After a very modest two day pullback on Wednesday and Thursday, stocks rebounded on Friday after what appeared to be a weaker than expected jobs report where we actually saw the unemployment rate move back up to 7.9%, and 157,000 jobs being added, which was slightly lower than estimates. But large upward revisions to theRead… Read more »
Many people might be surprised to find out there is a virtual real estate market and have had a hard time understanding how someone could pay money for something that you can’t physically touch like virtual land. Before visiting virtual worlds myself, I would not have believed people would pay money for something like that.Read… Read more »
What’s the distinction? A strategic plan is a project, initiated by others – e.g., the CEO, the Board, Department Head – with some input from the originator but little participation. Planning strategically is a team project, initiated by the leader of the team, with the leader’s input and participation. First thing to determine for eitherRead… Read more »
By Jose Nazario Wow, what a month. Two big stories to note: USCC is seeking to grow over 5x to 4900 people, and the NYTimes (and WSJ it seems) have been hacked, purportedly by the Chinese over their China coverage. In other news, a new discovery of the ‘Red October’ campaign filled the headlines, althoughRead… Read more »
By BobGourley Gartner projects that by 2016, 70 percent of leading BI vendors will have incorporated natural-language and spoken-word capabilities. This is consistent with things I have been learning from leaders in this space like Thetus, Cloudera and Datameer. Here is more from their 24 January 2013 release on the topic: By 2016, 70 percentRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff In this podcast, Bob and Ryan discuss some of the recent government and cyber news. OMB releases IT accessibility guidance German Activists Punch Out Big Brother’s Eyes Weatherford Outlines DHS Cybersecurity Goals DOE to invest $9 million in solar big data projects Navy delays NGEN decision to May US looks hard at ChinaRead… Read more »
This post was originally published on the Intellitics blog. Just a quick note this morning to let everyone know that Intellitics is now officially open for business. We’re starting out focusing on two major areas: We’re building Zilino, a social software-as-a-service (SaaS) web application that enables public engagement practitioners to design, host and manage wellRead… Read more »
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Edward Koch, Former Mayor, Dies at 88 ELGL News and Notes Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Welcome New Members: Kevin Vandenheuvel, OHSU – Emergency Medicine Department, EMS Liaison/Coordinator David Jones, Seton Hall University, International Professional Upcoming Forums: February 6: ELGL Forum with Mark Zusman, Willamette Week Editor March 1: ELGL ConferenceRead… Read more »
After a long holiday break including a brief jump off the fiscal cliff, the Knope of the Week is rested and ready to anoint the standouts in the local government arena for 2013. This year recipients will not only the incredible fame and glory associated with the award, but they will be recognized with aRead… Read more »