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The holiday season is in full swing, and while it's a great time of year, it can also be a stressful one! There's a ton of shopping, traveling, budgeting, cooking, and list making to do, and sometimes we just can't do it all on our own! That's where our phones come into play. How can your phone help you through the most... [read more]
I don't know about you, but I still get a weird feeling when I see a person walking down the street talking or singing to themselves. Then I get a little closer and realize that they aren't crazy, they are just cell phone savvy. Today I want to talk about headphones: A simple concept, but these gadgets have a lot to offer.... [read more]
Last week’s webinar went fairly well, I’d like to think. You can judge for yourself by watching it below – it’s split up into two parts, probably because I talk too much. To be able to read the slides it’s probably best to watch in full screen mode. Lots of people asked questions and I couldn’t answer them all on the day, so here’s a... [read more]
During a webinar yesterday, Code for America officials discussed timelines and deliverables for projects that will help local governments do more with less. An educational services platform, two civic engagement projects and a catalog devoted to institutionalizing open source software in city government round out the inaugural set... [read more]
Back in the olden days all a press officer had to do was a write a press release and book a photo call. Boy, how things have changed and more to the point are changing rapidly. How web 2.0 and web 3.0 will affect the communications unit – or press office in old money – is something that I’ve spent a great deal of time mulling over. Why?... [read more]
Saturday, May 1st, a fellow Columbia High School graduate and I were walking uptown from New York Penn Station, enjoying the sudden onset of nice weather. Avoiding walking through Times Square, a practice that most people without cameras draped over their neck or shirts that say “I Heart NY” partake in, I overheard someone mention both “... [read more]
Nicolas Holzapfel, Co-Founder of YooMoot, discusses direct democracy without slaves and the messy conversations that get in the way… The Internet has made everything participatory. We read books, we listen to the radio, we watch TV but we use the Internet. These days, newspapers are shamed if they don’t allow comments on their online... [read more]
The web-based software / SaaS model is ideal for all sizes of government (state government and local government) as it allows agencies to leverage a sophisticated IT infrastructure, which would otherwise be out of reach for most. Many questions about SaaS have centered on performance, availability, security, customization, and... [read more]
By Gail Thomas-Flynn, Microsoft US State & Local Government Vice President On behalf of the Microsoft US Public Sector team, I would like to express our support and congratulations to the two newly appointed technology leaders for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In January 2010, Governor Bob McDonnell appointed Jim Duffey the... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
I understand that there's always a need to experiment for new design to make it better but they also keep in mind that the more they add details, the more they make it complicated. The CFPB, which opened up for business last summer, said Wednesday that it will next be going after loan providers ...
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Talking about transparency and actually doing it are two different things. It ...