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The White House is spearheading a five-point strategy for the federal government to adopt mobile technology. Industry News Mobile Apps Digital Government government Presidential Innovation Fellows MORE
The authors of this more than 400-page report tackle the use of mobile devices in learning, health, government, commerce and finance, and entertainment in Ontario. Industry News Research commerce and finance entertainment government mobile health Taking Ontario Mobile MORE
Description from the programme: Government’s controversial proposal to limit textbooks to one per subject has raised alarms across disciplines. Apparently, even though the government has asked for public input on the policy-in-making, it is a fait accompli and the decision was taken some time back at an ANC conference in Bloemfontein. In the North-West province: only 30% of learners have access to government bought textbooks. Uncategorized government one textbook policy MORE
All Posts Blog Government health Text Messages Use Cases The military has a new tool in the fight to keep its soldiers healthy: the text message. SmokefreeMIL, a part of the Defense Department’s “ Quit Tobacco – Make Everyone Proud ” campaign, sends service members motivational text messages that can help them bust through cravings, navigate relapses, and stay on the path toward a healthy, smokefree future. How SmokefreeMIL Works. MORE
Conferences Experience API ADL government IITSEC LRS Tappestry If you’re looking for more information on the Experience API, I/ITSEC is hosting an all-day session on it in Orlando. MORE
Their “TXT-2-Work” campaign, which texts out employment opportunities to low-income New Yorkers, won a Digital Government Achievement Award. The Digital Government Achievement Awards honor those governmental agencies and departments that have developed outstanding applications or websites to serve their communities. “As All Posts Awards Blog Government health Congratulations to New York City’s Human Resources Administration! MORE
Industry News Mobile Strategy Newsletter Research agriculture defense and space eLearning government admin HR industries industries interested in mlearning industries interested in mobile learning learning mining and metals mLearning mobile mobile learning mobile learning in restaurants mobile technology pharmaceuticals research retail telecommunications Top 10Have you ever wondered what industries are interested in mobile learning? MORE
Historically, the government has always fallen behind the private sector in embracing technology. Powerful stuff and certainly a sign of the mobile times: President Obama has issued a directive to urge major government agencies to focus on the “growing mobile revolution.” This may be about to change with mobile. MORE
All Posts Blog Company News Government Nonprofit Our Products Product Tour At Mobile Commons, we consider it vitally important that our software integrate with other platforms. Any successful marketing or outreach campaign has multiple component parts, from email to social to grassroots to mobile. But if all those components don’t fit smoothly together, the campaign can be difficult for organizers to run, and even harder for them to track. MORE
In one of the worst kept secrets of the summer, the DCSF has announced a credit-crunch-beating £300m to buy laptops and broadband for the neediest kids in England. Is this good news? It is great news! Evidence is mounting that kids perform better at school if they can take some of that school work home, and share it with their families. Several recent reports seem to be converging on this from MORE
Today, City & State is hosting RealPolitch, a forum to discuss how technology is affecting government policy and news media in New York. According to the website , City & State ’s #RealPolitech forum (a play on RealPolitik) will inform and encourage practical and material uses of technology in government, campaigns, media, and the industries that operate in and around these spaces. All Posts Blog Events government MORE
Governance bring your own device policy social mediaDavid Strom, business channels editor for ReadWriteWeb (RWW) has written two thoughtful posts on the issue of social media and mobile devices in the workplace. In his most recent post [.]. MORE
Earlier this month, Mobile Commons helped out our friends at the Personal Democracy Forum give conference-goers a way to voice their opinions about technology and government. 61 percent thought government regulates privacy on the internet in the wrong way. All Posts Blog government nonprofit Use Cases MORE
GoMo News In a bold move to turn handsets into a more educational tool Nokia have teamed up with the not for profit organisation Mindset Network and the South African Government’s Department of Education in order to trial a pilot project based around the Nokia 6300 handsets. MORE
government, and Float to hear how augmented reality can change how we work and live. Vote for our proposed panel consisting of members from Qualcomm, the U.S. Conferences augmented reality MORE
kids students mobile mLearn government phones cell phonesYes, the issue that won't go away - especially as far as schools are concerned. Not only is there the problem of them being stolen from students bags, there's the 'status' problem for kids who don't have them, and cyber-bullying for those who do. Despite this, there is a huge potential for the use of mobile phones in learning, especially for those school districts whose ICT funds still go largely to maintaining desktop labs. MORE
