Mobile Websites in Government? and a Poll
Mashable posted last week about a new study on the prevalence of the mobile web and its future:
Morgan Stanley’s analysts believe that, based on the current rate of change and adoption, the mobile web will be bigger than desktop Internet use by 2015.
So my thoughts to all of the public administrators out there: have you ever viewed your government/agency/organizations website on your BlackBerry? iPhone? iPod Touch or iPad? Android phone?
Give us an answer below, and we would love to see some discussion in the comments below.
BART Using FourSquare for Social Networking
Governing has another great article on web 2.0 in government, about the pursuit of “the next big thing”. They interview the web team of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) on working with FourSquare (a location-based social network)
White House in the iPhone App Store
Last night the White House announced the availability of a new White House iPhone/iPod Touch app (see coverage on TechCrunch). The App is even going to stream live the President’s State of the Union Address. More on teh features:
The application comes packed with content, including the latest news items, videos, photos and blog posts from The White House. One feature that stands out is live video streaming, which enables iPhone and iPod Touch owners to watch the President’s public events at the White House as well as other events like key speeches and press briefings in real-time.
The White House also announced that they will soon have a mobile site available at http://mobile.whitehouse.gov.
Newmark Link about Gov 2.0
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, links to a great CNN article about mobile apps and gov 2.0.
Post Office Mobile Site
In one of the most convenient moves in postal history, the United States Postal Service recently debuted a mobile site. You can find a post office when you are out and about! This are the kinds of small advancements that benefits citizens and your everyday users. Plus, you get all kinds of attention. The mobile web is growing everyday, use it to your advantage.