22 March CTOvision Podcast: Weekly Mobile News

By Ryan Kamauff In this podcast I discuss some of the weeks’ mobile news. Including the following: Jawbone bringing the UP bracelet application to Android Google Merging Android and Chrome OS Watching NCAA Tournament buzzer beaters Amazon’s $99 tablet and how it will affect Apple Google Keep, their note taking capability Subdermal bluetooth implants CTOvisionRead… Read more »

It’s Not About You

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. The foundation of any good communication is a clear message that resonates with the target audience. But if a message is not clear, the story the media tells may not be the one you want to tell. Don’t miss Jennifer Miller, senior counselor of Rockford Gray LLC,Read… Read more »

Imagining the future

There is a lot of pseudo-scientific claptrap published about the future. There are people who carefully extrapolate trends, construct complex scenarios, weight many outcomes, some of whom necessarily get some things right through sheer chance, but many of whom appear to rely on nobody checking back from the future to see how well they did.Read… Read more »

The Perils of Open Conversation

A global police tweet-a-thon is going on right now. (hashtag #poltwt) However, the open and anonymous nature of Twitter is disrupting a thread of highly productive conversation. A hashtag was chosen and it didn’t take long before there were porn and clearly fake police postings popping up. I’ve participated in more than a few government-orientedRead… Read more »

Government Big Data: What’s Next? Experts Give Insight

Big data continues to be a hot topic in government. Yesterday, GovLoop, EMC, and Carahsoft took the discussion to the next level by hosting a live webinar Government Big Data: What’s Next? Topics ranged from how agencies are using analytics to manage data, making data more accessible, and innovative solutions to storing mass quantities ofRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: March 22, 2013

This post has been updated to include Dan Chenok’s contributions. Gadi Ben-Yehuda Digital Currency Examined. I once described “Gov 2.0” as government’s activities in and regulation of the digital landscape. Learning that Treasury is going to be watching virtual currencies to check for money laundering, as the Wall Street Journal reports, is very Gov 2.0.Read… Read more »

Using the disruptive web to your advantage

I’m excited to be off to Toronto today (vacation) to deliver a pair of workshops to students at Humber College. As you likely know by now I am very particular about my presentations. I spend countless hours agonizing over images, placement, word choice and the relationship between the different elements; here’s what I’ve come upRead… Read more »

Social Media Lessons from a Two-Year Old

What a difference a few years can make. For the last few months, I think I’ve spent more time talking people out of using social media than talking them into it. The pendulum has swung the other way, especially in the marketing industry. Everyone wants to be everywhere. Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter Facebook, Vine, Foursquare, KloutRead… Read more »

Amazon Rumored To Be Working On A $99 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD, Watch every NCAA Tournament buzzer beater with Thuuz Sports app and more

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Jawbone brings its UP fitness bracelet to Android, returns to Europe – I have a MotoACTV watch (as I’ve written often here), so I like to pay attention to this realm. The first Jawbone UP was a colossal failure, and onlyRead… Read more »