What is Skuzme? Skuzme is a simple way to connect with other commuters going the same way you are. Combining crowd-sourced traffic alerts and social sharing, with traffic alerts from service providers and other social networks, we’ve made it easy to make better trip choices. The next time your transport service provider doesn’t give youRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. Throughout this week, Deltek’s justice and public safety team has reported on a variety of public safety technologies and provided analysis as to the future of these technologies in 2012. The topics already covered include smart policing, radio communications, surveillance and justice and corrections. Today’s final blog details what theRead… Read more »
Whether your social media outlets represent your entire department or just one office, deciding on your the kind of information you will share shapes interactions with your followers. I have seen several public entities struggle with what they should share via social media. My suggestion has been to come up with a list of standardRead… Read more »
This week HHS CTO asked for help in creating their new open gov plan. Any suggestions for him? Any favorite opengov plans? ———————————— Help Us Develop Our New Open Gov Plan Posted January 17, 2012 By Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, HHS In January 2009, President Obama issued the Open Government Directive, calling for governmentRead… Read more »
Several sessions at the TRB 91st Annual Meeting will focus on the role of social media in public transportation. Here’s a quick overview. Original post
Apple joins e-textbook party with iBooks, iBooks Author apps http://bcove.me/rmn7l58z By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY Apple is bringing its brand-name power to the fledgling market for electronic textbooks. New York by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president for worldwide marketing. Apple also announced iBooks Author, a free software application for Macintosh computers with customRead… Read more »
Press Release Jan. 19, 2012, 9:00 a.m. EST Sprint M2M to Boost Utility Industry Operations; Make Systems Smarter Itron, Lanner, Power Insight and Silver Spring offer Sprint connectivity to utilities for automated monitoring and data collection http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sprint-m2m-to-boost-utility-industry-operations-make-systems-smarter-2012-01-19 OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Electric and water utilities are changing the way theyRead… Read more »
A concern I’ve had for the last ten years is how websites are designed and approved by organisations (both in government and the commercial sector). In a better-than-average world, when asked to develop a new website or improve an existing one, the web team goes out to discover what users think of the site. ThisRead… Read more »
I mentioned a while ago some great training we had with Andrew Hood on Google Analytics. The one big thing that we have followed up is setting up some event tracking. These are actions that involve some kind of interaction with a site usually involving clicking on something. Helpfully the new version of Google AnalyticsRead… Read more »
This morning I attended the 2012 Government Customer Satisfaction Forum: Annual Results for the Federal Government, the event was sponsored by Federal Consulting Group and the National Business Center (DOI). Here was the agenda for the conference, followed by my quick notes and insights for the presentation: Keynote Speaker: Ron Raborg, Deputy Commissioner for QualityRead… Read more »