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 [...]

Checking in at the end of the year with Mobile Future and their fast paced mobile year in review. A Few Highlights 8 trillion texts sent this year 103 million wireless tweets posted each day 1 billion Foursquare check-ins over the year 26 photos posted on Instagram every second Here to Help Mobile is happening [...]

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 [...]

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Lake Info App allows users to get maps, recreational and other information about lakes in the TVA region. In addition to providing electricity to seven states, the TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system. The App, which is available in the iPhone and Android platforms, allows users [...]

People can now get weather updates on the go by accessing the National Weather Service’s (NWS) mobile website. NWS mobile website users can access storm warnings, regional radar, tidal forecasts and other local weather details. It is the agency’s mission to provide this information: The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts [...]

The FBI Child ID App gives parents a quick informational resource  so they are prepared for the unfortunate instance where a child goes missing.  The FBI states: The free FBI Child ID app provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your child so that it’s literally right at hand if [...]

We had a huge influx of participation in the Making Mobile Gov dialogue last week. Much of it was in our new “Suggest an App” category. Some app ideas so far include iPassport – get a badge for every national park or monument that you visit. Collect and publish the latitude and longitude coordinates of [...]

Science360 Radio and Science 360 for iPad are two multimedia based mobile products from the National Science Foundation that leverage agency and other expert’s content. Science360 Radio is part of the National Science Foundation’s Science360 network. It focuses on the latest developments in scientific research, providing a variety of science topics with continuous audio programming [...]