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 »
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 »
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 »
(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 »
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 »
Very bust week in politics and social media Dept. of Homeland Security looks to monitor social media ow.ly/7iTlT CIA monitors Facebook, Twitter: Five million tweets a day zd.net/rOVnS6 Facebook surveillance claims first campaign victim ow.ly/7inDU In Social Media and Politics, Engagement and Influence Trumps Follower Count ow.ly/7ih3D How Presidential Candidates should use Social Media bit.ly/rvqYj5Read… Read more »
Happy Friday everyone! It wouldn’t be a Friday morning without the GEICO Friday Fun Video! It turns out the Caveman isn’t particularly good at Scrabble. Sure the C-A-T is worth 5 points, but that’s so easy a caveman could do it! What is the best Scrabble word you’ve ever played or seen played? Check backRead… Read more »
It’s a mundane example, but this fold-out tray and even the cardboard for the Starbucks cup is procured. It’s everywhere. Permalink | Leave a comment » Original post
Happy Friday GovLoopers! Hope you had a great Halloween! During the Presidential debates, one thing has stayed at the forefront of the discussion: jobs. How do we create more, where are jobs are going, what kinds of jobs are we prepared to handle. Every other issue comes back to this – healthcare, education, immigration –Read… Read more »
YESTERDAY’S HOUSE HEARING NEWS. Politico. “The committee members then ordered the FEC to make public a long-undisclosed enforcement manual and penalty procedures or face a congressional subpoena.” The Hill’s report is here. “Among the documents requested from the FEC is the agency enforcement manual, as well as records detailing how the FEC calculates penalties forRead… Read more »