Alexa

Our 3.0 version of the Alexa app has been released to the wild today!

If you have an Alexa Echo Dot, Spot or Show, you can now find Big Cat when you search for skills on your app.  Enable the skill and then just say, “Alexa, open big cat” and she will ask you if you want to hear about cubs, or if you want to hear the latest news, or if you want to hear a rescue story.

We also have a Daily Flash Briefing where you get a one-minute Keeper Report.

To get this in your daily news briefing just open the Alexa app and then

• Click Settings
• Scroll down to and click Flash Briefing
• Click:  Get more Flash Briefing content
• then search: Big Cat Briefing
• Add that to your briefing and you will get a quick report from me (Carole) every day that catches you up on the news.

Got Game?

Enable the skill called Big Cat Rescue in your Alexa app and be prepared to be challenged as you take a virtual tour of the sanctuary.

Do you travel?

If you are like me, you often forget something you really needed on a trip.  I created a free app for Alexa called Travel Checklist.  Just go to Alexa and say, “Open Travel Checklist” to have us walk you through what you are packing to make sure you don’t forget anything.

Got Kids? First Graders to College?

Back to School is full of things to remember.  We created a free app for Alexa called School Checklist.  Enable the skill on your app and then just go to Alexa and say, “Open School Checklist” to have us walk you through what you are buying for back to school or back to college to make sure you don’t forget anything.

Here is a sample of a Daily Flash Briefing.

If you want to check out previous Daily Flash Briefing you can go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCPv8ivo6o4CZHFifkfRYDw

You can also make a donation to Big Cat Rescue directly through your Alexa enabled device.  You can even donate as little as $5 through you Alexa device.  Simply say, “Alexa, make a donation to Big Cat Rescue.”  The Alexa will walk you through that quick easy process.

YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED

Do you have an Alexa Device?

If yes, which one(s)?

• Echo
• Echo Plus
• Dot, Dot 2
• Echo Show (Has a video screen)
• Echo Spot (Has a video screen)

Do you think you will use your Alexa device to get Big Cat Rescue’s Flash Briefings?

Would you be interested if in the future, Big Cat Rescue were to invest the time and effort into making some Alexa Skills such as the big cats’ stories, explanation of big cat issues, fun quizzes, or trivia games?