Fully 65% of adult Internet users now use social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. This percentage is more than double the 29% reported in 2008 and means that half of all adult Americans are now social networkers, marking a milestone for social mediaRead… Read more »
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New from Robb Shecter: Quisitive App for U.S. Trademark Search
Robb Shecter, J.D., creator of OregonLaws.org and WebLaws.org — and a member of our community — has released Quisitive, a new iPhone/iPad app that enables searches for U.S. trademarks, as well as research into trade names, branding, and U.S. trademark and copyright law. According to the Quisitive press materials, Quisitive searches current “data from theRead… Read more »
It’s Time for a Tech Rebellion in Government
Rebellion abounds today, how can Government’s capture the passion and sustain the movements? I wrote this piece earlier this Summer for the Lower House of Congress in Mexico in anticipation of my publishing deal for my upcoming book, “Rebel Technology”. I wanted to publish it again given the events in Libya and what will potentiallyRead… Read more »
Using Mobile Technologies in Education and Training
While I host this Training and Development blog and use the occasional guest blogger, it is my hope that you will appreciate the other point of views. The article below by Jason Novosel, Novo Horizons Management Training, a company from Down Under spells out the phenomenon quite plainly. And, today, I share it with you.Read… Read more »
Earthquake shakes mobile service and the increased need for NG911
Deltek Senior Analyst Kyle Ridley reports. As we near the tenth anniversary of 9/11, it seems wireless communication during times of crisis is still an uphill battle. Tuesday’s 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered in Mineral, Va. left many East Coasters hanging on the line, waiting for a dial tone. Now, with Hurricane Irene fast approaching, will mobileRead… Read more »
A Time for Change
These are unprecedented times of pressure for government agencies, forced to reduce spending and to cut budgets, while at the same time being asked to provide citizens with exceptional levels of customer service. The Executive Order on Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service calls for executive departments and agencies to use technology to improveRead… Read more »
A global perspective on child health
After publishing data sets from Kent on child health, we have been looking from inspiration on how to present and reuse such information. A wonderful example of using data visualisations to tell a story of global demographic trends has been compiled by Hans Rosling’s excellent Gapminder organisation here. Using national statistics on child mortality andRead… Read more »
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Table of Contents The Basics Become a Member Resources and Services Your Profile Communicating With Other Members Search Community Notifications Miscellaneous The Basics What is GovLoop? Is GovLoop run by the government? What can I do on GovLoop? Back to Table of Contents What is GovLoop? GovLoop is the premier online community connecting overRead… Read more »
Leibniz Center Publishes All Dutch National Statutes and Regulations on Free Web in XML and RDF
The Leibniz Center for Law at the University of Amsterdam announced yesterday that it has published all Dutch national statutes and regulations, free on the Web, in CEN MetaLex XML and RDF Linked Data, at The MetaLex Document Server. According to Dr. Rinke Hoekstra, the database also includes “the body of regulations that govern theRead… Read more »
Fresh Look at IT Program Manager Competencies
In all the hype about new technology, we often forget to talk about what government IT is mostly about – that’s project management. It’s about leading projects to solve problems and it’s pretty tough. Was cool to see OPM deliver the new competency program for IT program managers. The hardest part is defining what makesRead… Read more »