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Location Privacy: Yes, People Care
People who use smartphone apps are are concerned about privacy when it comes to sharing their location via mobile phone according to a Nielsen Company report this month. Over half of all smartphone users expressed some concern. Nielsen found that people over 45 and women were the most concerned about sharing their location data. Looking [...]
1,118 views | Comments OffApr 28th, 2011 | Filed under Industry News, Research -
Trends On Tuesday: Frequency of Mobile Activities
According to comScore’s 2010 Mobile Year in Review: Americans are turning to their mobile devices with increasing frequency. More than 60% of consumers participating in the most popular seven mobile activities – communication, listening to music, news and weather – do so at least once a week. comScore has a wealth of excellent mobile data. [...]
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Predicting the Smartphone Market 2015
Predicting what will happen is hard to begin with, but in a rapidly changing market like mobile it seems like there are new predictions every week. Government agencies looking to make services and information available via mobile need to make the best decisions they can–even if that means looking into a murky crystal ball. As [...]
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Multi-platform Madness: WWFbD?
The number one question we hear when people are thinking about their mobile strategy is, “Should I do a mobile app or just make my website more mobile?” First things first, you need to figure out the best strategy for your agency that advances your agency mission. There isn’t a one size fits all. That [...]
1,498 views | 2 commentsApr 22nd, 2011 | Filed under Industry News, Mobile Strategy -
There’s An App For That: New on apps.usa.gov
New on the apps gallery on USA.GOV: Quit Guide from National Cancer Institute: An iPhone app to help you prepare to quit smoking and support you in the days and weeks after you quit. Recovery.Gov App from the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board provides easy access to the projects funded by the American Recovery and [...]
1,591 views | Comments OffApr 21st, 2011 | Filed under Gov News, Mobile Gov ProductsTags: apps, apps store, gallery, HIV/AIDS, iphone, National Cancer Institute, NLM, NSF, recovery.gov -
You, Too, Can Run an Apps Contest
While we’re on the topic of apps challenges (see posts on contests for Department of Education and the Federal Communications Commission), did you know there are resources to help you run your own apps challenge? First, why a challenge? Well, government doesn’t have all the answers, and a challenge lets government tap into the creativity [...]
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Trends On Tuesday: How People Use Mobile Infographic
Yes, it is YAIG [yet another infographic, they seem to be everywhere!]. It’s a long scroll, but brings together a lot of data about how people are using mobile. Did you know that 200 million videos are viewed on mobile EACH DAY? And guess who uses mobile social media the most? What surprised you? From [...]
1,024 views | Comments OffApr 19th, 2011 | Filed under Trends -
FCC Announces Apps for Communities Contest
Here’s another nod to crowdsourcing innovations. The Feceral Communications Commission (FCC) launched a contest that asks Can a mobile app improve the quality of life for a farmer in America’s heartland? Can a web app help school children in Detroit,MI? Teaming with the Knight Foundation, the FCC is offering a grand prize of $30,000 and [...]
887 views | Comments OffApr 15th, 2011 | Filed under Challenges, Gov News