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Archives for May 2016

Stay Safe During Hurricane Season With these Mobile Usage Tips

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With summer just around the corner (officially) also comes hurricane season and the need for emergency preparedness. This from AT&T… No one knows when the next tropical storm or hurricane will hit the coastline. But, AT&T is prepared with one of the nation’s largest and most advanced disaster programs. It invested more than $600 million in the Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) program, this includes planning for pre-storm network preparations and the preparation of Response equipment.

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10 Ways industry and government are using social media feeds in webmaps and apps

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By searching public posts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency fulfills its duty to provide decision-makers with past, present and future insights into locations during a global emergency. The NGA isn’t the only agency augmenting their data analysis efforts, analysis and mapping with the inclusion of public social media feeds. There are many ways that real-time public data via the crowd, secured from social media, can augment data analysis, mapping and decision making.

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Promote what you have planned during ESRIUC week

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Are you interested in spreading the word about what you have planned during ESRIUC conference week? We’d like to help get your message out there. You’ve spend loads of time planning for the conference, you have events, activities, presentations, contests, and social activities planned. Now you need to get word out – That’s where we’d like to help support your efforts.

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Create Beautiful, Custom Maps in Minutes with MapJam

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MapJam is an interesting collaboration tool for anyone, the novice to the developer. The idea here is essentially this, MapJam is a map publishing platform that allows businesses, organizations, and people to create useful, personalized maps that are easy to share. Account creation is fast and simple (just connect via a social network) then create your own map collection to share. I created the map below in less than a minute, and sharing is a breeze! Easily add descriptions, custom elements like photos and vide, then embed or share with just a click… an idea way to share a static or interactive map via a blog, newsletter or ?? – well done!


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Still Time to Sign up for a ESRIUC Lightning Talk!

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Yes indeed, are you looking for a chance to get on stage at ESRIUC (well, not the main stage but the next best thing!) The crew is still accepting lightning talk pitches. this is a chance for you to tell your story with a slide deck in 5 minutes or less.. a great opportunity!

Guidelines

  • Share one great idea — Tell a story, motivate, and of course, inspire.
  • Make it quick — Presentations must be five minutes or less.
  • No live demos — Slides only, although they do not need to auto-advance.

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Tips for Maximizing LinkedIn for Business

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Indeed there’s plenty of “experts” out there today… heck, you may be one yourself! But when it comes to LinkedIn, Neil Schaffer is indeed savvy. So, I took note of this free resource that Neil has provided to help you be even more productive with LinkedIn for your business. There’s many benefits to using Linkedin and it really doesn’t require much time or effort, just work smart not hard.

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About the book… Download this free eBook to get useful information that is just as relevant for employees getting trained on LinkedIn as it is for professionals, executives and business owners trying to derive more value from their LinkedIn profiles.

Download the resource here – enjoy!

Location Technology Drives a New Local Restaurant Deals App

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There’s no arguing that location technology is powerful, particularly when you add location to a cool mobile app that delivers awesome promotions, specials, and even free stuff nearby. Another new kid on the block just launched this week in the Boston area – enter GoPapaya. The app serves to connect restaurants with potential customers by notifying them about open tables, specials and the like. According to the service, the live feed presents an array of nearby restaurants that are currently offering promotions from 10% – 75%

2016-05-10 10_36_10-Boston-Based Restaurant App GoPapaya Launches Monday, May 9th _ Business Wire

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