I was adding some IDs to GovTwit.com this week when I realize a new milestone was reached as the directory now exceeds 4,200 IDs. While I haven’t keep a timeline of month-to-month growth, a post from July 19, 2010 mentions that the database was slightly under 3,000 IDs a year ago, so were looking atRead… Read more »
Giving a High5 is a great way to acknowledge an awesome co-worker, a job well done, and teamwork. I try to give a least five High5’s each day. In honor of all the awesomeness going on at our 2011 Next Generation of Government Summit, I am launching #High5Fridays and I’m asking all GovLoopers to helpRead… Read more »
P.S. I’ll be tweeting the Wellness at Work: Get Your Erg On! breakout session starting in just a couple of minutes. Keep an eye out for the #NGGS3 tag and @nextgengovt for updates. 10:30 a.m. Panel Q and A, continued. Q: You’ve found a great new technology that will solve a problem your agency isRead… Read more »
No need to write a long drawn out discussion here on the pros and cons of Google+ as we have all spent a lot of time “discussing” said topic. However, I did stumble across something awesome last night and wanted to share it with the believers and non-believers: Start G+ (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hbgcgahdbgbdenffckohanhobdcnkoip) Start G+ is aRead… Read more »
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) is on track to provide real-time information for all Staten Island buses by the end of the year. Yesterday the MTA board approved a contract with VeriFone, Inc., to install the necessary hardware to support the Bus Time application. “Today, our transit system is quickly catching up with our 21stRead… Read more »
Researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University have developed a free iPhone application that predicts arrival times for Port Authority of Allegheny County (PA) buses and light rail vehicles. Because the Port Authority does not track its vehicles in real time, the application relies on community input for its predictions. Called Tiramisu (Italian for “pick me up” —Read… Read more »
Boston (MA) mayor Thomas M. Menino presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to launch New Balance Hubway, the city’s bicycle-sharing program. Named after its principal corporate sponsor, the program features more than 600 bicycles at 61 stations across the city. “This is a great day for Boston,” Menino said in a statement. “Over theRead… Read more »
In order to give value to the open data that has been published on Open Kent, we need to let people know it is there. How do we do this? As a novice in online marketing, it is easy to assume that simply by posting information on a web page, anyone who is interested willRead… Read more »
My friends over at Greenpeace recently published an interesting report entitled “How dirty is your data? A Look at the Energy Choices That Power Cloud Computing.” For those who think that cloud computing is an environmentally friendly business, let’s just say… it’s not without its problems. What’s most interesting is the huge opportunity the cloudRead… Read more »
Dennis Brooke has been using web based project management communications tools since the late 1990s. In his recent interview on The Project Management Podcast he discussed how Enterprise 2.0 project management tools can make the most of communications between team, sponsors and stakeholders. PMPs can earn 30 free PDUs by listening to the entire seriesRead… Read more »