Comments for blog.howto.gov http://blog.howto.gov Your source for online media in government. Sat, 25 May 2013 09:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Make Mobile Gov with the Mobile Application Development Program by MCA http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/23/make-mobile-gov-with-the-mobile-application-development-program/comment-page-1/#comment-450121 MCA Sat, 25 May 2013 09:16:31 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=69141#comment-450121 Great post looking to the future, every institution needs a mobile presence. Great post looking to the future, every institution needs a mobile presence.

]]> Comment on The New Healthcare.gov Uses a Lightweight Open Source Tool by Open Source Tool http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/07/the-new-healthcare-gov-uses-a-lightweight-open-source-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-449931 Open Source Tool Fri, 24 May 2013 22:57:18 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=66981#comment-449931 Open source tools may be viable alternatives to popular closed-source applications and some open source tools offers features or performance benefits that surpass their commercial counterparts. The phrase open source tools is synonymous with open source utility and similar to open source applications. Open source tools may be viable alternatives to popular closed-source applications and some open source tools offers features or performance benefits that surpass their commercial counterparts. The phrase open source tools is synonymous with open source utility and similar to open source applications.

]]> Comment on Why Government Websites Need SEO by Santhia Poul http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/02/why-government-websites-need-seo/comment-page-1/#comment-449921 Santhia Poul Fri, 24 May 2013 22:50:49 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=63841#comment-449921 Google and other search engines will spider and index the pages and their respective keywords, allowing the government website to show up high on search engines when a user is searching for related information. However, not all government websites are optimized for SEO, as webmasters assume the site will naturally be ranked due to the weight of the trust factor for the .gov domain. While in some cases this may be true, without telling the search engines what keywords the page should be ranked for, the website may not rank for the specific keywords which users are typing into Google, Bing or other search engines..." Google and other search engines will spider and index the pages and their respective keywords, allowing the government website to show up high on search engines when a user is searching for related information. However, not all government websites are optimized for SEO, as webmasters assume the site will naturally be ranked due to the weight of the trust factor for the .gov domain. While in some cases this may be true, without telling the search engines what keywords the page should be ranked for, the website may not rank for the specific keywords which users are typing into Google, Bing or other search engines…”

]]> Comment on Internet Time Travel by Kian Cian http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/02/internet-time-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-449891 Kian Cian Fri, 24 May 2013 22:45:03 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=66191#comment-449891 Thank you It’s a Good Article . This should give us all pause about what we publish on the web. We can edit entries, we can remove files, but we can't change the past. And we can't count on time to cover our tracks. So anything we put up on the Web, we better be comfortable with. Forever. Thank you It’s a Good Article . This should give us all pause about what we publish on the web. We can edit entries, we can remove files, but we can’t change the past. And we can’t count on time to cover our tracks. So anything we put up on the Web, we better be comfortable with. Forever.

]]> Comment on Make Mobile Gov with the Mobile Application Development Program by Rahul Jia http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/23/make-mobile-gov-with-the-mobile-application-development-program/comment-page-1/#comment-449881 Rahul Jia Fri, 24 May 2013 22:35:46 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=69141#comment-449881 It is really nice project. Mobile apps are changing the business, social, and lifestyle landscape. The numbers are staggering, as you'll see in this video, and the implications are stark. Without a mobile app to compliment your Internet presence, you are practically invisible. It is really nice project. Mobile apps are changing the business, social, and lifestyle landscape. The numbers are staggering, as you’ll see in this video, and the implications are stark. Without a mobile app to compliment your Internet presence, you are practically invisible.

]]> Comment on Federal Mobile Code Sharing Catalog Is Here by Lucky Jeain http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/14/federal-mobile-code-sharing-catalog-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-449871 Lucky Jeain Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:32 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=67971#comment-449871 Fantastic Project. It is really help to People and save time & Money. "The mobile code sharing catalog can be used to jump start your mobile project or save time and money using open source code from the federal government , other government entities, and third party projects." Fantastic Project. It is really help to People and save time & Money.

“The mobile code sharing catalog can be used to jump start your mobile project or save time and money using open source code from the federal government , other government entities, and third party projects.”

]]> Comment on What We’re Reading: Social Media by Sayn Hards http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/06/what-were-reading-social-media-9/comment-page-1/#comment-449861 Sayn Hards Fri, 24 May 2013 22:14:15 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=67181#comment-449861 Now that we have answered the question of what is <a href='http://tube-youtube.com/Social-Media/' rel="nofollow">social media</a>, we can move on to social media websites. Because social media is such a broad term, it covers a large range of websites. But the one common link between these websites is that you are able to interact with the website and interact with other visitors. Now that we have answered the question of what is social media, we can move on to social media websites. Because social media is such a broad term, it covers a large range of websites. But the one common link between these websites is that you are able to interact with the website and interact with other visitors.

]]> Comment on What We’re Reading: Social Media by Jeny http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/13/what-were-reading-social-media-10/comment-page-1/#comment-449841 Jeny Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:40 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=67871#comment-449841 can u add Social Media Plugins on your Website and Create your own website Fan Page on Facebook. Link Google + Page to your website. Share MySpace , Tagged etc. can u add Social Media Plugins on your Website and Create your own website Fan Page on Facebook. Link Google + Page to your website. Share MySpace , Tagged etc.

]]> Comment on American Red Cross Tornado App by Roger Gietzen MD http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/17/american-red-cross-tornado-app/comment-page-1/#comment-449621 Roger Gietzen MD Fri, 24 May 2013 17:16:35 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=68481#comment-449621 Actually this is a pretty cool use of smart phone technology. My father was involved a one of the biggest tornado's of all time in Michigan and is always looking for get tools to avoid a repeat. Thanks, Sincerely, Roger Gietzen at <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/" rel="nofollow">Healthy Mind Body</a> Actually this is a pretty cool use of smart phone technology. My father was involved a one of the biggest tornado’s of all time in Michigan and is always looking for get tools to avoid a repeat.
Thanks,
Sincerely,
Roger Gietzen at Healthy Mind Body

]]> Comment on Google Analytics and the New Healthcare.gov by Mind Body http://blog.howto.gov/2013/05/21/google-analytics-and-the-new-healthcare-gov/comment-page-1/#comment-449611 Mind Body Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:28 +0000 http://blog.howto.gov/?p=68671#comment-449611 healthcare.gov sounds like a HUGE undertaking. I'm glad to see an open source product is getting utilized. I have experience with a variety of open source software programs, and fully appreciate them. Not only are they free, but if the government invests in changes, they benefit everyone. Sincerely, Roger Gietzen at <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/" rel="nofollow">Healthy Mind Body</a> healthcare.gov sounds like a HUGE undertaking. I’m glad to see an open source product is getting utilized. I have experience with a variety of open source software programs, and fully appreciate them. Not only are they free, but if the government invests in changes, they benefit everyone.
Sincerely,
Roger Gietzen at Healthy Mind Body

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