If you are like me, social media is already a large part of your life. I spend at least some time each day checking in with my friends, regardless of where they are in the world. Most of them do not live near me, or at least in not in my immediate vicinity. There isRead… Read more »
This year’s hurricane season brought some pretty intense storms our way. 2011 churned up many severe tropical storms such as Arlene, Bret, Emily, Harvey, Maria, and Rina. Those of us on the East Coast remember the pandamonium and alert of Irene as she worked her way up Eastern shores. Meteorologists always track tropical storms, butRead… Read more »
Web Manager University is Calling for Presentations at our Annual Government Web and New Media Conference May 16-17 in Washington, DC. We’ve a lot of interest for presentation topics, and we’re extending an opportunity to be considered as a potential speaker and tell us about the exciting work you are doing. Submissions must be receivedRead… Read more »
Are you looking for a way to connect with other sustainability professionals to share ideas and best practices or discuss possible goals for your organization? Do you want to discover, collaborate, exchange and communicate on a regular basis about sustainability? If so, then you might check out Wizness. Wizness is, according to the organization, “theRead… Read more »
View original post. Hot on the heels of launching Google+ Pages on November 7, Google has released a “how-to” guide for G+ aimed at increasing use of the new social platform by those in politics and government. The “Google+ for Politics” page is part of a series of guides targeting segments like Celebrities, Media, Non-Profits,Read… Read more »
The White House Blog reports the winner of the 2011 SAVE Award is Matthew Ritsko of Crofton, Maryland. Matthew’s idea is to create a centralized tool repository, or a “lending library,” at NASA. The idea is to avoid wasteful repeat purchases of tools. The White House Blog states Matthew is a Financial Manager at NASA’sRead… Read more »
As more and more local councils attempt to move transactional traffic from their costly call centres to online, new solutions to enable members of the public to contact their council online or via their smartphones are springing up on a weekly basis. As anyone who has been involved with a business change project will know,Read… Read more »
Social media in government has experienced an evolution in the past three years, since the administration’s Open Government Directive forced it into the mainstream of every agency’s operations. Each step in this evolution can be summed up by one word and one driving question, and each has had countless articles devoted first to exploring theRead… Read more »
Stop writing novels and START WRITING FOR MOBILE USERS!!! Mobile users make up a large percentage of Internet users these days. Mobile users want quick/easy access to info. Reduce the number of words on your pages. Web sites, Blogs, Email, Others Be concise, succinct, to the point. Reduce the need for scrolling. What are youRead… Read more »
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority launched an upgraded version of its mobile website today to better match the features of smartphones. Original post