TRB sessions on social media
Several sessions at the TRB 91st Annual Meeting will focus on the role of social media in public transportation. Here’s a quick overview. Original post
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Apple joins e-textbook party with iBooks, iBooks Author apps
Apple joins e-textbook party with iBooks, iBooks Author apps http://bcove.me/rmn7l58z By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY Apple is bringing its brand-name power to the fledgling market for electronic textbooks. New York by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president for worldwide marketing. Apple also announced iBooks Author, a free software application for Macintosh computers with customRead… Read more »
Sprint M2M to Boost Utility Industry Operations; Make Systems Smarter
Press Release Jan. 19, 2012, 9:00 a.m. EST Sprint M2M to Boost Utility Industry Operations; Make Systems Smarter Itron, Lanner, Power Insight and Silver Spring offer Sprint connectivity to utilities for automated monitoring and data collection http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sprint-m2m-to-boost-utility-industry-operations-make-systems-smarter-2012-01-19 OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Electric and water utilities are changing the way theyRead… Read more »
Should you design websites for the ‘1%’?
A concern I’ve had for the last ten years is how websites are designed and approved by organisations (both in government and the commercial sector). In a better-than-average world, when asked to develop a new website or improve an existing one, the web team goes out to discover what users think of the site. ThisRead… Read more »
Tracking social media sharing with Google event tracking
I mentioned a while ago some great training we had with Andrew Hood on Google Analytics. The one big thing that we have followed up is setting up some event tracking. These are actions that involve some kind of interaction with a site usually involving clicking on something. Helpfully the new version of Google AnalyticsRead… Read more »
10 Highlights from the Government Customer Satisfaction Forum
This morning I attended the 2012 Government Customer Satisfaction Forum: Annual Results for the Federal Government, the event was sponsored by Federal Consulting Group and the National Business Center (DOI). Here was the agenda for the conference, followed by my quick notes and insights for the presentation: Keynote Speaker: Ron Raborg, Deputy Commissioner for QualityRead… Read more »
Deltek Justice/Public Safety 2012 Predictions: Radio Communications
Deltek Analyst Luke Harris reports. Looking ahead in 2012, the radio communications market will see public safety agencies concentrate their efforts largely in one area: narrowbanding. The Federal Communications Commission’s looming narrowbanding mandate has many entities scrambling to meet requirements and is sure to keep the technology associated with fulfilling those requirements a hot topicRead… Read more »
GovBytes: Chicago Generates Web Buzz with Snowplow Trackers
As towns and cities are geared up for winter snowfall, some are making sure that those charged with clearing it are doing their jobs. Chicago, for example, has last year installed trackers on its fleet of ~300 snowplows, and turned them on again this year just in time for their first major snowstorm. So manyRead… Read more »
Say THIS next time you attend a Chamber event
Attend any local chamber or social function, meet somebody new, the first thing asked of you: what do you do? In this new digital world, it’s getting harder to answer that question because you’re probably doing more than one thing. That’s where your brand, how you package yourself/your business, especially online, becomes important. What doRead… Read more »
Big week for insurance exchanges: White House releases report, as does Deltek
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the White House released a report on state efforts in implementing health insurance exchanges. The timing of this report comes as no surprise considering the Supreme Court ruling on health reform is just around the corner. In fact, its timing perfectly aligns with Deltek’s latest report,Read… Read more »