As you may remember from our “walk through” guide to help stimulate ideas for ourcompetition, we started off by looking at what skills people wanted to learn and share and then onto what would make it easier for them to use technology. From the workshops to the ideas From showing people how to cook toRead… Read more »
NJ TRANSIT rail and bus customers can now use their cell phones to pay their fares at select locations. On Thursday, Governor Chris Christie announced the agency’s partnership with Google Wallet. Google Wallet is a free Android application that stores virtual versions of credit cards on the user’s phone. Customers can tap and pay usingRead… Read more »
Here is an expanded version of my post from this morning 10 Ways to Optimize Facebook – Notes from Adam Conner. The presentation slides from Adam’s presentation can be found below. Adam started his presentation by providing an overview of how the world has gone social and traditional borders are no replaced by connections ofRead… Read more »
Last night, Github held a thank you party to celebrate a huge milestone, 1 million users. To put that in perspective, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the US employs around 1.3 million software developers. Even factoring in international and non-coders, they’ve got a serious percentage of the talent market. Reaching 1 million usersRead… Read more »
Deltek Principal Analyst Brian Coyle reports. With numerous states facing a deepening budget crisis like none seen in the past few decades, several governors are facing a long, upward battle to achieve fiscal health, and are worried that their states may not achieve pre-recession revenue levels for the foreseeable future. As a result, many governorsRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe report. Red-light cameras are up there with closed-circuit television (discussed in last week’s blog) as one of the most controversial techniques used by law enforcement officials to prevent crime. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, approximately 552 communities in 25 states are using these cameras as of October 2011.Read… Read more »
Don’t be like Cleveland…prepare for when your star leaves We all know the story – local high school star LeBron James joins the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, becomes a star, leads his team to the playoffs for five straight seasons and then “takes his talents to South Beach.” Without their superstar, the Cavs finish the nextRead… Read more »
Dear all knowing Internet, I know its been a long time since I have last called upon your all knowing goodness, but this time I am extremely frustrated. In New York State, the public employee union I belong to rejected our new contract. As a result, many young professionals including myself have been notified thatRead… Read more »
I sat on a panel this past Friday with GovLoopers Sarah Kaufman from New York City’s MTA and Mark Drapeau from Microsoft as well as Gale Brewer, a City Council Member in New York City and Rachel Sterne, the Chief Digital Officer for New York City and well known for her brilliant Road Map forRead… Read more »
Halelly Azulay, author, former president of DC-ASTD and president of TalentGrow, has some great advice about supervisory self-development and informal learning. Read her new post here. Do you have comments or questions for her?