In an article entitled, “Text-messaging firm gets busy,” Crain’s describes how the concurrent events created a variety of vital public needs: The four-year-old Dumbo-based tech company, which runs text-messaging campaigns for businesses, nonprofits and local government agencies, had its hands full texting some 250,000 New York and New Jersey voters to help them find their polling places. All Posts Blog Company News government Press MORE
Samsung SAFE targets retail, healthcare, education and hospitality verticals. Gary Woodill helps explain what this means for mobile in the enterprise. Industry News Android BlackBerry enterprise security iOS mobile security SAFE Samsung Samsung Knox MORE
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn MORE
All Posts Blog Government health Mobile Commons Enroll Nonprofit npo Press FastCoExist has a great article about Mobile Commons Enroll, our new product that helps educate people about their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. Entitled Making Obamacare Work, Using Simple Text Messages , the article explores how Mobile Commons Enroll “is fighting ignorance about Obamacare with a technology that many people use every day: the text message.” MORE
All Posts Blog Government health Last month on World AIDS Day, the New York City Department of Health launched a text message service that can help save the lives of HIV+ patients. HIV Care offers appointment reminders, medication refill schedules, inspirational advice, testing locations, information about health education workshops, and other services. MORE
All Posts Blog Company News Government Nonprofit npo Use Cases Why Mobile Commons Mobile Commons is launching a new polling place locator to ensure that New Yorkers can find their way to the polls on Tuesday’s election. The locator – available in both English and Spanish – will use data from the Voting Information Project and will be powered by Google’s API. MORE
All Posts Awards Blog Company News Government health Our ProductsMobile Commons has been nominated for two Global Mobile Awards ! The Global Mobile Awards are one of the most prestigious awards in the mobile communications industry, and companies from around the world enter. Our healthcare product, Mobile Commons for Health , was nominated for Best Mobile Health Product or Service. MORE
As O’Reilly Radar wrote last November, “New York has become the epicenter for many experiments in governance, from citizensourcing smarter government to participatory budgeting to embracing a broader future as a data platform.”. Blog Company News Customer News government Use CasesToday the MTA debuts their new Bus Time system on Staten Island. Commuters can text to find where the closest bus is – decreasing their wait times at bus stops and streamlining their commutes. MORE
All Posts Blog Company News Government Text Messages Why Mobile Commons Starting October 16, the FCC will require that marketers obtain written consent from consumers before they can send text messages or launch robocalls. Mobile Commons platform is already in compliance with all the FCC’s regulations, but you may need to make some changes to your published terms. MORE
Experience API Industry News Mobile Strategy Connections journal government security Quarterly journal features articles on mobile learning research ethics, the Experience API (xAPI) and mobile serious games. MORE
All Posts Blog Company News governmentText Messaging Helping NJ Voters Get to Polls In Aftermath of Storm. Text WHERE To 877-877; Mobile Commons Provides Polling Place Locator to State of New Jersey. Voters in storm-ravaged New Jersey will be helped to polling places – some of which have been moved due to the storm – by a text message polling place locator provided pro bono to the State by mobile strategy company Mobile Commons. MORE
First, I was struck by the extent to which the government's bullying of the BBC has pushed it to the right. Secretary of State Vince Cable described EMA as 'enormously wasteful' Well, it helps poor people with the objective of trying to equalise opportunity, so why would this government want to fund it? It has value which is increasing in proportion to the declining credibility of those in government. Some observations on yesterday's news. MORE
She also suggested the ways in which text messaging can connect all government agencies with their citizens. I am the General Manager at Mobile Commons, a mobile technology and strategy provider to multiple government agencies, companies, and nonprofits in New York City and around the country. We live in an era when new technology is revolutionizing how governments can communicate with residents. All Posts Blog Company News government Text Messages MORE
All Posts Blog Company News government PressAs New Jersey works to rebuild and assess the billions of dollars of damages from Hurricane Sandy, citizens are faced with another problem: where should they vote in Tuesday’s election? Much of the state’s infrastructure has been damaged. That means many traditional polling places may no longer be operating. MORE
