The patient arrives unconscious in the emergency room as physicians search for clues to the cause for her condition. A quick look in her purse reveals a single light orange oval tablet with ML-P17 imprinted on one side—is it related to her state or unimportant? Thanks to a new application created by Gov 2.0 superstarRead… Read more »
Although I am member of Ning Social Network for Govt. – govloop having Ning ID [email protected] I can’t sign in HWC
Here’s a couple random ideas I’m writing out. I have this need to start writing down ideas that come to my head. I feel like I sometimes get these eureka moments at times and if I don’t write them down, no one will ever believe me. So, one idea that may be in the works,Read… Read more »
While mobile web browsing is far from the mainstream there is no denying that it has finally turned a corner. According to data on NetMarketShare, mobile web viewing has increased from 0.69% of all traffic in May of 2009 to 1.7% in March of 2010. While these numbers are small they represent an increase ofRead… Read more »
Today was an extremely busy day for #gov20 and #opengov events and tons of great topics. I was following the tweets from #govwebcon (especially @gwynnek and @levyj413) and thought this could lead to some great discussion on content, feedback, technology, public relations, transaction vs. information, and more. So anyone who doesn’t want the conversation toRead… Read more »
Over the last couple days, about a dozen people have asked me, “What do you think of the FedSpace idea?” In fact, one GovLooper has already opened a forum on the subject. What I’ve been saying: “It’s awesome. I’m a big fan.” As Tim O’Reilly stated with his blog “Government as a platform” – itRead… Read more »
We’ve been measuring satisfaction with federal websites since early 2002 and reporting it publicly every quarter since late 2003. That’s 27 consecutive reports, and believe me, the people here who analyze the data and put together those 27 reports would probably say it feels like 100. But the point is that while overall citizen satisfactionRead… Read more »
As you know, GovLoop teamed up with O’Reilly Media/UBM TechWeb to host a “Top Gov 2.0 Project” contest last week. You submitted a bunch of projects and cast hundreds of votes…but one project emerged victorious as the top vote-getter: Here’s how they were described in the contest: “CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagementRead… Read more »
Purchase from Specialized Communications Corp. Web Store and Do Your Part To Protect Our Planet Do your part in protecting our planet by purchasing video equipment and accessories from the Specialized Communications Corp. web store. Through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Specialized Communications Corp., headquartered in Smithsburg, Maryland, will be planting trees forRead… Read more »
The organizers of the Open Government Directive Workshop, being held today at the USDA, asked me to help with a companion online Twitter chat during the workshop. Please come join in the conversation using #opengovworkshop. Beth Novak kicked off the event just a few minutes ago and we’ll take the best on the conversation andRead… Read more »