Throughout its history, the Log Cabin has coupled outstanding community journalism with evolving technologies to better serve our loyal customers.
Today, we are proud to announce an exciting new endeavor that will enable us to provide news and information on the go to anyone around the world — the Log Cabin iPhone application.
The project is a result of a collaborative project involving marketing firm Clarovista, the Conway Chamber of Commerce and four exclusive sponsors — Caldwell Toyota, Centennial Bank, Conway Corp. and Conway Regional Medical Center.
Log Cabin Democrat Publisher Rick Fahr said the application will provide a media platform combining a local focus with an ease-of-use viewers will appreciate.
“There isn’t another media outlet that focuses on Conway and Faulkner County the way the Log Cabin Democrat does. We never stop looking for ways to serve our customers better, and this application is another way we can reach people with a device that is already a part of their daily life,” he explained.
The application contains a variety of information from the newspaper and the Log Cabin’s Web portal, www.thecabin.net, but it also features several types of content not available in any other format.
A unique component of the application will be the Toad Suck Daze section, which will include entertainment and event schedules, maps of concessions and activities and both live and archived videos from Faulkner County’s premier annual festival.
“We wanted to unveil the application for Toad Suck Daze, and so that put the development process on a tight timeline. Lee Watson, Doug Ward and everyone involved with building the app worked unbelievably hard to make it happen,” Fahr noted. “The results of their efforts speak for themselves.”
The project would not have been possible without the support of key sponsors, the publisher said.
“We knew we needed help to get this project off the ground, and so we contacted a few key players in the community,” Fahr explained. “Each one jumped on board, and their support is making this project possible. We can’t thank them enough.”
Over time, the application will include new features.
“We will be adding more content sections and types as we go along. The evolution of the Log Cabin app will continue as we go forward. Also, in coming months, the app will be available for other ‘smart-phone’ platforms,” Fahr noted.
The application is now available through Apple’s iTunes app store for an annual fee of $2.99.
Comments (6)
Add commentA good start
I'll be looking forward to the Android version, but in the meantime, it's nice to see you folks looking to the future. As one of those folks who dislike the 'paper' part of newspaper, it'll be good to have more electronic options.
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It's pretty sad that it isn't available free with ads though (Ads pay for the service) as with similar Aps. Not everyone with the iphone has access to a credit/debit card and cannot purchase Aps, but would put up with ads, just to be able to see other items on their phone. Please consider this. And there's not a feature on many other smart phones where they enter credit card info.
It is also a problem with using a wireless card for internet on laptops. The mobile version is what pops up and pictures or comments cannot be viewed. The (m.) is removed, but it just comes back. This is frustrating to several people, since it is not a phone but a computer. The Log Cabin website seems to be the only one that I have ran across so far with this issue.
I'll see what I can do
Just Trying, I'll see what I can do about the app download issue you mentioned, and I'll forward your note to my IT guy. That's not an issue I've noticed.
Can't wait
to try this out, Thank you!!!!!
just_trying_to_survive
You can pick up an iTunes gift card at several stores here in town and enter that into iTunes to avoid the credit/debit issue altogether.
Thanks
Thanks for the info. I will pass it on, and I will keep checking to see if there is a solution for the laptop.