All Blog Posts Tagged 'apps' (77)

If law enforcement can cut down on pirated apps, Android will become a shinier target for developers

Here is today’s top tech news.

• Three top Android piracy sites seized - The DOJ has stopped three large sites from distributed pirated…

I'm curious as to if there are currently any agencies using or in the process of incorporating Responsive Design into their agency's Digital Strategy. My agency is starting to have serious talks on this. My concerns are from the standpoint of if you have a large number of data products that you are serving, how the visualization and function of that date would be affected. 

Speaking of critical data that should be available to the public, how many times have you been out and about and suddenly found yourself in need of a public restroom? To their citizens’ relief, in England, Australia, and several other countries around the world there’s an app to help you find…

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In today's blog we take a brief look at the top 11 findings about the US Military's use of Facebook.  For those of you who missed it, please make sure to check out Part 1 which discussed the statistics and trends of US Military pages,…

With the impending elections only a few months out, the onslaught of commercials has begun. From “America the Beautiful” to “Wasteful Spending”, both sides are already making negative statements about the other. Without significant background knowledge to provide context for these commercials, the half-truths and…

The Center for Digital Government and the Digital Communities program has announced the winning counties in this year's survey competition to identify leaders in the digital field. Four winners were named in various population categories. These four leading communities implemented new initiaties this year that created positive results and cost savings for, despite scarce funding. Today's highlighted county in Dutchess County in New York, winner of the 250,000 to 500,000 population…

Yesterday, the Center for Digital Government and the Digital Communities program announced the winning counties in this year's survey competition to identify leaders in the digital field. Four winners were named in various population categories. These four leading communities implemented new initiaties this year that created positive results and cost savings for, despite scarce funding. Here is a look at the country's most digitally savvy community with a population of more than 500,000. A…

A static Facebook page is the equivalent of a blank slate; dull, but still full of promise. Custom app development has allowed companies to inject excitement into their Facebook pages. However, apps require technical savvy and a considerable amount of time in the development stage. Apps also require excellent virtual real estate. Even the most engaging Facebook app may remain unnoticed unless it is placed on the profile page’s default tab.



Luckily, FanBridge bands together 12…

One of the most common – and important – ways that citizens interact with their government is through the reporting of non-emergency issues in their neighborhoods. How effectively governments manage these requests for service is critical to fostering stable neighborhoods and confidence in municipal leadership.

Since it was first adopted in Baltimore in the mid-1990’s, the 311…

The Department of Health and Human Services is the latest federal agency to tap the creativity of the marketplace by running a contest to find the best products for their emergency preparedness apps.



HHS used a tool that is increasingly being relied upon by agencies to find the…

App contests are a great way to get useful programs for your agency, but there's something more important which can result from a well-run app competition. Christopher Dorobek of the DorobekINSIDER spoke with Clay Johnson, author of…

It appears that big developments in local open government stemming from high level planning between major US cities that has been in the works since 2009 could be bearing fruit within the next few months.

A partnership of IT executives from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — known as the Group of Seven — has most recently been collaborating the launch of a shared data portal to be hosted on the Federal…

Sometimes simply talking about a concept doesn’t do it justice.  Often it takes seeing something tangible to drive the point home.  While we talk about agile development and more effective use of technology in addressing civic issues, when we see it in practice we begin to see what is actually possible, and understand the power in the approach.

Last week, during a conversation with one of our city contacts she began sharing with me her initial reluctance in having been “put in charge…

This post has been updated to include Dan Chenok's contribution

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

• Big Apps Contest Yields New Tools for Residents. The third Big Apps Contest winners were announced last week, and…

Interesting post from Steve Dale – taking a slightly different approach to the use of social tools within the workplace (see ‘social business’ or ‘enterprise 2.0′ ad nauseam) where he focuses…

I’ve been playing with a new iPad recently – and I love it. The screen resolution on these things literally has to be seen to be believed.

I had an original iPad before – the one without a camera – and it was also a wifi only one, without…

By  Andreas Muno

In last week's post, we discussed how enterprise mobility increases employee productivity and how IT departments can provide better data protection and properly monitor the use of mobile devices for work. This week we have a look at 

Public Security and Field Services

This is the…

Agencies can look at what people are currently doing on mobile to help with their own mobile services investment decisions. comScore released their 2012  Mobile Future in Focus Reportwith data on popular apps.…

With over half a million apps in iTunes, over 1 billion app downloads in Blackberry App World, & Amazon's Appstore up and running, it's hard to ignore the impact they've had on consumers.  From Angry Birds and Uno to Handy Level and baby name generators, the app world has lit up countless mobile devices with their own button and branding.

And on GovLoop, as in the halls of any government building, there's a buzz about bringing apps into the public sphere - government as a service,…