Timeline: The History of the Industrial Internet of Things
FinanceThe Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t only for connecting the latest gadgets, like a voice-activated speaker or a smart thermostat, to your increasingly connected home. In fact, the same circumstances that have led to the explosion in smart consumer gadgets, such as universal wireless connectivity, cloud computing, cheap sensors, and better artificial intelligence, are also
Zuck Says Ads Aren’t The Way To Monetize Messaging, WhatsApp Will Prioritize Growth Not Subscriptions
Tech IndustryFacebook won’t be throwing its advertising weight behind its new acquisition WhatsApp like it did with Instagram. But WhatsApp also won’t be focusing on rolling out the $1 a year subscription fee it currently charges in some countries. Instead, with the financial security Facebook brings, it will dedicate itself to growth. Monetization was the big
Townsell named director of investor relations for Home BancShares
FinanceDonna Townsell has been named director of investor relations for Conway-based Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank. Townsell was promoted from her role as director of marketing. “Donna has played a major role in our company’s success and is a tremendous asset to the team,” Home BancShares Board Chairman John Allison said
Twitter’s Custom Emojis Make Their Debut As An Ad Unit With #ShareACoke
Tech IndustryA few months ago, I wondered out loud if Twitter was missing the boat by not charging for its custom emojis. I mean, brands want to spend money on ads. I bet they’re salivating over having their own custom emoji on the platform. Wonder no more. Coke has gotten its own custom emoji (previously called
Visualizing Elon Musk’s Vision for the Future of Tesla
FinanceTesla is currently stuck in “production hell” with Model 3 delays, as Elon Musk describes it. But Winston Churchill had a great quote about facing what seems like insurmountable adversity: “If you’re going through hell, keep going”. This is certainly a maxim that Musk and Tesla will need to live by in order to realize
Africa’s Exploding Tech Startup Ecosystem
FinanceAfrica’s Exploding Tech Startup Ecosystem In terms of economic potential and growth, Africa has never been more important on the world stage. Africa is home to the fastest growing cities, and more than half of the world’s population growth will take place on the continent over the coming decades. By 2050, cities like Lagos and
Arvest Equipment Finance announces staff additions
FinanceArvest Equipment Finance (AEF), a division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has hired Eric Johnston and Jay Bankston as vendor business development representatives. The new hires are the result of continued growth and expansion of AEF’s vendor program according to AEF division president Eric Bunnell. Johnston most recently worked for Caterpillar Inc., and also previously worked
Predicting the Future of Media and Entertainment
FinanceVisualizing the Future of Media and Entertainment Over your lifetime, the consumption of media and entertainment has already changed drastically. For Boomers and Gen Xers, the shift has been earth-shattering. Both generations will remember a time before mainstream computing when TV was dominated by the Big Three TV networks (NBC, ABC, and CBS), and newspapers
Financial, corporate and community groups announce new initiative to help underserved access bank accounts
FinanceA statewide coalition of financial institutions, large corporations and community nonprofits are pooling their resources to launch a new banking option for undeserved Arkansans. Bank On Arkansas+, a special project of the Arkansas Asset Funders Network, is hoping to reverse these trends: one in 10 Arkansas household have no bank account. Of those that do,
Bank OZK rings opening bell to celebrate rebranding, new ticker symbol
FinanceLittle Rock-based Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK), formerly Bank of the Ozarks, celebrated the first day of trading under its new name and ticker symbol OZK, marking the occasion by opening the market Monday morning (July 16) at NASDAQ. Bank OZK Chairman and CEO George Gleason was joined by executives from throughout the company to ring
