Internet

Online Reviews Make Big Difference To Small Businesses

Julia Flucht — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:47:11 +0000

Northwest cities, including Seattle and Portland, are awash in great restaurants. And these venues must compete for attention from a highly discerning crowd. Online rating sites such as Yelp, Google and FourSquare are making those customers even more discriminating. You can even pick up those reviews as you walk down the street. That’s great for some small business, but as journalist Julia Flucht reports, there are some downsides.

Idaho Case Shows Limits Of Anonymous Comments Online

Jessica Robinson — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:06:18 +0000

Online free speech experts say people who like to post fiery comments on the internet should take heed of a north Idaho case. A judge said this week that the right to remain anonymous does not extend to internet comments that insinuate someone committed a crime. Correspondent Jessica Robinson has more.

State Parks Forced To Get Creative, Wired To Survive

Austin Jenkins — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:32:44 +0000

A wi-fi connection and smart phone bar codes could be coming to a state park near you. Those are just two of the ideas under consideration as Washington State Parks tries to recruit a new generation of visitors. Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins explains.