Category Archive: Mobile

Jun
18

User Experience Wikithon

people typing on laptops at a Mobile Gov wikithon.

You’ve got 10 seconds to impress a user with your mobile product. Learn how to create amazing and engaging Mobile Gov User Experiences during our Mobile Gov User Experience Wikithon next week. On Thursday June 27th, our Mobile Gov User Experience Wikithon will offer you the chance to share your knowledge and expertise with other agencies.  …

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Jun
14

The Mobile Only User

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Digital managers often think a small portion of desktop content is enough for mobile users because users will always use a desktop for in-depth research, says Karen McGrane, writing recently for the Harvard Business Review. She asks us to think about people who don’t have access to their own desktop computer, or who choose not to. …

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Jun
04

What We’re (Really) Talking About When We’re Talking About Mobile (Hint: It’s the User)

Photo of hands using a mobile device

It used to be when we said mobile we meant activities and devices defined strictly by mobility and the features associated with it, such as GPS, SMS, barcode readers, cell phones, etc. But when I found myself in my easy chair watching a ballgame on my laptop because it was closer than the TV, while …

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May
29

Mobile Application Development Program Webinar and Wikithon Tomorrow!

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Anytime, anywhere government information and services are becoming more important as the public increasingly consumes information and services on the go. As we announced last week, agencies can now get assistance with their mobile development efforts with our new Mobile Application Development Program. Tomorrow, we will host a webinar and a wikithon to highlight our program that helps agencies plan, develop, test …

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May
24

NASCIO Launches Mobile Apps Catalog

Computers with the mobile code sharing catalog on them.

The federal government’s Mobile Code Catalog has company! This month, NASCIO released a new State Mobile Apps Catalog, a collection of over 160 state and territory native mobile apps that users can browse and download for smart phones and tablets. The apps are searchable by state/territory, by category and through an overall browse function. Visit www.nascio.org/appsto …

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