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Apple, Google and the map wars
About a year ago, openplaces.com founder Fred Lalonde tweeted about Apple secretly acquiring the company that made Pushpin, a mapping API his company was using: That company was Placebase, as described by its CEO Jaron Waldman in this video two years ago:
PolicyMap at the Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington DC
The rise of Government 2.0 signals the emergence of IT innovation and the Web as a platform for fostering efficiencies within government and citizen participation. How can we harness these innovations to decrease waste and increase productivity? Gov 2.0 Expo brings stakeholders together to explore transformative technologies and discover new solutions. Gov 2.0 has allowed […]
Apple takes on Google for the future of tech
Written by Jonny Evans, Applle Holic at the Computerworld blog Apple’s purchase of personal assistant app developer, Siri, marks an intensification of the company’s battle with former ally, Google. Apple’s buying spree seems likely to intensify, too, as the company has hired a senior executive to lead its purchases. Siri creates useful software which uses […]
What Has Technology Done For You Lately?
Written by Raji Mohanam, Knowledge Management Specialist at the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) I attended the NTEN Annual Conference (April 8-10) in Atlanta, Georgia. NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network) is an organization that helps nonprofits navigate the high-speed, constantly-changing landscape that defines the world of technology today. I was among 1400 participants comprised of both […]