Last year was the first Swarm in Sydney- part conference and part peer support network for online community managers. The event is returning this year in Melbourne on 13-14 September, bigger and friendlier. The website is now live, with early bird rates to attend. One of the highlights of Swarm this year will be theRead… Read more »
This is the second part of a post about BlueLight Camp, an unconference for Emergency responders, and those who work with them. The session I want to talk about this time was run by Farida Vis. Farida was a member of the team that analysed the 2.6 million tweets generated before, during and immediately afterRead… Read more »
Some books deserve a closer read. One of these is The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau. Follow along as I delve into the book, chapter by chapter. I’ll breakdown each chapter, providing a sort of Cliff Notes summary. And I’ll include what you can’t find in the book, such as links to the businesses heRead… Read more »
Buying a home is probably one of the biggest purchases we will make in our lives. It’s also something that many of us end up living with for an extensive period of time. In my lifetime, I have been involved in the purchase of five homes, but the tips I am going to share withRead… Read more »
The 2012 Clearmark Plain Language Awardshave been announced. As a 3-time judge for the government web and media entries, I have to tell you – this is a stellar group. The quality of entries in this awards program has improved by leaps and bounds, over the past 3 years. The winners give government agencies someRead… Read more »
Dallas (Thursday, April 12, 2012)– The RTCC (Real Time Crime Center) of the Philadelphia Police Department today launched iWatchPhiladelphia, a mobile app and “Centralized Investigational Dashboard” (CID) software suite that lets any citizen to report suspected criminal activities, respond to police requests for information, or submit photos or videos anonymously from smartphones directly to theRead… Read more »
center>Click the above image to view gallery Lynwood Police Chief Michael Mears shows off a new program for crime fighting in which an app for smart phones allows people to report crimes by sending video or audio directly to dispatchers, while he was at the police station in Lynwood IL on Tuesday May 1, 2012.Read… Read more »
Naugatuck Police to Roll Out New Crime Tip Smartphone App iWatchNaugatuck, a new application that is expected to be available this year, allows residents to send in anonymous tips, photos and videos of criminal activity right from an iPhone, BlackBerry or Android. The Naugatuck Police Department is expected to roll out a new initiative thatRead… Read more »
Below is a list of GovHacks entries including links to their live or temporary prototype sites. I’ve linked Hack names to their record in the GovHack site. Note that live sites may not remain live for long, so some links may be broken. 100 Years by Code Cadets A day in the Life by TheRead… Read more »
Hi, I’ll be liveblogging the presentations and judging from GovHack in Canberra below as it happens. All the tears and all the cheers as 42 entrants go head for head for around $40,000 in prizes and the street cred of being a GovHack winner. You can view all the entrants on the GovHack website. VoteRead… Read more »