Category Archives: Web
Public Transit Adds Data Points
Here in DC, WMATA (Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) has started putting up signs at all its bus stops that have a unique stop number on them. What this number symbolizes is a unique ID that riders and WMATA operators … Continue reading
Filed under Communications, Computers, Design, Government, Internet, Openness, Policy, Tech, Web
Big, Interesting, Mysterious Pragmatic Problems
I’ve just finished a master’s program full of amazing classmates seeking policy solutions to some of the toughest problems the US and international institutions have to currently deal with. For my part, I deeply love to spend a lot of … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Development, Economics, Education, Globalization, Government, International Affairs, Internet, Openness, Policy, Privacy, Reputation, Web
Future of Web Apps, Miami, 2009
Back last semester, I decided to pony up the resources to travel to Miami to attend the Future of Web Apps conference run by Ryan Carson’s Carsonified. The ticket cost $200 for just the conference day (the workshop day was … Continue reading
Idea for a Georgetown MSFS Start-Up Fund
Hi. I am currently a second-year student in the Masters of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University. The program is housed within the School of Foreign Service, one of the best international affairs programs and international development programs … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Education, Government, International Affairs, Internet, Politics, Web
My Tech Policy Memo to President-Elect Obama
For my excellent “What’s Shaping the Internet?” class with Professor Michael Nelson, we had to write a 6-page memorandum to either President-Elect Obama, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, or some other organization head, using three main policy points. I chose to … Continue reading
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Inefficiencies: Everywhere
I have this running series of posts grouped into “Inefficiencies”, where I want to look at really poorly-run business sectors and figure out how to attack them if I were an entrepreneur in their space. Thanks to the US’s infatuation … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Government, Internet, Marketing, Web
Enlarging the Playing Field
Tonight I was watching 60 Minutes and they were running a story on Obama’s advisors and how they managed the campaign. Anita Dunn, the communications, research, and policy advisor, said of David Plouffe, the campaign manager: “David’s mantra was that … Continue reading
The Digital Africa Surprise
For my African Development class, I was required to write a 15-page paper on some aspect of African economic development. I chose to write about converging factors, such as the east coast Africa backbone coming online, the cloud, and cheap … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Communications, Computers, Economics, Education, Globalization, Government, International Affairs, Internet, Mobile, Policy, Tech, Web
Ten Years of Soapbox Essays
A little while ago I made my Soapboxes available again. I had made them private and had removed some posts because my unit commander while we were deployed to Iraq did not approve of my posting information about my experiences … Continue reading
Webheads for Africa
This is an aside but today’s market rally (Dow +936) was astounding. I barely made any money though (sadface) because most of the move was on a gap up and I think you would’ve had to be suicidal to buy … Continue reading
Filed under Communications, Development, International Affairs, Internet, Policy, Web
