We try hard to understand communications of all sort, from the enterprise to ISP’s to big telecom to home and business Wi-Fi the 4G LTE so many of us have been looking forward to for so long. Statistically, one of the most popular posts on the CTOvision.com site is this one titled “How fast isRead… Read more »
Social media followers and fans are not particularly good metric for judging the success or ROI of a social media campaign and I’d advise strongly against measuring success through these numbers alone. However as businesses attach a commercial value to their mailing and email lists, as a corporate asset, I thought it would still beRead… Read more »
I was confronted today by a checklist posted by a friend – 10 questions that “should be asked before your wedding day.” I found the questions absurd, as someone with 29 years of marriage under my belt, and suggested she pass these before long-married couples, and count the ones who say, “yeah, that’s what weRead… Read more »
Back in November 2010 I attended a Garner conference to speak about Gov 2.0. I was also able to attend a workshop about social media use in the banking industry. At the time I estimated that the banking industry was 2-3 years behind government in their social media effectiveness. That impression has been reinforced thisRead… Read more »
Please join us at 12pm for the Research in Progress (RIP) Lunchtime discussion on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012! Presentation topic: “Translating from Drawing to Building” In the early 16th century the professional role of the architect was rapidly changing amidst new technologies, profound shifts toward secularization, and the culture of Humanism. This dissertation centers onRead… Read more »
From the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group LLC: “Communications Officer The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (“WKKF”), the nation’s fifth largest foundation and a leading philanthropic foundation partnering with communities to create the conditions vulnerable children need to be successful in school and in life, seeks an innovative and resourceful CommunicationsRead… Read more »
(Note: This post was written by Jennifer Pahlka, Executive Director of Code for America. The author is only listed as Abhi Nemani because of importing issues from CfA’s blog to GovLoop.) For the past few months, Civic Commons has been led by Nick Grossman, formerly of OpenPlans, who was one of the originators of theRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. In 2010, Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, Cortland and Oswego counties worked together to form the Central New York Interoperable Communications Consortium (CNYICC). At present time, the Onondaga County Interoperable Communications System (OCICS) is the only one that is fully online. The counties, minus Cortland for the time being, are looking atRead… Read more »
I have mentioned previously that a great tip we received on our Google Analytics training was the use of the custom URL tool. This is tool potentially has great power especially if you know how to use it properly. I am not convinced that I have worked out all the wrinkles yet but am slowlyRead… Read more »
Esri’s upcoming Federal GIS Conference is just a few weeks away! We’ve been talking about all of the wonderful sessions and resources that will be made available at the conference. At the Esri FedCon, attendees will have the opportunity to learn and grow, but also to connect with one another! What better way to doRead… Read more »