About a year ago Corning amazed us with a fantastic thought piece on how advanced visualization capabilities might fit in our daily lives. The powerful video they produced is here at: Corning Helps Us All Think Through Our Requirements And Capabilities. They recently released a continuation of their vision titled “A Day Made of GlassRead… Read more »
Colwyn Police Department announces the release of its new iWatch program, the latest software tool created by iThinQware, Inc. that allows citizens and law enforcement to join together in the fight against crime. iWatch puts crime tipping and crime reporting into the palm of your hand, allowing individuals to get crime information and submit crimeRead… Read more »
Last year when I attended the APWA Expo in Denver, one of the speakers shared his view of how the rise of coffee houses played a major part in the advancement of mankind. It seems that prior to the introduction of coffee as a beverage, most people just drank alcohol. And if you’re familiar withRead… Read more »
The stock market got off to a slow start last week, but by Wednesday morning, after Apple had reported its strong earnings, the indices caught fire closing in positive territory for the second week in a row after the early April pullback. It was all green for the TSP funds for the 2nd week inRead… Read more »
I had the honor of meeting Hans Rosling briefly at TEDxSummit. Now it’s time you listened to him. Original post
What needs to be done to have enough clean water for future generations? If you live in New Hampshire, you can help answer this question and join a statewide conversation about the future of water sustainability on May 8, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00pm at the following locations… White Mountains Community College in Berlin, NHRead… Read more »
Tomorrow is Too Late: Why Government Needs Social Media City of Hayward, CA Council ChamberThursday, May 17, 2012 – 9:30am to 2pmFree Workshop – Includes Lunch “Social Media Isn’t a Fad, It’s a Fundamental Shift in The Way We Communicate” Social media is fundamentally changing the way we receive information and communicate with each other.Read… Read more »
Just heard about this funding opportunity in Everyday Democracy‘s e-newsletter… EvDem introduced it like this in their newsletter: If you’re looking for funds to improve rural communities’ capacity to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or economic and community development, check out the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. Here’s some text from theRead… Read more »
In “Social Media Pulls Communities Together” by S.A. Reid, The Second Edition of the Fels Social Media Report is highlighted in American City & County. To check out the article, click here. The article highlights how governments utilize social media to interact with citizens during and following disasters and other major events, which is anRead… Read more »
Wondering if anyone knows whether or not there exists a young professionals in public service networking group in Minnesota? And if there is none, whether young professionals in public service would be interested in creating such a group?