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Barnes & Noble Partners With Microsoft On Digital Reading Technology

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have announced the formation of a strategic partnership in a new to-be-named Barnes & Noble subsidiary which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. The partnership will accelerate the transition to e-reading, revolutionizing how people consume, create, ... Read more »
Apps, Books, Cloud Computing, Education, Gadgets and Mobile, Media, Why Microsoft
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Political Campaign In The Cloud: Three Hot New Social Apps For Election 2012

Stan Freck (Park City, UT) — Everyone knows that the 2008 Obama/Biden campaign for President of the United States made sophisticated use of Twitter, Facebook, and other social media, not to mention creatively tapping into America’s young voters in other innovative ways. But if you thought technology in the 2008 presidential race was a big ... Read more »
Apps, Gadgets and Mobile, Geo, Politics
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Gamification Of The Next Generation

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — In the media, we mostly read about how gaming is damaging how students learn and pay attention, how the cloud is mainly useful for things like movies and music, and how smartphones are useful for playing games like Angry Birds. But the reality is that while many new innovations can ... Read more »
Apps, Cloud Computing, Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Gadgets and Mobile, Gaming, Government, Health, Leadership, Movies, Music, Real Impact
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Is Washington DC The Next Great Startup Hub?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — First it was Silicon Valley of course, and then Silicon Alley (New York City), and then Silicon Beach (Santa Monica, CA area). What could possibly be next? Well, there’s a lot of buzz about whether Washington, DC could be the next great American startup hub. Entrepreneur Allen Gannett, co-founder of Splash ... Read more »
Apps, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Social Software
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Top 10 Public Sector Windows Phone Apps

Joel Reyes (Charlotte, NC) — Everyone always asks me, what are the most popular Windows Phone 7 apps? Below, I’ve compiled the Top 10 phones apps with relevance to the public sector (government, citizenship, education, health), ranked by highest number of downloads. They include functionality like mobile access to your health data, improving spelling skills ... Read more »
Apps, Education, Gadgets and Mobile, Government, Health
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HeroJobs Connects Veteran Skills With Civilian Workforce

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — During periods of high employment, particularly with the U.S. economy in a general slump, it’s more important than ever to connect people who need jobs with those they might be qualified for. But there are lots of websites like Monster.com which have countless jobs descriptions, not to mention job postings ... Read more »
Apps, DIY, Defense, Entrepreneurship, Real Impact, Social Software
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Five Public Sector Consumer Apps

Joel Reyes (Charlotte, NC) — As I do every month, I present five of my favorite apps. This month, I’ve curated apps which are meant for your average consumer or citizen, but better connect them to information of a public / civic sector nature. We start with information about the entire world, and end with ... Read more »
Apps, Celebrities, Education, Health, Nonprofits
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From the Editor: The Consumer Issue

Welcome to the “Consumer” issue of Publicyte. Consumer technologies that you can buy as an individual – ranging from pocket-sized mobile devices to gigantic televisions and touch-enabled screens – are currently having an unprecedented influence on what chief information officers (CIOs) and other tech professionals are purchasing for their public sector enterprises. This month, we ... Read more »
Apps, From the Editor, Gadgets and Mobile, Retail, Social Software
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