Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

  

In Driver News

 From Government Technology

Gainesville, Fla., Greenlights Countdown App for Traffic Signals

Motorists in Gainesville, Fla., can now watch the traffic signal they are sitting at countdown from red to green.

Most of the city’s signals are part of a connected network that uses real-time information, predictive algorithms and other technology to send information to drivers via the Enlighten mobile app.

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In Technology News

High-Speed Fiber and Drones Power Live-Streaming Accident App

The city of Wilson, N.C., needed only a small boost to get its public safety drone program flying even higher.

The city began leveraging unmanned aerial systems (UAS) a little over a year ago, sending out drones to capture video footage of accident scenes. A $10,000 grant from smart cities accelerator US Ignite enabled development of a new live-streaming app. 

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In Business of Executive Protection

From Security Marketing Solutions 

Top 10 SEO Tips For Your Business Website

OK so you’ve got a great looking website, triple checked it for typos, verified the content, added your contact/sales form, danced a jig, and you are now idling by the computer and your smartphone waiting for sales to come pouring in.

Well, it isn’t that easy. There are over 200 million websites across the globe and thousands of new ones being created daily. Developing a website is one thing, but how do you make it stand out and get those eyeballs looking and people buying your products.

One of the most important steps you can do is to optimize your website for search engines. Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short is a buzzword that you’ve probably heard of over the last few years.

Here are our Top Ten Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips to help your business website move up in the rankings.

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