HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CU. Tomorrow will be two years. Instead of my usual collection of links, here are some views and stories marking the anniversary. Have a great weekend. Remember then? “Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not banRead… Read more »
Fans of the iPhone photo application Instagram used BART (CA) as their inspiration and took their monthly photo walk on the train. Original post
Gov + Memes = Those considering joining this sector don’t want to have to sacrifice who they are just so they can work here. We need to bring back the jester. We need more levity. (apologies for the short post, its been a very busy week, click that last link, you will be happy youRead… Read more »
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
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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