, Politics
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So Accurate It’s Scary
From The Onion today, on target as usual: A team of leading archaeologists announced Monday they had uncovered the remains of an ancient job-creating race that, at the peak of its civilization, may have provided occupations for hundreds of thousands … Continue reading
When You Put It Like That …
Arkansas Business Editor Gwen Moritz, in her column this week: This is someone who played by the rules. He got a good education, worked hard in a business that actually created things of value, lived within his means, educated his … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas Business, Business, Politics
Tagged Arkansas Business, Business, Gwen Moritz, Occupy Wall Street, Politics
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Fees Drive New Customers to Arkansas Banks, Credit Union
Rob Moritz of the Arkansas News Bureau, picked up by The Associated Press: Community banks across Arkansas are reporting an increase in business since their decision not to join a move to charge customers a monthly fee for using their … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas Business, Business
Tagged Arkansas News Bureau, Arvest Bank, banks, Bob Birch, Business, Centennial Bank, fees, John Womack, Rob Moritz, The Associated Press
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Coming Soon: Flipboard for iPhone
Flipboard, that elegant social media and news reader that looks great on an iPad, is coming soon to an iPhone. That’s according to Flipboard’s first editorial director, Josh Quittner, in this interview with CNet news. Quittner is the former digital … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Internet, Media, Tech
Tagged apps, Business, Flipboard, iPad, iPhone, Josh Quittner, journalism, magazines, Time
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Video: Get Ready to See More of These Free Checking Ads by Arkansas Banks
You’re about to see a lot more of this, as local banks rush to capitalize on new fees imposed by national and regional giants like Bank of America and Regions. Arvest, Centennial, Bank of the Ozarks, Metropolitan Bank, National Bank … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Media, Video
Tagged ads, Arvest Bank, Bank of America, Bank of the Ozarks, banking, Business, fees, finance, First Security Bank, Metropolitan National Bank, National Bank of Arkansas, Regions, Video
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Businessweek’s Richard Turley Interview on SplatF
Dan Frommer’s SplatF today has a nice snapshot of Richard Turley, creative director at Bloomberg Businessweek, which, if you haven’t noticed, might very well be the best-designed magazine today. That’s the magazine’s Steve Jobs cover at right (click the photo … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Media
Tagged Bloomberg Business, Business, Dan Frommer, design, magazines, publishing, Richard Turley, SplatF, Steve Jobs
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