Very excited about Thursday’s Wikithon, which will be right on The Mall at the National Museum of American History. Details WHAT: “Ruby Slippers” Wikithon WHEN: Thursday, April 26 TIME: 3-5 pm EDT WHERE:  National Museum of American History in the Constitution Cafe, in Washington D.C. Enter on 14th and Constitution Ave, NW. We’ll be working on [...]

Do you think about where people are when they open your email? Well, you should. According to comScore, 40% of mobile users (all phone types) used mobile email. 78% of smartphone users use email on their phones–and more people are using smartphones every quarter. 64% of the people who use email on their phones do [...]

A quick video on trends in practices for agencies, shifts in agency aproaches and predictions about the Mobile Gov landscape from Gwynne Kostin, Director Mobile in GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. Resources Get your thinking “unstuck” and check out the resources to help you smartly deliver anytime, anywhere, any device mobile info and [...]

More than half of adult cellphone owners used their phones in stores this holiday season while deciding what to buy, according to new research released by Pew Internet. They called friends for advice, looked up product reviews and even comparison shopped–sometimes skipping the in-store purchase and buying online. While these purchasing trends are not exactly [...]

In case you missed it, there is a Federal Mobility Strategy in the works. From Federal CIO,  Steve Van Roekel [T]here is more we can do to seize the mobile opportunity, and we need to be bold in doing it. We need to address the massive variations in the way we pay for mobile services [...]

According to Internet marketing research company comScore, 20.1 million mobile phone owners in the U.S. used their device to scan a QR code in October. More from comScore. QR codes are two-dimensional codes that are scanned with a smartphone, connecting individuals to additional online content or information.  More on QR codes in the Mobile Gov [...]

Last week we had two champions debate the pros and cons of mobile websites versus native apps. Neil Bonner, from the Transportation Security Administration, was our proponent of mobile websites. Mike Pulsifer, Department of Labor, was our firm believer in the value of mobile apps. These gladiators were joined by Dalroy Ward from EPA as [...]

Come join us for our Housewarming & Wikithon on Tuesday, December 20. We moved into our new wiki platform and are hosting a potluck–you bring the content for the Mobile Gov wiki and we’ll it build together. The Housewarming Wikithon is an open-house from 3-5 pm. Come for a minute, come for the entire time, [...]