The Content Corner: The Balance Between SEO and the User
I always think of SEO like the dentist—no one really likes it, but you need to do it. Yet, despite my lack of excitement for the topic, this will be at a minimum my second post (here’s the first) about...
View ArticleThe Content Corner: Work Smarter with Workflows
I noticed recently that I have spent a decent amount of time discussing or referencing content workflow, but I haven’t spent much time on how to actually create or use workflows. Developing content...
View ArticleThe Content Corner: Government as API
Here at DigitalGov, we generally focus on federal governmental digital efforts within the U.S. It is where we live and operate, so it makes sense, but many governments across the world struggle with...
View ArticleIntroduction to Sites for Beginners
Tune in to this webinar to learn a few basics about the Sites version of WordPress. You’ll Learn How To: Set up Google Authenticator Choose a theme Create a page Write a post Understand categories and...
View ArticleModernizing the FCC’s Geospatial Maps
Maps and geospatial analysis have become increasingly important as they allow the FCC to display information to the public in an interactive visual format. The FCC’s maps have become useful tools for...
View ArticleWCMS and Custom APIs—Which One Is Right for You?
Gray Brooks of GSA gave us a great definition of APIs in the DigitalGov University (DGU) presentation, Introduction to APIs. He described APIs as “Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, are web...
View ArticleA Complete Redesign with You in Mind
We’re excited to launch a complete redesign of USDA.gov featuring stronger visual storytelling components, a more modern user-experience with easy to find services and resources, and to top it off, a...
View ArticleHHS Offers Free Content Models and Drupal Features
Related Event: Create Once, Publish Everywhere Applied—HHS Content Models and Portability, Tuesday, April 18, 2017; register here. Create Once, Publish Everywhere (COPE) The U.S. Department of Health...
View ArticleFederalist Is out of Beta and Open for Business
If you’re a program manager or a federal web developer you’ve probably been given a seemingly simple task: Create a basic website as part of a new initiative at your agency. The hardest part is often...
View ArticleThe New PBGC.gov: How User Feedback Helped Inform PBGC.gov’s Redesign
We are pleased to introduce the new dynamic redesign of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) website, PBGC.gov. Using surveys, analytics, and direct feedback, we listened to our customers,...
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