Unissant’s Mark Bolgiano Challenges Nonprofits to Take Advantage of Big Data
Earlier this year, Unissant, Inc.’s Mark Bolgiano gave a keynote speech to the National Council of Nonprofits in which he offered a vision of how the data revolution could change the way nonprofits worked. Bolgiano demonstrated how nonprofits could take advantage of free public data sources and use new technologies to gather and analyze data
Accenture Federal Services Wins $3M Contract from DHS to Support Office of Health Affairs Biosurveillance
Accenture Federal Services has won a $3 million, one-year contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help the Office of Health Affairs (OHA) enhance its biosurveillance capabilities using social media analytics, as well as improve data sharing and collaboration between OHA and its partners. “Social media platforms are now an everyday part
Q&A with Kelly McLaughlan, CEO & Interactive Marketing Expert: Social Media, Online Strategy
Kelly McLaughlan is a DC-area Interactive Marketing expert and Google Adwords Professional who is CEO and founder of KME Internet Marketing, and CEO and co-founder of the recently-launched Fulcrum Marketing Group – both firms located in Northern Virginia. WashingtonExec got the chance to talk with McLaughlan, uncovering practical advice and timely strategies for businesses, government entities and nonprofits promoting
Bob Gourley on the Ethics, Analytics and Future of Big Data
How does Bob Gourley, founder and CTO of Crucial Point, LLC and Editor of the popular tech blog CTOVision.com define big data? WashingtonExec caught up with Gourley to talk about what he learned from his time in government that has guided him in the private sector, what he predicts will be “the next big thing”
Dr. Cedric Sims Talks DHS, Cybersecurity and Texas Heritage
Dr. Cedric Sims of Evermay Consulting Group spoke with WashingtonExec about big data and the need for the industry and academia to work together. He also reflects on his career at the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Sims also shares a bit of his Texas heritage in discussing his signature footwear. WashingtonExec: Tell us a
Interview with Web.com’s Shashi Bellamkonda: Social Media Engagement vs Awareness
Social Media Swami Shashi Bellamkonda spoke with WashingtonExec about his role as Senior Director for Social Media for Web.com and how he got to 18, 565 followers on Twitter (@shashib). Read more Bellamkonda’s social media predictions as well as how to differentiate between social media awareness and social media engagement below. WashingtonExec: Can you start
Q&A With Paul Smith Of Red Hat: Embracing Open Source Technology
Meet Paul Smith, GM and VP of Public Sector Operations of Red Hat, a software builder and the leading provider of Linux® and open source technology. Smith joined Red Hat in November 2004 and leads Red Hat’s federal business unit with responsibility for sales, marketing, consulting, channels and strategic planning to the US federal government
Q&A With D.P. Venkatesh Of mPortal: Creating Next Generation Smartphone Mobile Solutions
Meet D.P. Venkatesh, founder and CEO of mPortal, a mobile and content application solutions company that creates next generation user experiences to help clients connect via smart phones, tablets and televisions. Recently, mPortal debuted its newest product Springboard Media, a cloud-based TV Everywhere management platform. Venkatesh spoke with WashingtonExec about future trends in smartphone mobile
The Department of Veteran Affairs Establishes New Social Media Policy
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a new policy directive that secures the use of web-based collaboration and social media tools. The “VA Directive 6515: Use of Web-Based Collaboration Technologies” will allow the VA to leverage emerging platforms that enhance communication, stakeholder outreach, and information exchange as the department transforms itself into a 21st
Cvent Launches the $10,000 Great Event Photo Contest
Cvent, the world’s largest provider of online event management, meeting site selection and web survey solutions, has officially kicked off its Great Event Photo Contest. Event planners, attendees and venues are offered the chance via Facebook to submit a photo of the best event they have ever planned, attended or hosted for the opportunity to
Q&A With Nabeel Ahmed: Marketing As An Entrepreneur With Social Media
Meet Nabeel Ahmed (@nabeelVA), co-founder and leader of AppealCulture, an innovative and creative marketing firm that serves entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses as well as government agencies. As a thought-leader on social media, new media marketing and entrepreneurship, Ahmed explains to WashingtonExec how a start-up company can successfully market on a large scale with “Low Cost,
First Federal CIO Vivek Kundra Leaves For Harvard
For the past 2.5 years Vivek Kundra has served under the Obama Administration as the first Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO). Today the White House Blog announced that Kundra will be stepping down in August for a new position at Harvard University. Whether his new role will be teaching or more research oriented has yet
Facebook vs. Google: Paying For Negative Press
Earlier this week The Daily Beast broke the story that Facebook secretly hired prominent public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to encourage journalists to write negative articles about an obscure gmail feature: Social Circle. Score one for journalism as the story quickly unfolded and Facebook spokesmen were scrambling to justify their efforts. Burson-Marsteller’s smear campaign was first
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