In January this year LinkedIn reached 200 million active users globally, demonstrating that professional social networking is beginning to be recognised as being valuable alongside personal social networking. I’ve just been sent their ‘early adopter’ infographic, which unlike the infographic on LinkedIn’s blog (which gives great demographic breakdowns by profession), provides a view on theRead… Read more »
Last week my friend at YGL Cara Ann Bumgardner wrote a blog about an awesome POLITICO event she attended that inspired her. She doesn’t have a GovLoop account, but wanted to share her experience: “One of my favorite DC pastimes is going to events–especially of the political persuasion. Washington is teeming with opportunities to notRead… Read more »
Whether or not you attended one of the events given in Australia by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in his TBLDownunder tour, it’s likely his visit will have an impact on how Australian governments and their agencies think about openness, digital channels and online engagement. During his visit Sir Tim, the inventor of the world wide web,Read… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Steve Wozniak: Samsung is a “big competitor” and Apple is “somewhat behind” – For better or worse, Steve Wozniak’s opinion on all things mobile (or rather all things Apple) is always of huge interest to some people. Well the most recent newsRead… Read more »
How do you plan for success? You have some goals, right? Goals are dreams with a date. Your success relies on your plan to achieve those goals. Well…one of the biggest hurdles to achieving your goals is the battle of action vs. inaction. It’s not that you’re slacking off – it’s just that you haveRead… Read more »
by Steve Charles, Co-founder and Executive Vice President Like a distant tornado, the federal budget sequestration seems to have been looming on the horizon, but never quite comes into sharp focus. Well, don’t wander too far from the storm shelter. In recent days, the likelihood of the sequester actually occurring has increased markedly. This remarkableRead… Read more »
I’ve had a few different people ask me about the types of work we do at MB&A so I thought I would put together a few posts that highlight what we are working on as a company. Of course we do many of the things that I consider to be the bread and butter suchRead… Read more »
Today I attended the first event of NextGov’s Cybersecurity Series. I originally went expecting to learn more about the nitty gritty details of potential cybersecurity legislation but instead I learned about a much wider issue concerning how our society runs. Here at GovLoop we try to connect the federal employees with the private sector employeesRead… Read more »
ELGL leadership is taking a vacation, so we’ve asked our trusty advisory board to take turns as “Guest Buzzers” and provide content to http://ELGL.org! Tune in each day to see what our great team of advisory board volunteers posts on this blog for your reading pleasure. Mark your calendars to hear from some of yourRead… Read more »
Join us for a conversation with Tiffany Couch, Acuity Group’s founder and principal on March 7 at noon. The forum will be at the City of Portland office building located at 111 SW Columbia, Suite 800, Portland, OR. Smart Park parking is across the street, and buses are one block away and the Max isRead… Read more »