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Steve Case Tells America How To “Control Alt Compete”

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Creating jobs, improving the economy through innovation, and increasing America’s global competitiveness are incredibly important right now, and a lot of the improvement in these areas will come from small “startup” businesses in major metro areas around the country. In that vein, the Startup America partnership welcomed people to a ... Read more »
Entrepreneurship, Events, People, Real Impact
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What’s On Your Tech Wishlist?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — As the holidays approach, I asked some well-known folks in government, tech, media, and business what consumer technology they were dreaming about receiving as gifts. Here’s what they said. Angie Goff, NBC Washington anchor and tech blogger (Washington, DC): “I’m dying for a USB Typewriter for iPad (pictured right)… There’s just ... Read more »
Cheeky Geeky, Fashion, Gadgets and Mobile, Gaming, People, Reviews, Toys
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Who To Know: Jeffrey Carr

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Every month at Publicyte, we interview a star who in our view is under-the-radar, and highlight their work in which they’re using technology for civic good, whether in the private or public sector. This month for our issue on Safety, I reached out to Jeffrey Carr, a cybersecurity consultant and ... Read more »
Cyber Issues, Defense, Government, People, Who To Know
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Who To Know: Pooja Nath

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – Every month at Publicyte, we interview a “rising star” and highlight their work in which they’re using technology for civic good, whether in the private or public sector. This month for our issue on Connectivity, I caught up with Pooja Nath, the founder of Silicon Valley startup Piazza, which makes a ... Read more »
Education, People, Social Software, Who To Know
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Nick Jonas Loves Microsoft Stores

Teen heartthrob Nick Jonas helped Microsoft COO Kevin Turner open Microsoft’s new store in Los Angeles recently, playing to hoards of screaming fans. The debut of his original song “My Love” got the crowds excited for the eleventh Microsoft Store to hit the west coast. Despite blazing hot weather, the music and a mix of ... Read more »
Celebrities, Events, Music, People, Retail
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GOP Social Media Madness

You’ve heard of March Madness for college basketball. Well, about a hundred Republican members of the House of Representatives have created their own version in which they compete. The only difference is, they are competing to “be the best” at using social media platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to engage constituents. Many lawmakers of both ... Read more »
Events, Government, Leadership, People, Politics, Social Software, Sports
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Who To Know: Blake Hall

Blake Hall first got our attention when he spoke at the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, DC a while back. Since then, he’s been making waves with his startup, hiring people, raising financing, and doing public good. Editor-in-Chief Mark Drapeau caught up with Blake over cocktails in Georgetown to talk about what’s happening with Troopswap ... Read more »
Advocacy, Defense, Entrepreneurship, People, Social Software, Who To Know
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Interactive U.S. Public Transit Maps

Joanne Harrell (Bellevue, WA) — The Brookings Institution and Microsoft have teamed up to develop a new online data visualization tool that is designed to help cities and counties align public transportation resources to job creation goals. Built on Windows Azure and Bing Maps with Microsoft partner EastBanc Technologies, the application ... Read more »
Academia, Big Data, By the Numbers, Cloud Computing, Corporate Citizenship, Geo, Nonprofits, People, Real Impact
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