Success being demonstrated by going local with mobile

I came across two great articles today that give interesting statistics about the growth of mobile-delivered-value at the local level. I would urge you to check them both out. Local Ad Revenues Showing 19.6% CAGR Through 2014 Traditional advertising continues to stagnate while online advertising continues to increase. By 2014 the expectation is that 25%Read… Read more »

New Opportunities

Seth Godin has a new post with a novel idea, “The Forever Recession” that there is a cyclical recession that is ending, and a recession that is the end of the industrial age. This answers, “Why don’t I feel the recovery?” Last week I realized we are seeing two groups of prospects. Companies that wantRead… Read more »

Public Participation: Four Common Misconceptions

This is an abbreviated version of an article on the Intellitics blog. Read the full post here: Public Participation: Four Common Misconceptions Based on my observations listening to the discussions around Open Government, the following four aspects of the term public participation tend to get easily and commonly confused: 1) Public participation applies strictly toRead… Read more »

Ask the White House Your Questions about Promise Neighborhoods

Do you want to learn more about what the federal government is doing to support distressed neighborhoods? Today, you have a chance to submit direct questions to federal officials Larkin Tackett (The Department of Education), Luke Tate (the Department of Housing and Urban Development), Thomas Abt (the Department of Justice), and Richard Frank (the DepartmentRead… Read more »

Weekly Research and Best Practices

Best Practices 1. GSA Launches Notification.usa.gov (09/21/2010) – New site makes it easy to see the most current government notifications, alerts and to sign up for ongoing updates via email or text message pushed directly to personal computers or mobile device. The site menu provides a live stream of content updates with a Twitter-like searchRead… Read more »

Preparing for a job fair

A job fair is a great place to meet with employers, interact with other job seekers, and to attend career seminars to improve your job search. Some tips on how to make the most of your day: Bring copies of your resume. 30 or more just to be safe. Make sure your resume highlights yourRead… Read more »