The Mo System — One app for all
Mo System, a Munich start-up, wants subscribers to use public transportation or rent bicycles and cars with a single card and earn rewards for doing so. Original post
Miscellaneous
First hybrid double-decker rolls off production line
The mayor of London drove the first new TfL bus off the production line last week. The hybrids will be 15% more fuel efficient than existing hybrids. Original post
Is Al-Qaeda Still A Threat, And How Can Responders Help?
By: TVR – a 28 year veteran First Responder A Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll taken just prior to the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks indicated that 61% of American’s polled thought another attack was likely. Compare these results with a similar 2009 survey, which found that that just 16% ofRead… Read more »
Hack4Reno Part 3
Final video describing the Hack4Reno civic hackathon event in downtown Reno, Nevada on Oct. 15-16, 2011. I talk about this Gov20 event, including hackers hacking, open government, Tropo, civic developers and more. Watch the video to find out who won the hackathon contest. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Original post
LAUNCH: Energy
This week, we celebrate ten disruptive innovations with groundbreaking ideas for provision and access to sustainable energy for both the developed and developing world populations. LAUNCH: Energy is a challenge of particular interest to NASA. Issues of sustainable energy are part of every human and robotic mission off of the planet. We have NO naturalRead… Read more »
Creating Your Own TV Studio
Greetings from the last day of Blog World in LA. Amazed by all the creativity. In the process of learning how to create a fully functioning television studio anywhere you want. The virtual sets give you a professional look (think Entertainment Tonight) with two chairs in front of a green screen. If you can createRead… Read more »
The World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists
Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media and highly regarded technology trend watcher and good idea amplifier, wrote a short piece for Forbes on the topic of the “World’s Most Powerful Data Scientists.” He also provided some amplifying information in a piece on Google+. This post captures the gist of both of those, since Tim’s listRead… Read more »
Federal Communicators Network Offers Blue Pencil/Gold Screen Workshop
Are you a federal employee and want to know more about NAGC’s Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards? Attend the Federal Communicators Network’s “How to enter NAGC’s Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition,” November 10th at 9 a.m. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE (Navy Yard Metro) – Rm 6 Washington, DCRead… Read more »
DC Shorts Filmmakers Share Tricks of the Trade
(l to r) Arlin Godwin, Nick Fitzhugh, Mary Ratliff, Anthony Brenneman, Jackie Steven Directors are auteurs, in charge of hundreds of people and with millions of dollars at their disposal, right? Think again. Easy-t0-use cameras and Internet technology allow anyone with a story to tell to make a movie. This was highlighted by the recentRead… Read more »
Public & private sector orgs work on interoperability standards for cloud
Two cloud computing groups are coming together to create industry standards for managing cloud computing environments. The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) and the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) are joining forces to focus on interoperability and simplified cloud management. The partnership is working to create interoperable management of virtual machines spread across several dataRead… Read more »