New predictions released by International Data Corporation (IDC). By 2015, more U.S. Internet users will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs or other wireline devices. As smartphones begin to outsell simpler feature phones, and as media tablet sales explode, the number of mobile Internet users will grow by a compound annual growthRead… Read more »
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Courage to Do What We Know We Need to Do
We know what our customers want. We’ve known for years. We don’t need to keep asking them because the answer is the same. We know what to do to make customer service better. We’ve known that for years, too, because we’ve listened to and watched our customers. So why do 79% of the respondents toRead… Read more »
How to cook a digital audience ‘pie’
I have said before that we might want to think about who our digital audiences really are – they are not just a ‘Roman mob’. This led me to starting thinking that if we started from scratch what would we do. So this is my plan at the moment: Do a little research and createRead… Read more »
BRT, PRT, and Human Behavior
I’ve blogged for some time about the benefits of a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system because I believe there really are few other solutions that truly offer a comparable solution to the car. Unfortunately moving over to this type of system would take considerable time and funding so I’m not sure I’ll see it inRead… Read more »
Bloggers: Please be awesome yet considerate……
All, Let me begin by saying that I enjoy growing within this GovLoop stratosphere. The camaraderie is amazing. Fresh faces continue to sign on daily. Blog posts & discussions are always worthwhile-n-thought provoking. It’s this type of environment that has helped to motivated me to Legendary status in a New York minute. But, I doRead… Read more »
How To Think Critically About PMP Training Providers
PMP: Suitable For Me? Hi Josh, I have Diploma with 6 years of experience. In all these 6 years, I was working as a Project Participant in project and not LEADING the project. My local PMP education provider said I am eligible for PMP. Is that true? Is 5 years of project leading experience notRead… Read more »
Time to Pull the Plug on Government Web Sites?
Time to Pull the Plug on Government Web Sites? by Andrea Di Maio | August 11, 2011 | 28 Comments Those who have been following my research since my early days at Gartner may remember my note about the irrelevance of government portals (published in January 2001, login required), as well as my rants onRead… Read more »
A Day in the Life of a Civil Engineer – Day 29
Day 29 Automatic Meter Reading Research For about a year we’ve been researching automatic meter read (AMR) systems. Because our neighboring communities to the north and south have also been going through this process, we decided to combine our efforts and collaborate on the research. So as a group we’ve met with several vendors overRead… Read more »
GS levels by education
Some may be wondering the GS levels of federal jobs. here is the list below. GS-1: No high school diploma GS-2 (GS-3 for clerk-steno positions): High school diploma GS-3: 1 year of full-time study after high school GS-4: Associate degree or 2 years of full-time study after high school GS-5 or GS-7: depending on agencyRead… Read more »
Wolfram Data Summit Day 2: James Powell, CTO Thomson Reuters
Kicking off day 2 of the Wolfram Data Summit is James Powell, CTO of Thomas Reuters. Thomson Reuters and Big Data James Powell CTO, Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world’s businesses and professionals. The massive changes in the scale, volatility, and latency requirements caused by big dataRead… Read more »