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USDA’s Soil Web App
USDA’s National Cooperative Soil Survey is an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional societies to deliver science-based soil information for the entire United States. The SoilWeb app is a portable version of the USDA’s online interface to USDA-NRCS digital soil survey data. The app is available on both the Android and iPhone [...]
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Trends on Tuesday: Cyber Monday Mobile Behavior
On Cyber Monday we not only saw an increase in online shopping, but also an increase in mobile shopping. On Cyber Monday the PayPal blog reported that: As of 11 a.m. PST, PayPal is already seeing 196% more mobile payment volume on Cyber Monday 2012 than Cyber Monday 2011. Further Bloomberg reported that: More than [...]
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Government Apps for Thanksgiving!
Believe it or not, there are government apps ready to assist citizens during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend! Here are some common Turkey Day scenarios with the apps that can help. Thanksgiving Travel– If you are traveling by plane, you can check MyTSA developed by the Transportation Security Administration to find airport wait times, items you [...]
1,489 views | Comments OffNov 20th, 2012 | Filed under Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, ResourcesTags: Ask Karen, BMI calculator, DHS, GSA, HHS, making mobile gov, myTSA, NIH, product recalls, saferbus, Transportation, TSA, USDA -
Mobile User Experience Guidelines & Recommendations Workshop
A mobile product’s tendency to be used anytime, anywhere and in numerous contexts requires organizations to think about more than just the content, security and privacy of the mobile product. In fact, Smashing magazine listed 12 elements to consider when building a good mobile user experience. Government agencies are looking for mobile user experience guidelines and recommendations to start [...]
666 views | Comments OffNov 19th, 2012 | Filed under Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Resources, Trends -
Presidential Documents Mobile Web App
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register (OFR) have released the Presidential Documents Mobile Web app which tracks the public activities of the President of the United States. The app has user-friendly search capabilities allowing users to access content about the President by searching by date, category, [...]
554 views | Comments OffNov 15th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
Trends on Tuesday: Mobile News Consumption
A recent Mediapost blog about mobile news consumption highlighted data from a Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism report. Here are some highlights. According to a detailed survey of news use on mobile devices, half of all U.S. adults now have a mobile connection to the web through either a smartphone or tablet, [...]
334 views | Comments OffNov 13th, 2012 | Filed under Events, Gov News, Industry News, Research, Resources, Trends, Uncategorized -
Arlington National Cemetery Explorer App
The Arlington National Cemetery has developed ANC Explorer, an application that is available across common web browsers and on mobile smart phones (iOS, Blackberry and Google Play). This app enables veterans, family members and the public to explore Arlington’s rich history. Specifically: This first version of ANC Explorer allows users to locate gravesites, events, or [...]
516 views | Comments OffNov 8th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Challenges, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Research, Resources -
Trends on Tuesday: Smartphone Ownership
Comscore just released data that shows the majority of people in the U.S. who own mobile devices, own smartphones. As of the last day of September, 234 million Americans used mobile devices. For the three month average period ending September 2012, 119.3 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones. That amounts to 51.0 percent of [...]
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