Attention all GovLoopers with GEICO policies! Are you the next face of GEICO? As a proud supporter of Federal employees, GEICO is inviting a few policyholders to GEICO’s headquarters for a day of food, fun and freebies on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm. GEICO also wants to hear your stories! Participants will beRead… Read more »
Have you heard that there is a class focused just on social media use in government agencies (as well as a discussion of e-government in general) that will be held online in January? It is through the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) and will run over 6 weeks from January until the endRead… Read more »
Originally posted at opensource.com. The City of Honolulu is calling all citizens to join the open government movement on December 3 and to prove the value of government data as a platform. They hope to entice citizens to shape the future of their city by identifying open government opportunities, discussing technology, and formulating solutions. CivicRead… Read more »
Over the past two years I’ve been observing the dialog within the SharePoint community around governance. There are hints that the community is evolving as several people are now discussing the role of business in governance. This discussion was missing during initial treatments of the topic at conferences I attended. It was emblematic of theRead… Read more »
Over the past two years I’ve been observing the dialog within the SharePoint community around governance. There are hints that the community is evolving as several people are now discussing the role of business in governance. This discussion was missing during initial treatments of the topic at conferences I attended. It was emblematic of theRead… Read more »
Scott Burns, CEO and co-Founder of GovDelivery, provides insights for how government agencies can leverage the power of social media. Watch the video to hear Scott discuss social media as part of an integrated communications strategy that incorporates email and text messaging/SMS to fight through the “noise.” What do you think? How did your governmentRead… Read more »
Guest post by Dr. Ian Clarkson Why do projects fail? Problems can manifest from anywhere on a project but there are several elements of a project that if managed poorly could mean that the project may fail to deliver: Poor sponsorship If the people at the top are not supportive this will severely hamper orRead… Read more »
The government contract process is a mission that you continually need to build on.Creating a sound foundation of team-players, regulations, and business savvycan take your company a long way, but first you need to prove yourself. I have shown you how to use, “Sources Sought a s a Marketing Tool” in an earlier post, inRead… Read more »
People used their mobile devices in record numbers on Black Friday. According to Mobile Marketing Watch Shoppers in the U.S. purchased nearly two and a half times as many items via eBay Mobile this Black Friday when compared to 2010. Correspondingly, PayPal Mobile announced a six-fold (516%) increase in global mobile payment volume compared toRead… Read more »
For those already in the know about #SMEM and its rather large following this is great news. For those of you that have no idea what ‘m talking about, let me fill you in: #SMEM is the twitter hash tag that a great deal of emergency management professionals are using to track conversations and connectRead… Read more »