Hello GovLoopers! Thank goodness it is Friday. What a crazy week it has been. Hope you all have great weekend plans. Here are my Friday picks of the week. Top Forum: Candace Riddle asks how the Blackberry Outage is affecting you. Top Blog: Featured Blogger Jenn Gustetic points out Why Innovators Should Be Paying Attention.Read… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. In an article published last week, I illustrated how state budget efficiency can be used as a metric for future budget increases or decreases. The prevailing logic is that efficient state budgets could indicate if a particular state is positioned for future growth. On the contrary, states with inefficientRead… Read more »
In Google’s Q3 earnings call, they released that there are 190M Android Devices Worldwide. Google’s mobile revenue is now up to $2.5B over the past 12 months. They are adding over 575K users a day, an incredible rate of adoption. The Motorola purchase, which was seen as Google’s first foray into device manufacture, has beenRead… Read more »
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to join with other young AFGE members to represent our union at the 2011 AFL-CIO Next Up Young Workers Summit in Minneapolis. The conference brought together young union members, youth activists and student groups from around the country to participate in a forum addressing the challenges facing youngRead… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: The Microeconomics of Green Jobs US Could be a Solar Nation by 2026 10 Communication Strategies to Engage Employees in Sustainability Chevy Invests in Offset Projects to Slash 4.6M Tons of CO2 And you’ll find more headlines at CEILeadership.org!Read… Read more »
One of things you hear over and over is the concern about managing a Twitter account or a Facebook account and how do you deal with the influx of all those questions and comments. In many cases, the fear of not having time to actively respond is so great that it results in scaring agenciesRead… Read more »
I read way more than I post. I am always looking to get rid of lower value blogs and for posts that are more in line with my interests. I customarily set up a half dozen new blogs for a new project and over a week whittle out the less valuable ones. I use GoogleRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Department of Labor Lauches Stats App. The Department of Labor has released a new application for iPhones and Android devices that gives users the most-up-to-date information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). App Helps Government Deploy Labor. Jason Hibbets interviews SeeClickFix CEO Ben Berkowitz aboutRead… Read more »
CA APPROVES TEXT DONATIONS. Politico. “California became the first state Thursday to allow people to make political campaign contributions via text messages.” The FPPC staff memo is here. The proposed regulation is here. GETTING SUPER PAC ADS ON THE AIR (AND KEEPING THEM THERE). Here’s an interesting legal memo from Michael Berg for interested partiesRead… Read more »
Australia’s Victoria government plans to keep the myki smart card in circulation after security flaws were found, despite widespread media reports saying that more than one million cards would be phased out. In a statement on the myki website, Transport Ticketing Authority (VIC) CEO Bernie Carolan assured cardholders that no personal information in stored onRead… Read more »