Bentonville Tech Company Font Awesome Rolls Out Major Updates to Platform
Bentonville-based Font Awesome, the icon toolkit used on over 200 million websites, is rolling out its biggest update yet with the launch of Font Awesome 7. read more >
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Walmart Connect and the Rise of Retail Media Advertising
Marketing expert Mary Caravella says retail media networks like Walmart Connect are emerging as powerful ad platforms by leveraging their own rich customer data, much like social media giants. read more >
The Nonprofit News (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
The future of local daily news is nonprofit, and Arkansas’ newspaper is now on board. read more >
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Inuvo’s Reaction to Google? Cookies Are Still Crumbling
The Little Rock advertising technology company built its business on the theory that consumer tracking technologies had outlived their usefulness. And company CEO Rich Howe said that the premise still holds true. read more >
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Wright’s Barbecue to Expand to Walmart Campus
Wright's fifth location will occupy a prime spot: on Eighth Street in the middle of Walmart’s 350-acre home office complex. read more >
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Arkansas Requires Parents’ OK for Children on Social Media
Arkansas on Wednesday became the second state to restrict social media use by children, as Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders approved legislation requiring minors to get their parents' permission to create a new account. read more >
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Arkansas Partners With Google to Expand Access to State Programs
Arkansas will be the first state government to use CiviForm, a tool that could benefit employment, education and training programs. read more >
Arkansas to Get $11M in Settlement With Google Over Tracking
A multi-state lawsuit accused Google of continuing to track people's location data even after they opted out. read more >
Inuvo Reports $2.1M Loss, 75% Jump in Sales in Q1
The company says new regulatory requirements and privacy concerns are an opportunity to establish a "dominant" market position. read more >
Ready for Change, Arvest Seeks Digital Makeover
Arvest Bank’s hiring last year of a former Google executive signaled the start of a digital transformation. read more >
Federal Mandate Takes Vaccine Decision Off Employers’ Hands
Larger U.S. businesses now won't have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so is now federal policy. read more >
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U.S. Employers Ratchet Up Pressure on Unvaccinated
A growing number of large employers are imposing rules to make it more onerous for employees to refuse vaccines, from outright mandates to requiring the unvaccinated to undergo regular testing. read more >
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J.B. Hunt, Waymo to Make Driverless Truck Runs in Texas
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell says it will work with autonomous driving company Waymo to test driverless freight delivery in Texas. read more >
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Business’ Pushback Against Restrictive Voting Bills Gains Momentum
The pushback against new voting bills and laws in numerous states is growing with dozens of nation's largest corporations and business leaders signing a new statement objecting to “any discriminatory legislation." read more >
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The Price of Ignorance (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
I am no constitutional scholar, but the deadly insurrection against Congress for doing its constitutional duty and subsequent fallout proves that even the president of the United States didn’t understand the constitutional process by which he was elected (and then sent packing). read more >
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Walmart Tests Drones for Deliveries in North Carolina City
Walmart launches a pilot program using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in Fayetteville, North Carolina. read more >
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Team SI CEO Tim Whitley to Lead Webinar With Google, TapClicks
Team SI CEO Tim Whitley is hosting a webinar with Google and TapClicks, a California marketing technology company, to train retailers on riding the flood of customers pouring into e-commerce. read more >
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Cutting Out the Cookies From Web Advertising
Tim Whitley has cookies on his mind, and not just because the Girl Scouts’ sales season is winding down. read more >
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First Electric Cooperative’s Neighborly Lesson In Home Automation
First Electric Cooperative in Jacksonville has nearly finished upgrading a member’s home with automation technology to increase energy efficiency. read more >
UA Little Rock Gets $10K Worth of Google Credits for Cybersecurity Labs
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $10,000 Google grant that will help provide free, cloud-based cybersecurity labs for junior high and high school students in Arkansas. read more >
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