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The IRS Jobs Mobile App
The IRS Jobs Mobile App can be used to explore IRS careers anytime, anywhere and on any device. A product of the Internal Revenue Service, IRS Jobs Mobile is a new innovative way of broadening the search to fill specific positions. According to the IRS: The IRS is the foundation for all that our nation is [...]
1,150 views | 1 commentJun 28th, 2012 | Filed under Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile StrategyTags: apps, apps gallery, capable citizens, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, jobs, mobile, positions, search -
Trends on Tuesday: Cell Phone Internet Usage and Responsive Design
Pew data collected in April shows a majority of adult cell phone users, 55%, go online using their phones. More than half of adult internet users, 53%, used their cell phone Internet to surf to different sites, an increase of 28% from three years ago, while 44% used their phones to check and send emails, up [...]
1,396 views | 1 commentTags: data, demographics, devices, digital divide, e-readers, mobile products, mobile use, Pew, tablets -
Customs Wait Times Mobile
Travelers can now access U.S. Custom’s wait times for the 23 busiest international airports from anytime and anywhere. The “Airport Wait Times” mobile website uses historical data from U.S. Custom’s and Border Protection flight processing times, commonly referred to as wait times, to give users wait estimates. The mobile website is accessible on any platform [...]
1,128 views | Comments OffJun 21st, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy -
Trends on Tuesday: Tablet and E-Readers
Americans using either an e-reader or a tablet rose from 18% in December of 2011 to 29% in January of 2012 according to PEW Research Center. The demographics include some interesting trends. 47% of all tablet users are between 30-49 compared to the 26% between 18-29 and 21% between 50-64. E-readers age trends are similar: [...]
1,500 views | 1 commentTags: data, demographics, devices, digital divide, e-readers, mobile products, mobile use, Pew, tablets -
Smokey Bear App
The Smokey Bear App shows you how to safely build campfires and other camping saftey tips from anywhere and any device. Produced by the U.S. Forest Service, the app is available on the iOS and Android platforms. It is also accessibile via mobile website. According to the Forest Service: Get Your Smokey On. With Smokey [...]
1,716 views | 2 commentsJun 14th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Resources, Trends -
Events: Responsive Design and WIKITHONS!
You need resources, and we are here to help with excellent webinars and events to jump start your agency’s efforts. Mobile is heating up this summer, what with the implementation of the Digital Strategy kicking off and anytime, anywhere, any device content being a key tenet. So, mark your calendars. Responsive Design Webinar First up, [...]
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Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Trends @ Labor
Recent data from the Department of Labor website shows that mobile device use and mobile device traffic are trending up. As we posted last Tuesday, globally mobile device usage leaped from 2% to 8% in June 2010 to 10% in May 2012, according to data from KPCB. How does this translate at the U.S. Department of Labor? [...]
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M.cancer.gov
The National Cancer Institute at the National Institute’s of Health created the mobile website, M.cancer.gov, to provide credible and current cancer information in both English and Spanish to cancer patients, their loved ones, and their caregivers—anytime and anywhere. According to NCI, the mobile website can be accessed via any device or platform and offers these services and information. A [...]
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