My previous post about closing the social media gap raised some interesting discussion on twitter around how we start to approach the issue of narrowing the gap between those who are active in social media and those that are not, for various reasons – getting access to such websites is still a major block, butRead… Read more »
Tweet New York is investing nearly $191 million in wind, hydroelectric and landfill-to-gas projects to provide renewable energy access throughout the state. The funds will be awarded through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) and will cover 17 projects. NYSERDA estimates that these power projectsRead… Read more »
Customers will soon be able to use their co-branded EasyCards on Taiwan High Speed Rail. The cards are already accepted on the Taipei Metro, Taiwan Railway and buses in Greater Taipei City and Taipei County. “The touch-and-go service will save passengers at least 20 minutes of waiting and ticket processing time,” said high-speed rail chairmanRead… Read more »
Despite customer concerns about sharing their location with cell phone providers, several organizations are using crowdsourced geolocation data to track public services. In New York, web development company Densebrain is analyzing cell phone data to track Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway services. According to The New York Times, the project looks for disruptions in cell phoneRead… Read more »
We’re going to start running occasional live webchats on the subject of online innovation on the Kind of Digital website. They’ll be simple affairs using the CoverItLive system and a bit of Twitter, and all the action will take place on our webchat page. Obviously, it’s all free. The first webchat will be next Tuesday,Read… Read more »
My previous post, giving a bit of advice for people wanting to be active online and yet stay out of trouble at work, missed one vital point: Don’t post pictures of your groin on the internet – especially if you’ve only got your pants on. Original post
The Toronto Star reports that the Toronto Transit Commission (ON) will recommend abandoning plans for an open fare payment system and instead tap into the regional PRESTO card. A staff report will recommend negotiating terms for introducing the card with Metrolinx and the Province of Ontario. About $140 million is available to implement PRESTO, butRead… Read more »
For many years, before my public servant days, i was a civilian looking into the government’s operations and hating every darn minute of it! I enjoyed finding flaws in every process level that, when I think about it now, it seems so evil of me. Today, I am a public servant. And I have enjoyedRead… Read more »
I recently became a fan of Das Auto, a phrase Volkswagen aptly uses to describe the attitude of its brand. Das Auto is all those little things that go into making a Volkswagen. In its English language translation, it simply means the car. For me, Das Auto is a Volkswagen Jetta and it’s more thanRead… Read more »
Rachael Happe, groundbreaking co-founder of The Community Roundtable, has just written an incredibly important post entitled, Communities – The New Strategic Imperative. I urge you to read and consider it. Some managers and executives I know have expressed what I’ll characterize as desperation at the speed at which things are running, and the fact thatRead… Read more »