Over the past few months, the New Yorker writes , so many people have called the government that “voice mail filled up and landlines began blurting out busy signals.” The post New Yorker: Phone Calls are the Most Effective Way to Petition the Government, “Short of Showing Up in Person” appeared first on Mobile Commons. January 31, February 1, and February 2 nd were three of the busiest days in the history of the Capitol switchboard. MORE
All Posts Blog Company News government PressYesterday the Obama campaign announced that they will accept political donations over text – a landmark ruling that opens up the political process to millions. Now anybody can donate to the Obama campaign merely by texting GIVE to 62262. The announcement generated news in major media outlets around the country. We were excited to see a quote from our CEO, Jed Alpert, get picked up in many of the stories. MORE
Congratulations to SFpark, which just won a Good Government Award from SPUR , an organization devoted to “good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area.” All Posts Blog Customer News government Success Stories” The full awards citation reads: The SFpark team was chosen for its implementation of the groundbreaking smart parking management program. MORE
The municipal New York City government’s use of text messaging has already started to trickle into other cities across the nation. To learn more about how to your government organization can start using text messaging to reach citizens, please email us at sales@mobilecommons.com. The post Five Government Agencies Improving the Lives of New Yorkers with Text Messaging appeared first on Mobile Commons. MORE
All Posts Blog Company News Customer News government Use CasesToday, the Obama campaign announced the huge news that they will be accepting political donations over text message – the first campaign in history to do so. That means anybody can now donate $10 to Obama straight from their mobile phones. This marks what the Chicago Tribune calls “the beginning of what could be a revolution in U.S. campaign finance.”. MORE
Other Examples of Governments Opening Up Their Data. Rachel Sterne, NYC’s Chief Digital Officer, Talks About Open Government. All Posts Blog government Use CasesLast week, as New York City’s public schools came back into session, the Department of Education debuted a new text message service to keep parents informed. MORE
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn MORE
Home About us | Mobile/PDA | News Alerts | Disclaimer | Contact Mobile Learning Conference 2009 Brings Together Participants from Education, Technology and Government to Explore the Potential of Mobile Learning in the 21st Century Posted : Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:03:38 GMT Author : Mobile Learning Conference 2009 Category : Press Release News Alerts by Email click here ) Create your own RSS News | Home WASHINGTON, Dec. MORE
Rachel Sterne, NYC’s Chief Digital Officer, Talks About Open Government. All Posts Blog Company News government media Press Use Cases Why Mobile CommonsLast week, WNYC’s radio show New Tech City focused on how New York is integrating new technologies into our city’s transit systems. We were delighted that they featured the MTA’s Bus Time. Host Manoush Zomorodi asked Transportation Nation’s Alex Goldmark, “What about people like my mom, who don’t have a smart phone?”. MORE
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn MORE
By monitoring the companies who have been frequent visitors to our website, downloading our content, and reaching out to our personnel, we determined which vertical markets are most … The post Industry Quicklook: Government Administration appeared first on Float. MORE
Reducing paper consumption in government meetings One of the areas where the iPad is gaining traction is in government meetings. Apps Mobile Technology education energy environment fuel consumption government green LutronGranicus announced in March a free app called iLegislate, which helps [.]. MORE
All Posts Blog Government Nonprofit npo Use Cases Today, DoSomething.org announced that their audience of young people could text President Obama their questions about student debt…and the president would text back ! Well, the president has answered his first question. Dan from Ann Arbor asked what the administration has done and plans to do to lower student debt and tuition. Check out President Obama’s response below. MORE
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn MORE
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By monitoring the companies who have been frequent visitors to our website, downloading our content, and reaching out to our personnel, we determined which vertical markets are most … The post Industry Quicklook: Government Administration appeared first on Float.
Float Mobile Learning
AUGUST 23, 2013
The White House is spearheading a five-point strategy for the federal government to adopt mobile technology. Industry News Mobile Apps Digital Government government Presidential Innovation Fellows
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 29, 2014
Their “TXT-2-Work” campaign, which texts out employment opportunities to low-income New Yorkers, won a Digital Government Achievement Award. The Digital Government Achievement Awards honor those governmental agencies and departments that have developed outstanding applications or websites to serve their communities. “As All Posts Awards Blog Government health Congratulations to New York City’s Human Resources Administration!
