As 2011 comes to a close, it’s only natural (and for a blog, virtually mandatory) to reflect on the year that’s passed. Since that first post more than three years ago until now, this blog has served as the foundation for everything I’ve done in creating and building the social media practice at Booz Allen.Read… Read more »
Definition: A Rainmaker creates a significant amount of new business for a company. The Sales Lab Rainmaker Series is one rainmaker technique for technologists during the first 300 seconds (five minutes) of the monthly Capital Technology Management Hub Meeting. This is the handout for our December meeting. At the beginning of this Rainmaker presentation inRead… Read more »
The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow In a world where employees demand that they can access corporate networks via their mobile devices, news that software embedded in millions of Android smartphones can record every keystroke users make is troubling. What’s really scary, beyond the obvious, is the risk this hidden software poses to organizations tryingRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Kyle Ridley reports. Today, the Department of Education (DOE) awarded federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds to the tune of $200 million split among seven states. This is the third round of awards for the $4 billion program aimed at revitalizing America’s K-12 education system through reform and innovation. The latestRead… Read more »
To reach people interested in tracking Santa Claus on their mobile device, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) expanded their holiday tradition this year by creating the NORAD Santa App. This app allows users to track Santa’s progress during Christmas Eve as he makes his way delivering presents around the world. This app, availableRead… Read more »
I just ran an web accessibility checker on GovLoop and found some errors: Missing form label on the search box Missing alt text on the sponsor graphics/links on the home page Sign up form: has good form labels on all fields except the date My page: No form label on “What are you up to?”Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda My contribution for this week is limited to a single item (yes, with three links) so that I can wish everyone a happy, safe, and meaningful holiday season. The end of December is a natural time for reflection and planning, what I’ve recently heard as “mirror/window” exercises. We look back, we look forward,Read… Read more »
1.) “Daily Dose: Another Government Shutdown?” by Jeff Ribeira, When the threat of a government shutdown came to light in February, GovLoopers were clearly concerned. They debated whether or not they believed the government would resolve its differences by the spring, launching this Daily Dose into the top spot by far. 2.) “Daily Dose: WhiteRead… Read more »
Top 5 GovLaunches of 2011 1.) GovLaunch – Furloughed Feds Facebook Page Back in April, with the fear of a government shutdown, a few passionate government workers took to Facebook to create a page for those fearful of government furloughs. The group’s description states: “If you are like the founders of this group, you areRead… Read more »
The Galaxy Nexus is totes “1337” So Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the Galaxy Nexus have finally arrived. It has taken a while (and taken me some major wrangling w/ VZW to get one) but I have it in my hands, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I don’t wish to review AndroidRead… Read more »