Tag Archives: Alaska Business

Alaska Mobile App Developer

3 Sep

Alaska iPhone app developer

If you’re looking for an iPhone, iOS, iPad and/or Android mobile app maker in Alaska – look no further than Catapult Consulting. (more…)

Alaska Guns and Butter

1 Jun

Fred Meyer Gun Coupon

Every once in a while I am reminded how Alaska is such a unique place. While I’m certain it’s not all “that” unique to have coupons for firearm purchases, I’m guessing you won’t see this same circular floating around the Seattle or Portland area Fred Meyer stores. (more…)

Best Coffee in Alaska

14 Apr

For the record, I never drank coffee until my mid-20s – right about the time I took a full-time job as a new media (web designer) director at Internet Alaska (circa 1997). Through my coworkers, I was fortunate to have been introduced to one of Alaska’s better coffee houses, Kaladi Brothers. (more…)

Local Alaska News App

10 Dec



The latest app to hit the streets is from KTUU Channel 2 here in Anchorage, Alaska. They announced the app on their news broadcast earlier this week and I went to check it out.

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Alaska’s Not Craigslist

10 Jan

The Alaska online classifieds world has been divided yet again with the introduction of AlaskasList.com. According to the founders and the catch phrase on the website,

“That guy in California has his list. Now Alaskans have their own…”

I suppose the real question is do we need another classified ad service in Alaska? We already have Craigslist, local newspapers and one of my personal favorites: Oodle.com  

With the ever withering newspaper decline, I’ve often wondered why they haven’t picked up on how easy it would be to build a free online classifieds service to keep their readers coming back?  There are a few reasons why Alaska’s List could be a better option for Alaskans. (more…)

Alaska Blogger Backlash

6 Dec

Blogging is by no means a new thing these days, nor is it really all that novel. The topic of backlash from bloggers has also been talked about for at least four years now. So why an article on “blogger backlash”? I’d like to share my own experiences about how blogging can have local implications and express my views about the backlash I’ve received as a result of this website. (more…)