Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. Two weeks ago, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) issued a request for information (RFI) for social media management platforms. The IEMA seeks information regarding integrating and pushing content to multiple social media services, tracking conversations with the ability to respond, and monitoring multiple social media services with analytics capabilities.Read… Read more »
Deltek Senior Analyst Kate Tussey reports. As Deltek continues recognizing National Social Work Month, we also have to acknowledge some of the IT failures plaguing the human services arena. When these health and social services systems are unsuccessful, you can be sure the issue will be splashed across the next day’s headlines. Failed IT systemsRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Tales of the city: the rise of the local blog – “In its daily blogposts, Spitalfields Life aims to portray the full colour of life in London’s East End. But who is the mysterious ‘Gentle Author’ behind this extraordinary work of social history?” Apache CordovaRead… Read more »
Almost everyone who prepares for The PMP Exam confuses the two terms “Contact Hours” and “Professional Development Units”. This article explains the difference and explores the many ways in which you can earn Contact Hours. {youtube}qpbKR4awgJ0|640|360{/youtube} Original post
From a recent Pew Study, nearly half (46%) of all American adults are smartphone owners. This is an increase of 11 percentage points from a survey conducted in May of last year, in which 35% of Americans reported being smartphone owners. The report also noted that two in five adults (41%) own a cell phoneRead… Read more »
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission blocked wireless technology services from the Virginia company, LightSquared because of the interference it caused with Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. The move resulted in very public claims from the company and its hedge fund backer Philip Falcone, CEO of Harbinger Capitsl that the company would affirm its stanceRead… Read more »
If you are a public agency or work for city government at any level, this video is a must see! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9UpKsNJeqI I welcome any sort of feedback. -Robert
Join us next weekend for a first-of-its kind Startup Veterans Hackathon, hosted by TechCentralSF. The TechCentralSF Startup Veteran weekend is a two-day business and app development competition. The event’s goal is to invite returning veterans to be part of a team focused on building successful startups around the next generation social, mobile, gaming, ecommerce, health,Read… Read more »
(Note: This post was written by Jim Craner, 2012 CfA fellow. This aggregation system automatically lists Abhi Nemani as the author for all Code for America posts. We are working on a fix.) As one of three Code for America Fellows working with the City of Santa Cruz, I am fortunate to spend five weeksRead… Read more »
The changing face of acquisition, disposing of your hardware, and States and local gov’s go digital by GovLoop Insights On today’s program — Tuesday March 20, 2012. The changing face of federal IT and its acquisition process, with Suss Consulting. What happens to hardware in your office when it’s no longer fit for service? HitRead… Read more »