FCC to review BART cell phone shutdown policy
A day after BART adopted a policy defining when the agency can interrupt cell phone communications, the FCC announced plans to review BART’s actions. Original post
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GovFresh 2011 Awards Nominations and Voting Now Open
As some of you may be aware the #SMEM community made a huge push to get #SMEM into this years top categories for consideration on GovFresh’s Awards for social media engagement. Well, I have some good news. Not only did our efforts get #SMEM as a category this year pay off, #SMEM will have twoRead… Read more »
Is ArcGIS at Your Fingertips?
You really can have the whole world in your hands! The ArcGIS App is now available for use on Android phones as well as the iPhone and the Windows Phone 7. What does this app have to offer? The ArcGIS App for Smartphones and Tablets lets users navigate maps, collect and report data, and performRead… Read more »
Research and Best Practices eNewsletter 01/02/2011
From Data to Decisions (11/30/2011) – The Partnership for Public Service and IBM’s Public Sector Business Analytics and Optimization Practice examined seven programs using analyticsin eight agencies including the Coast Guard, Navy, and Social Security. The report notes common practices of successful efforts, such as leadership commitment, staff having a clear line of sight, andRead… Read more »
GovBytes: Is Social Media a Valuable Law Enforcement Tool?
Last Friday, GovTech published a report outlining how law enforcement tools have evolved from wanted posters, to social media outreach. This form of “community policing” has helped officials with finding missing children, reporting suspicious activity, and informing the public about crimes committed in their neighborhood. “Social networking rapidly has become a valuable intelligence-gathering tool forRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: New Zealand’s “Social Media in Government: Hands-on Toolbox”
The New Zealand Government’s “Social Media in Government: Hands-on Toolbox” was written to assist practitioners with setting up social media accounts. The guide is written for public servants with limited exposure to social media tools and offers guidance on how to start using social media at their agency. Here is a quick excerpt from theRead… Read more »
New dashboard measures federal use of Twitter
A new dashboard ranks more than 100 federal agencies based on their use of Twitter. The Federal Social Media Index, created by nonprofit ExpertLabs, tracks how agencies are engaging their public based on several measures. For the week ending December 4, NASA came out on top, with 360 replies from 1,643,429 followers. (Most answered question:Read… Read more »
Joining the #hchlitss Twitter Chat
Last Thursday evening I was honored to be a guest participant of the #hchlitss Twitter chat. The hashtag stands for Health Communications, Health Literacy and Social Sciences and was created by Kathleen Hoffman and RV Rikard (who both live here in North Carolina!). In being invited to the event, I thought about some relevant topicsRead… Read more »
TSP Talk – Rebound Week
In last week’s Weekly Wrap Up we finished up by saying, “We’ll need a monster month to see the stock funds turn positive again for the year.” Well, we actually had modest losses on Thursday and Friday, the first two days of the new month, but thanks to a strong end to November, the worstRead… Read more »
Oculis Labs Releases Private Eye Version 3.3
Image via CrunchBase Yesterday I had a conversation with a senior sales rep by the name of Dan Adams from Oculis Labs, a Carahsoft partner. He was showing me a demonstration of the latest update of their software Private Eye Version 3.3. I was interested in this because I blogged about Private Eye over theRead… Read more »