Mobile Commons
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Congratulations to SFpark, which just won a Good Government Award from SPUR , an organization devoted to “good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area.” All Posts Blog Customer News government Success Stories” The full awards citation reads: The SFpark team was chosen for its implementation of the groundbreaking smart parking management program.
Float Mobile Learning
MAY 8, 2013
Samsung SAFE targets retail, healthcare, education and hospitality verticals. Gary Woodill helps explain what this means for mobile in the enterprise. Industry News Android BlackBerry enterprise security iOS mobile security SAFE Samsung Samsung Knox
Mobile Commons
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
The municipal New York City government’s use of text messaging has already started to trickle into other cities across the nation. To learn more about how to your government organization can start using text messaging to reach citizens, please email us at sales@mobilecommons.com. The post Five Government Agencies Improving the Lives of New Yorkers with Text Messaging appeared first on Mobile Commons.
uLearning Blog
MAY 8, 2012
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn
uLearning Blog
MAY 8, 2012
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn
uLearning Blog
MAY 8, 2012
[link] #mLearn: Congrats #OLPC Australia: strong Ed-focused program & advocacy now = Australian Government grant for 50,000 students #ICT4E @OLPCAU. mlearn
moblearn
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
In one of the worst kept secrets of the summer, the DCSF has announced a credit-crunch-beating £300m to buy laptops and broadband for the neediest kids in England. Is this good news? It is great news! Evidence is mounting that kids perform better at school if they can take some of that school work home, and share it with their families. Several recent reports seem to be converging on this from
Mobile Commons
MARCH 8, 2017
Over the past few months, the New Yorker writes , so many people have called the government that “voice mail filled up and landlines began blurting out busy signals.” The post New Yorker: Phone Calls are the Most Effective Way to Petition the Government, “Short of Showing Up in Person” appeared first on Mobile Commons. January 31, February 1, and February 2 nd were three of the busiest days in the history of the Capitol switchboard.
Float Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Conferences Experience API ADL government IITSEC LRS Tappestry If you’re looking for more information on the Experience API, I/ITSEC is hosting an all-day session on it in Orlando.
Neighbourhoods
DECEMBER 10, 2010
First, I was struck by the extent to which the government's bullying of the BBC has pushed it to the right. Secretary of State Vince Cable described EMA as 'enormously wasteful' Well, it helps poor people with the objective of trying to equalise opportunity, so why would this government want to fund it? It has value which is increasing in proportion to the declining credibility of those in government. Some observations on yesterday's news.
Float Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Reducing paper consumption in government meetings One of the areas where the iPad is gaining traction is in government meetings. Apps Mobile Technology education energy environment fuel consumption government green LutronGranicus announced in March a free app called iLegislate, which helps [.].
Float Mobile Learning
AUGUST 17, 2013
The authors of this more than 400-page report tackle the use of mobile devices in learning, health, government, commerce and finance, and entertainment in Ontario. Industry News Research commerce and finance entertainment government mobile health Taking Ontario Mobile
Float Mobile Learning
AUGUST 29, 2013
Experience API Industry News Mobile Strategy Connections journal government security Quarterly journal features articles on mobile learning research ethics, the Experience API (xAPI) and mobile serious games.
Float Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Industry News Mobile Strategy Newsletter Research agriculture defense and space eLearning government admin HR industries industries interested in mlearning industries interested in mobile learning learning mining and metals mLearning mobile mobile learning mobile learning in restaurants mobile technology pharmaceuticals research retail telecommunications Top 10Have you ever wondered what industries are interested in mobile learning?
Float Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Governance bring your own device policy social mediaDavid Strom, business channels editor for ReadWriteWeb (RWW) has written two thoughtful posts on the issue of social media and mobile devices in the workplace. In his most recent post [.].
mlearnopedia delicious
DECEMBER 23, 2008
Home About us | Mobile/PDA | News Alerts | Disclaimer | Contact Mobile Learning Conference 2009 Brings Together Participants from Education, Technology and Government to Explore the Potential of Mobile Learning in the 21st Century Posted : Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:03:38 GMT Author : Mobile Learning Conference 2009 Category : Press Release News Alerts by Email click here ) Create your own RSS News | Home WASHINGTON, Dec.
