NAGC’s LinkedIn Group Celebrates its 1,000th Member

The National Association of Government Communicators LinkedIn Group has reached a major milestone—we’re celebrating our 1,000th member! This group, which includes government communications professionals and others across the United States, is a way for you to talk about issues government communicators face and work on every day. Often, you’ll find people discussing real-life case studiesRead… Read more »

Link roundup

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: We’re not ‘appy. Not ‘appy at all. Consulting with children on the internet Innovation: are we ready for it to be a part of our DNA? Does less equal more, at home and work? Bartleby, the CIO Wide Open Space Summary and update on our digitalRead… Read more »

Fixmo Puts Mobile Security, Data Security and Privacy into the Hands of Users – Literally

By Ryan Kamauff Fixmo, a provider of mobile security and data protection solutions, is putting mobile security into the hands of users — literally. Fixmo SafeWatch, now in beta testing, is a personal mobile security product to help consumers and business users protect their personal information and ensure privacy for their Android mobile devices. Fixmo,Read… Read more »

Police Increasingly Use GPS for Asset Management of a Different Kind

We tend to write about fixed asset tracking on this blog in terms of supply chain management, but law enforcement around the world have started employing GPS tracking in entirely different way – to catch bad guys. And this form of aggressive asset management is sure to make the world a more dangerous place toRead… Read more »

03.12.13 Your Morning Buzz

Judge Cans Soda Ban Welcome Newest Members Individual Member: Katya Reyna, University of Oregon, RARE Corporate Member: Johnson Controls delivers products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency and lower operating costs in buildings for more than one million customers. Upcoming Forums March 15 Webinar: Creating and Getting Assistant City Manager Positions with Alex McIntyre,Read… Read more »

Open source cloud offers another route to better security, Fearmongers miss the point on mobile security and more

By Ryan Kamauff Here are top cyber news and stories of the day. White paper: NIST conducts proof of concept on trusted geolocation in the cloud – A group of NIST scientists working with Intel, VMWare and RSA Archer have created of proof of concept for trusted geolocation in the cloud. This allows managers toRead… Read more »

A list of mobile apps that I use regularly

I received a few emails recently asking me about my favourite mobile apps. Rather than responding individually I have decided to create a public blog post out of my response in case others are interested as well. Out of the hundreds of apps (on iOS, BB and Android platforms) that I have downloaded since IRead… Read more »

Place Your Bet: Project Management Experience vs. Project Management Certification

While people relatively new to project management understand the advantage of getting a formal certification such as PMP or PRINCE2, especially when looking for a job, many experienced project managers are outraged that organizations place so much emphasis on certifications when screening résumés. They claim that experience is the one that counts, that no formalRead… Read more »