Digital Digest February 10, 2014

[Lisa Nelson - XC0D]

Digital Digest February 10, 2014 Dear Subscribers, Thanks to your continued readership, we have some exciting news to announce: This will be our last weekly Digital Digest as we move to a new platform where we will be sharing information more frequently with you. This lively and practical information will continue to help you improve and integrate your agency's customer service and citizen engagement activities: websites, social media, mobile, challenges and prizes, user experience, and call center operations. We're excited to help you shape this platform into the creative engine that will drive digital government, and at the same time advance your agency's mission. We will help steer you to projects, communities and services that will build the government of the 21st century.  Stay tuned for more good things! What's Hot What Happened at Our User Experience Summit (with slides) At the User Experience Summit speakers shed light on three important areas including the PRA, mobile user experience and innovative testing methods. Software Apps Challenges: Getting Results for your Agency Highlights of a webinar conducted by Brandon Kessler, founder and CEO of ChallengePost. The webinar focused on the things you need to account for in order to run a successful software/app challenge.  Events/Webinars Feb 11 GitHub for Government     Feb 12 SocialGov 2014: A More Connected Government for Citizens    Feb 18 Running a Successful Video Challenge  Optimizing Infographics for Mobile Infographic from Design for Infographics highlights what happens when a visual experience doesn’t meet mobile users expectations.  Crowdhall,Tint Now Available for Government Use CrowdHall and Tint now have Federal Terms of Service agreements and the Tumblr agreement has been updated for the first time in almost 2 years. Join HHS Ignite Innovation Awards on Friday HHS Ignite supports early-stage projects that can be completed in tight time frames. Ignite is part of HHS’s IDEA Lab, which was established to improve how the Department delivers on its mission and promote advances in organizational management. Follow us at @GovNewMedia | @Digital_Gov | HowTo.gov Did someone forward this to you? Get your own subscription now! If you have items to share for the next Digital Digest, contact Lisa Nelson.     Questions?   Contact Us  STAY CONNECTED:    SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:  Want a Daily Digest or Weekly Updates? Manage your preferences.  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help