Float Mobile Learning
AUGUST 13, 2015
government, and Float to hear how augmented reality can change how we work and live. Vote for our proposed panel consisting of members from Qualcomm, the U.S. Conferences augmented reality
Steve Vosloo
MAY 19, 2015
Description from the programme: Government’s controversial proposal to limit textbooks to one per subject has raised alarms across disciplines. Apparently, even though the government has asked for public input on the policy-in-making, it is a fait accompli and the decision was taken some time back at an ANC conference in Bloemfontein. In the North-West province: only 30% of learners have access to government bought textbooks. Uncategorized government one textbook policy
Mobile Commons
JUNE 25, 2012
Earlier this month, Mobile Commons helped out our friends at the Personal Democracy Forum give conference-goers a way to voice their opinions about technology and government. 61 percent thought government regulates privacy on the internet in the wrong way. All Posts Blog government nonprofit Use Cases
Mobile Commons
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Today, City & State is hosting RealPolitch, a forum to discuss how technology is affecting government policy and news media in New York. According to the website , City & State ’s #RealPolitech forum (a play on RealPolitik) will inform and encourage practical and material uses of technology in government, campaigns, media, and the industries that operate in and around these spaces. All Posts Blog Events government
Mobile Commons
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
All Posts Blog Company News governmentText Messaging Helping NJ Voters Get to Polls In Aftermath of Storm. Text WHERE To 877-877; Mobile Commons Provides Polling Place Locator to State of New Jersey. Voters in storm-ravaged New Jersey will be helped to polling places – some of which have been moved due to the storm – by a text message polling place locator provided pro bono to the State by mobile strategy company Mobile Commons.
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 9, 2014
All Posts Blog Government health Last month on World AIDS Day, the New York City Department of Health launched a text message service that can help save the lives of HIV+ patients. HIV Care offers appointment reminders, medication refill schedules, inspirational advice, testing locations, information about health education workshops, and other services.
Mobile Commons
OCTOBER 24, 2012
She also suggested the ways in which text messaging can connect all government agencies with their citizens. I am the General Manager at Mobile Commons, a mobile technology and strategy provider to multiple government agencies, companies, and nonprofits in New York City and around the country. We live in an era when new technology is revolutionizing how governments can communicate with residents. All Posts Blog Company News government Text Messages
mLearning World
AUGUST 28, 2007
kids students mobile mLearn government phones cell phonesYes, the issue that won't go away - especially as far as schools are concerned. Not only is there the problem of them being stolen from students bags, there's the 'status' problem for kids who don't have them, and cyber-bullying for those who do. Despite this, there is a huge potential for the use of mobile phones in learning, especially for those school districts whose ICT funds still go largely to maintaining desktop labs.
mLearning Revolution
MAY 24, 2012
Historically, the government has always fallen behind the private sector in embracing technology. Powerful stuff and certainly a sign of the mobile times: President Obama has issued a directive to urge major government agencies to focus on the “growing mobile revolution.” This may be about to change with mobile.
Mobile Commons
AUGUST 23, 2012
All Posts Blog Company News Customer News government Use CasesToday, the Obama campaign announced the huge news that they will be accepting political donations over text message – the first campaign in history to do so. That means anybody can now donate $10 to Obama straight from their mobile phones. This marks what the Chicago Tribune calls “the beginning of what could be a revolution in U.S. campaign finance.”.
Mobile Commons
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
In an article entitled, “Text-messaging firm gets busy,” Crain’s describes how the concurrent events created a variety of vital public needs: The four-year-old Dumbo-based tech company, which runs text-messaging campaigns for businesses, nonprofits and local government agencies, had its hands full texting some 250,000 New York and New Jersey voters to help them find their polling places. All Posts Blog Company News government Press
mLearning World
MAY 2, 2008
GoMo News In a bold move to turn handsets into a more educational tool Nokia have teamed up with the not for profit organisation Mindset Network and the South African Government’s Department of Education in order to trial a pilot project based around the Nokia 6300 handsets.
Mobile Commons
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Other Examples of Governments Opening Up Their Data. Rachel Sterne, NYC’s Chief Digital Officer, Talks About Open Government. All Posts Blog government Use CasesLast week, as New York City’s public schools came back into session, the Department of Education debuted a new text message service to keep parents informed.
