TRB sessions on social media
Several sessions at the TRB 91st Annual Meeting will focus on the role of social media in public transportation. Here’s a quick overview. Original post
10 Ways to Turnaround a Dysfunctional Team
Eric Jackson as a regular contributor to Forbes Magazine writes some very interesting management articles. In addition to writing for Forbes, Jackson is the Founder and Managing Member of Ironfire Capital LLC and he has completed his Ph.D. in the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with aRead… Read more »
“Today It’s Pajamas. “Tomorrow It’s Underwear. Where Does It Stop?”
A Louisiana parish commissioner wants to stop people from wearing their pajamas in public. Caddo Parish District 3 Commissioner Michael Williams told The (Shreveport) Times that he decided to push for an ordinance to ban wearing pajama pants in public after he saw a group of young men at a Walmart wearing pajama pants –Read… Read more »
VIDEO: Apps for Heroes Event w/ Dr. Biden
Yesterday Code for America played host to the Apps for Heroes event where various tech industry companies demonstrated their wares for Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and United States Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra. Companies such as Fidelis and JIBE explained the applications they have built to aid our country’s service members’ transition to theRead… Read more »
Apple joins e-textbook party with iBooks, iBooks Author apps
Apple joins e-textbook party with iBooks, iBooks Author apps http://bcove.me/rmn7l58z By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY Apple is bringing its brand-name power to the fledgling market for electronic textbooks. New York by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president for worldwide marketing. Apple also announced iBooks Author, a free software application for Macintosh computers with customRead… Read more »
Sprint M2M to Boost Utility Industry Operations; Make Systems Smarter
Press Release Jan. 19, 2012, 9:00 a.m. EST Sprint M2M to Boost Utility Industry Operations; Make Systems Smarter Itron, Lanner, Power Insight and Silver Spring offer Sprint connectivity to utilities for automated monitoring and data collection http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sprint-m2m-to-boost-utility-industry-operations-make-systems-smarter-2012-01-19 OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Electric and water utilities are changing the way theyRead… Read more »
Should you design websites for the ‘1%’?
A concern I’ve had for the last ten years is how websites are designed and approved by organisations (both in government and the commercial sector). In a better-than-average world, when asked to develop a new website or improve an existing one, the web team goes out to discover what users think of the site. ThisRead… Read more »
FederalAllies.org’s Frank Clay, Jr., to discuss VET Act on George Jarkesy Radio Show Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern
FAI Chairman Frank Clay, Jr. will discuss Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act Live Friday January 20, 2012, at 4 p.m. Eastern on http://www.georgejarkesy.com/ based in Houston, Texas. More information at http://www.FederalAllies.org
Getting SOPA with it
Summary: Legislation’s what you need if you want to be a internet breaker In the beginning, the web was the Wild Wild West. And in the end, the web will remain the Wild Wild West. We could stop there but it would perhaps be a little flippant, and easily dismissed and today I wish toRead… Read more »
Salesforce.com as OpenGov PaaS – Digital Fuel for the 21st Century
As part 4 of our GovCloud series, we can build on the previous blog about PaaS (Platform as a Service) and highlight how one implementation option for this is Salesforce.com, via their Force.com service. * This is one of the key topics of our upcoming MaaS webinar. Salesforce.com recently declared their ambitions for the publicRead… Read more »