Open Embedded Software Foundation（OESF） announced that Fujisawa City which is facing the Pacific Ocean with 400,000 citizens joined the Android City Initiative in Japan on 16th September. OSEF is planning to improve UI on Android software with the incorporated foundation in Fujisawa, Shonan Living Lab. Through those activities, they will empower the community and createRead… Read more »
Image Courtesy of Flickr user cgallent Public Relations vs. Advertising. Earned media vs. Paid media. Huge budgets vs. tiny ones. Advertising and Public Relations have been engaged in a love-hate relationships for decades. What’s more effective? What offers better ROI? How should they work together? Should they work together? For years, advertising has been theRead… Read more »
The Obama administration has released a status report on open government. The report, which I’ve embedded below, was released through a blog post at Whitehouse.gov by Steven Croley, special assistant and senior counsel to the President: President Obama has made open government a high priority. Greater openness renders our government more efficient and effective. ItRead… Read more »
Come one – come all! This is your chance to help the U.S. government figure out how to serve better, online. I told you a few weeks ago about the ground-breaking .Gov Reform initiative the White House and the General Services Administration have underway. In a nutshell, they’re taking a hard look at U.S. governmentRead… Read more »
Calling all web visionaries, creative thinkers and interested parties ! Starting Monday, GSA will launch a two-week online conversation with web experts and the public called the National Dialogue for Improving Federal Websites. This is part of the .gov Reform Initiative that many govies have been supporting at their agencies. The dialogue will launch Monday,Read… Read more »
Very cool…just got this info. And have to say – best set of judges I’ve seen on apps contest (Andreeson, Feld, Booker – dope! (plus other folks are sweet too) ————————————–In just a few weeks, the Apps for Communities contest closes. We challenged developers and designers with creating apps that improve daily life in citiesRead… Read more »
Today, during lunch some of GovLoop crew Pat, Allison, Lauren, and I went on a Hi5Friday mission to Hi5 as many people as we could in about an hour. We gave out about 300 Hi5’s. Watch the video and see the pictures below. 7 lessons we learned: Be Confident – initial approach matters most BeRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. The state of Illinois’ STARCOM 21 project that roared with controversy earlier this year has resurfaced once again. A lot of backlash resulted from STARCOM 21’s $114 million soul-source contract to Motorola, awarded in May, but that hasn’t stopped the project from expanding. Illinois recently decided to contract out radioRead… Read more »
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Here’s a question that seems to come up frequently, about shortening URLs for SEO…the answer isn’t always the same,and there’s usually a conflict between the SEO strategy and the overall information classification (taxonomy) design – so here’s a thought process I’ve been through to help evaluate the approach for answering. Question: (Note the actual clientRead… Read more »