Next up in the series of introductory guides to social technology is this one about Flickr. Embedded below, or as usual, there’s a PDF to download from this page if you need it. What is Flickr? View more documents from Kind of Digital Possibly related posts: What is LinkedIn? What is Twitter? Next live webchatRead… Read more »
A story of war, loss–and data: Talking to my 90-year-old father-in-law Joseph today, who survived WWII by fleeing the Nazis invading Poland and ended up as a Soviet soldier driving trucks in Siberia, a far cry from his childhood of daily Hebrew school, doting siblings, and three dogs.. After the war, when Joseph returned toRead… Read more »
I was just looking over all of the ideas for the NYC BigApps Ideas contest, and noticed the last day to submit your idea is tomorrow, July 27th. If you’re reading this, you should go now to the site and submit an idea for an app. You can do it right from the top ofRead… Read more »
New Tactics, MobileActive and other practitioners are hosting an online dialogue from July 27 through August 2 on Using Mobile Phones for Citizen Media. Learn more at this link. Original post
Urban Smart Grid and Energy Innovation from Penn IUR on Vimeo. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, talks about the Urban Smart Grid. Things really begin at the 8 minute mark, where he begins to describe how your EV can be an asset for the smart grid. Talk about being plugged in.Read… Read more »
(In Appendix G, the PMBOK Guide discusses Interpersonal Skills for the project manager. We are currently reviewing these one by one in our weekly PMP exam tip.) Team building is another essential skill for a good project manager to possess. The nature of a project is that there are people from various different departments involved.Read… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. On July 12, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established new rules to enable public safety answering points (PSAPs) to obtain more accurate information regarding the location of someone who calls an enhanced 911-capable PSAP. The new requirements were established in the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Third Report andRead… Read more »
Recently at the National Contract Management Association’s World Congress in Denver, the clouds and storms that rolled into the mile-high city were harbingers of things to come for the week as the relationship between government and industry seems to continue a downward trend at a time when it needs to improve. However, it is theRead… Read more »
It’s been a battle, discovering whether I was ready to write and share about my dad’s recent death. I guess this posting is the answer. I hope you find some meaning in the heartfelt words and stories. Thanks for reading. Mark ————- My father died on Father’s Day. I’m not sure his timing was meantRead… Read more »
Jack and I were wasting time talking about how just when you create an overwhelming advantage, the game changes, rendering your advantage obsolete, from dinosaurs to asynchronous warfare. We looked at various leadership behaviors and the philosophies behind them, The Golden Rule, a little Game Theory, even Seth’s Game Theory. Seems like the farther theseRead… Read more »