Looking back, looking forward – where now for the eGovAU blog

Stepping into the fifth year I’ve operated the eGovAU blog, I wanted to take a look back into its history, and a look forward to what readers can expect in the next year. I started eGovAU in 2008 to help access and share information and experience across the online communications space within government, as IRead… Read more »

Johnson County Library to host dialogue on Newtown tragedy

This Thursday at 7pm, Johnson County Library in Kansas is hosting A Conversation about Sandy Hook. Louisa Whitfield-Smith, the Civic Engagement Librarian at Johnson County Library, is inviting civic engagement organizations across the nation to get involved in whatever way they see fit — including sending resources, ideas for next steps, and information on deliberation.Read… Read more »

New Year’s Greetings from the NAGC President

I hope everyone had a terrific holiday season and that you are entering 2013 on a great note. The NAGC Board of Directors closed 2012 in positive fashion last month with our annual board retreat. The one-day planning session helped to create a framework for the organization in 2013. Thanks to all of my fellowRead… Read more »

Zetta.net Unveils 2013 Predictions for Online Backup and Recovery

Hardware Backup Appliances Move toward Extinction While New Generations of Cloud-based Backup and Recovery Technologies Are more Widely Adopted Zetta.net today unveiled five predictions for the online backup and recovery market for 2013, all pointing to the broader adoption of online backup in more industries and the extinction of hardware backup appliances. From education andRead… Read more »

5 Things to Think About when It Comes To Innovation Incentives

IdeaScale gets tons of questions and recommendation requests as people develop communities, but there’s one key topic that everyone seems to want to know more about: engagement. Which is why we’ll be talking about the value of innovation communities and the impact they can have on a business at an upcoming conference, but one ofRead… Read more »

Sam Phillip’s Lesson

Saw Million Dollar Quartet at the Kennedy Center, a play about the one night Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins got together and played at Sun Records. Sam Phillips was Sun Records. He made himself a new job. Not A&R like John Hammond. Not a dealmaker like Ahmet Ertegun or an empire builderRead… Read more »

Director of Facilities and Fleet Management – Now Recruiting!

ARAPAHOE COUNTY 5334 S. Prince Street Littleton, CO 80120 http://www.co.arapahoe.co.us/Jobs/HumanResources Invites Applications for the Position of: DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND FLEET MANAGEMENT An Equal Opportunity Employer SALARY $8,333.33 – $9,583.33 Monthly $100,000.00 – $115,000.00 Annually DEADLINE 02/18/13 DESCRIPTION Salary may be negotiable depending experience and qualifications. The Director of the Facilities and Fleet Management (FFM)Read… Read more »

Optimizing your personal IT portfolio: iPhone Edition

I’m sure I have a lot of company as a member of the group of people whose iPhone has at one time or another spanned 7 or more panes with 50+ applications vying for your attention. My app sprawl was magnificent, spanning everything from YouTube to aWolframAlpha. There were patches of order where I’d madeRead… Read more »