By Dave Worsell, Director, Government Solutions, GovDelivery UK 2013 has flashed by. It’s been a busy year for the GovDelivery team and we’re delighted to have welcomed a very large number of new clients the past year including HMRC, Office for National Statistics, Devon, Birmingham, Thurrock, Stockport, Rotherham, Vale of Glamorgan… in fact far tooRead… Read more »
The Break Room’s NFL Pool has crowned another champion. For the first time we have a come from behind victory and a repeat pool winner. Ian, who has been closing it up by winning two of the playoff rounds won this week as well by picking the Seahawks and 50 points. This allowed him toRead… Read more »
Or maybe not actually rethinking email, but taking it back to what it was meant to be about… Working with a colleague the other day in a government organisation, I saw him looking for a document, that he was sent in an email. He was looking for it in his email client (Outlook in thisRead… Read more »
Are you stuck in a dead end job? It’s ok. Most people face this situation at some point in their career. The job may have seemed rosy during the honeymoon period, but after time, you have come to realize that this job did not live up to your expectations. When you are in this situationRead… Read more »
If you like roller-coasters, you probably loved the action last week. We saw 4 out of 5 trading days with at least a 90-point move in the Dow. In January there were 10 days where the Dow moved 100-points or more, while in 2013 there was just one so, unfortunately for the bulls, 2014 mayRead… Read more »
Sigh… I’ve been wrong about Facebook 1.5 times so far. The first time, with the advent of Google+, I predicted that a social network that begins with circles would triumph over one that seeks to make everything you say or do available to all of humanity. I said Google+ would kill Facebook. Yes I did.Read… Read more »
Perhaps you are like me, and don’t. My excuse for not having one is that my medical expenses vary from year to year, and therefore I’m reluctant to set aside dollars into an FSA, only to lose those dollars if I don’t spend them. Is that the situation you are in as well? While conductingRead… Read more »
For over five years now, I’ve mentioned Patients Like Me in nearly all of my “digital engagement” related speeches. It is one of my favourite examples of big data used to improve actual lives. What is it? An online social network dedicated primarily to chronically ill patients. How does it work? Patients fill out theirRead… Read more »
Before tackling the comment of the week there are some updates I’d like to share with you. First, it is an exciting time with the launch of my new Federal Times Blog! The first blog posting appeared last week and can be found here. I encourage all Friday Flash readers to follow this new blogRead… Read more »
For a lot of us the New Year means a renewed focus on priorities and in many cases New Years resolutions. If your organization’s new year’s resolutions included running a smarter, leaner organization there are going to be some great learning opportunities coming next month. The first is a webinar hosted by Bill Cason, Troux’sRead… Read more »