I’m currently beginning to work on my Thesis and was looking for any resources anyone was willing to extend to me. I have not formed a specfic thesis yet, however, i have developed a topic. I want to study the effects on GDP of energy (specifically offshore drilling) for domestic versus imported. I would loveRead… Read more »
Google I/O kicks off today, get ready for the latest and greatest Android news I have been an Android user for my mobile phone for over two years now and using their tablets almost as frequently. I started with the HTC EVO 4G, and have possessed more than ten (no seriously) Android tablets, phones andRead… Read more »
The biggest challenge in being a Web Content Manager is not learning HTML or dealing with the complexities of social media. It is a more prosaic one – how do you get people to write content for your web site? I’ve worked in web content for organizations large and small, in government and outside ofRead… Read more »
Originally published on Tri Tuns blog Insights. Recently I stumbled on a page of Mark Twain quotes. I realized that the insights and teachings of a man who died decades before modern information systems were even conceived may hold some of the greatest lessons for how to deliver successful technology adoption programs. While Mark, whoRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – The prominent startup blog TechCocktail.com recently published a piece titled, Startup Weekend e-Government DC Produced 13 Innovative, Public Sector-Focused Startups. DC-based technology journalist Alex Howard publicly commented that presentations by teams at the end of a 54-hour startup weekend hosted by Microsoft do not constitute “startups,” and that TechCocktail’s headlineRead… Read more »
We Love Local Government, an anonymously written group blog by a bunch of people working in the sector, has closed its doors. How sad! It was a great resource, providing support, advice and amusement for all those working for councils during an incredibly difficult time. Those behind it have decided to move onto other things,Read… Read more »
Would you mandate that all your staff must use social media, at least to give it a try? That’s what one company in the US, Domo (a business intelligence startup), has done. The CEO, Josh James, has mandated that all 130 of Domo’s staff complete 20 social media and online tasks over eight weeks, fromRead… Read more »
Http://LeonardSipes.Com From MarketingCharts.Com: “American and European bloggers are relatively in agreement when it comes to the most effective ways to drive traffic to their blogs, both citing frequent updates and promotion on social networks as their top 2, per an Overblog study released in June 2012. Yet, when it comes to what defines the ultimateRead… Read more »
Hey there. I’m Emily Jarvis — the producer of the DorobekINSIDER! Chris Dorobek is out of the office this on vacation in Maine. But we couldn’t leave you hanging. So I’ve compiled some of our best interviews and panels on mobile computing. Mobile is a hot topic in government right now especially after the WhiteRead… Read more »
Some of you may know that I sit on the board of directors for OpenNorth – a cool little non-profit that is building tools for citizens, governments and journalists to improve participation and, sometimes, just make it a little bit easier to be a citizen. Here’s great example of a simple tool they created thatRead… Read more »