Mobile Commons
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
All Posts Blog Company News government PressAs New Jersey works to rebuild and assess the billions of dollars of damages from Hurricane Sandy, citizens are faced with another problem: where should they vote in Tuesday’s election? Much of the state’s infrastructure has been damaged. That means many traditional polling places may no longer be operating.
Mobile Commons
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
All Posts Blog Company News Government Nonprofit npo Use Cases Why Mobile Commons Mobile Commons is launching a new polling place locator to ensure that New Yorkers can find their way to the polls on Tuesday’s election. The locator – available in both English and Spanish – will use data from the Voting Information Project and will be powered by Google’s API.
Mobile Commons
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
All Posts Awards Blog Company News Government health Our ProductsMobile Commons has been nominated for two Global Mobile Awards ! The Global Mobile Awards are one of the most prestigious awards in the mobile communications industry, and companies from around the world enter. Our healthcare product, Mobile Commons for Health , was nominated for Best Mobile Health Product or Service.
Mobile Commons
JUNE 24, 2013
All Posts Blog Government Nonprofit npo Use Cases Today, DoSomething.org announced that their audience of young people could text President Obama their questions about student debt…and the president would text back ! Well, the president has answered his first question. Dan from Ann Arbor asked what the administration has done and plans to do to lower student debt and tuition. Check out President Obama’s response below.
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 28, 2014
All Posts Blog Government health Text Messages Use Cases The military has a new tool in the fight to keep its soldiers healthy: the text message. SmokefreeMIL, a part of the Defense Department’s “ Quit Tobacco – Make Everyone Proud ” campaign, sends service members motivational text messages that can help them bust through cravings, navigate relapses, and stay on the path toward a healthy, smokefree future. How SmokefreeMIL Works.
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 24, 2014
All Posts Blog Government health Mobile Commons Enroll Nonprofit npo Press FastCoExist has a great article about Mobile Commons Enroll, our new product that helps educate people about their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. Entitled Making Obamacare Work, Using Simple Text Messages , the article explores how Mobile Commons Enroll “is fighting ignorance about Obamacare with a technology that many people use every day: the text message.”
Mobile Commons
OCTOBER 30, 2013
All Posts Blog Company News Government Nonprofit Our Products Product Tour At Mobile Commons, we consider it vitally important that our software integrate with other platforms. Any successful marketing or outreach campaign has multiple component parts, from email to social to grassroots to mobile. But if all those components don’t fit smoothly together, the campaign can be difficult for organizers to run, and even harder for them to track.
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 11, 2012
As O’Reilly Radar wrote last November, “New York has become the epicenter for many experiments in governance, from citizensourcing smarter government to participatory budgeting to embracing a broader future as a data platform.”. Blog Company News Customer News government Use CasesToday the MTA debuts their new Bus Time system on Staten Island. Commuters can text to find where the closest bus is – decreasing their wait times at bus stops and streamlining their commutes.
Mobile Commons
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
Rachel Sterne, NYC’s Chief Digital Officer, Talks About Open Government. All Posts Blog Company News government media Press Use Cases Why Mobile CommonsLast week, WNYC’s radio show New Tech City focused on how New York is integrating new technologies into our city’s transit systems. We were delighted that they featured the MTA’s Bus Time. Host Manoush Zomorodi asked Transportation Nation’s Alex Goldmark, “What about people like my mom, who don’t have a smart phone?”.
Mobile Commons
AUGUST 24, 2012
All Posts Blog Company News government PressYesterday the Obama campaign announced that they will accept political donations over text – a landmark ruling that opens up the political process to millions. Now anybody can donate to the Obama campaign merely by texting GIVE to 62262. The announcement generated news in major media outlets around the country. We were excited to see a quote from our CEO, Jed Alpert, get picked up in many of the stories.
Mobile Commons
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
All Posts Blog Company News Government Text Messages Why Mobile Commons Starting October 16, the FCC will require that marketers obtain written consent from consumers before they can send text messages or launch robocalls. Mobile Commons platform is already in compliance with all the FCC’s regulations, but you may need to make some changes to your published terms.
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