OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (AP) — Ocean Springs is going to try an app and a link from its website to Magnolia Studio's Play the Coast. City leaders signed an agreement Wednesday night.
The Sun Herald’s Karen Nelson reports the app will list city offerings, promote events, list all tourism-related businesses and allow participating businesses to announce activities in a timely manner.
Paying businesses will be able to announce menu specials and music events and update the information themselves. Mayor Connie Moran says it's as easy as posting on a Facebook page. The postings are time sensitive and will disappear when they're over.
A spokeswoman for the company says Ocean Springs is the first on the Coast to have a city-specific app with participating businesses, and it should be available to download Monday.
