Yearly Archives: 2012

Healthcare Technology and the Growing Importance of Social Collaboration

By MollyJust The Health Care Blog recently provided context on a recent study by IBM which shows the majority of healthcare CEOs see technology as a way to transform their organizations by improving communication and collaboration between patients, doctors, and healthcare providers. Social collaboration has a place in multiple areas of healthcare. Many predict theRead… Read more »

The Real Tony Stark (“Iron Man”)

Ashlee Vance has a fascinating write-up on Elon Musk, one of the most successful young entreprenaurs around, for BusinessWeek.com: Jon Favreau, a friend and the director of the Iron Man movies, has called Musk the basis for his version of comic book hero Tony Stark, the playboy inventor who builds a flying weaponized suit. OriginalRead… Read more »

Android 4.1.2 Announced, MobileCon 2012 and more

By RyanKamauff Everyone’s favorite Android is getting a (tiny) update! Here are 9 October’s top mobile news and stories. Android 4.1.2 is being released to both AOSP and the Nexus 7 tablet in the next 24 hours – this update is said to be just a small update to the Android platform, and with theRead… Read more »

Catching my breath…

Every once in a while I have one of those months where it seems I spend more time on planes than on the ground. September was one of those months for me, 34,534 kilometres to be exact. Needless to say, I’m happy to be back and adjusted to one consistent time-zone. As I’ve written beforeRead… Read more »

Rivalry & Competition Can Encourage Civic Innovation

Asked for a three word description of why she was in attendance at the Code for America Summit, city administrator in Savannah, Georgia, said, “Show up Macon!” When Mayor Ed Lee of San Francisco addressed the Summit, he cited his city’s position as the “number one city in America” according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. When MayorRead… Read more »

How Much Does a GSA Contract Cost?

There are so many choices when it comes to obtaining a GSA Contract, but they all can be categorized into 3 basic groups (everything can be categorized, right!). The first category is the “Do-it-yourself” where either the an chief executive officer staffer or assistant is tasked with acquiring their GSA Contract. They do not knowRead… Read more »