Beta Bahil Announces The iHeritage Guide ™ iPhone Application

Alexandria, Virginia --(September 30, 2009) Beta Bahil the firm behind renowned Beta Bahil blog and incubator of Grio.tv is happy to announce the release of The iHeritage Guide ™ a free iPhone cultural learning and tourism application that puts African-American history into your hands.  Once installed, the application will show the nearest cultural or historic museums, events or buildings.  Currently listed are National Historic Landmarks and African-American Museums throughout the United States, with more sites and events coming soon. No longer confined between the first and last day of February each year, African-American history, like its people, has finally broken the bounds to become more accessible.  From family reunion tours to self taught scholars, The iHeritage Guide™ makes Black history come alive like never before.

“We are really happy to bring African-American history to the mobile space,” says developer Samuel Suraphel.  “It is the perfect app to be used as a personal guide or amongst a family or group. With the iHeritage Guide, we aim to transition from thinking in terms of just days to also learning from the physical presence of our heritage, which is everywhere.”

As each heritage site is chosen on the application, the user is able to see specific details regarding the location including a map and the address.  Sites are divided into categories such as; Architecture, Art & Music, Associations & groups, Athletics, Business, Civil Rights, Dance & Theatre, Education, Entertainment, Law & Politics, Literature, Media, Medicine & Science, Memorials & Monuments, Military, Public Accommodations, Religion, and Slavery. 

Geotagged content which includes geographical identification of photographs, video of the historic site and links to accompanying websites or RSS feeds are continuously being added.  Suraphel is also inviting cultural and academic non-profit institutions interested in more exposure, FREE listing of their sites and events.  Marketing partnership opportunities are also available for local tour companies and other related service providers.

About Beta Bahil

Beta Bahil, developer of the iHeritage Guide^TM, works to market media and products that highlight global African heritage.  In addition to developing in-house products, the firm also offers media production, web/mobile development, and business consulting services to multicultural content producers globally.  Contact Beta Bahil at  or www.twitter.com/betabahil.  Visit www.iheritageguide.com or www.betabahil.com for more information.