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Bing’s Home Sweet Homepage Winner – Seattle, WA: Reposted blog by Kristin Meldahl - Bing We are happy to announce that after tallying the last of your votes the winning photo for our Home Sweet Home Page Photo contest has been selected. The winning photo of the majestic Seattle Skyline taken by Justin Read More...
Posted 22 December 09 03:31 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing, Facebook, photography, Seattle
Home Sweet Hometown – DC – the Destination of Culture: Our 8th guest post for the Home Sweet Hometown. Are you next? Read my blog post from Dec 1st for info on why we are looking for blog posts from you. Guest blog by Kate Michael , " K Street Kate " DC blogger and host of the " The District Read More...
Posted 21 December 09 03:17 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing, Washington, DC
Home Sweet Hometown – Miami, FL: Our 7th guest post for the Home Sweet Hometown. Are you next? Read my blog post from Dec 1st for info on why we are looking for blog posts from you. Guest blog by Danny Garcia , Miami, FL Did you know that Southwest Miami-Dade County is the home of two Read More...
Posted 18 December 09 03:15 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing, photography
Home Sweet Hometown – Bing Photo Finalists: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager WOW. The 10 finalists in the Bing Home Sweet Homepage Photo contest have submitted amazing photos. And I am excited to tell you that 7 of the 10 finalists are from the US Read More...
Posted 16 December 09 04:58 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing
H1N1 Microsoft Resources for State & Local Governments: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager In response to the H1N1 virus outbreak, Microsoft teams across the company have identified areas where technology can be utilized to address key challenges of a pandemic Read More...
Posted 15 December 09 02:33 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 1 Comments
Filed under Swine Flu, Microsoft, HealthVault, H1N1, MSN Health, Amalga, ICT
Home Sweet Hometown – From Central Valley Roots: Our 5th guest post for the Home Sweet Hometown. Are you next? Read my blog post from Dec 1st for info on the Bing Contest and why we are looking for blog posts from you. Guest blog by Adriel Hampton , Journalist, Gov 2.0 & New Media Strategist, Public Read More...
Posted 11 December 09 04:39 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing, California
Home Sweet Hometown – City of Riverside, CA: Our 4th guest post for the Home Sweet Hometown. Are you next? Read my blog post from Dec 1st for info on the Bing Contest and why we are looking for blog posts from you. Last day to submit photos for the contest is Dec 13th! Guest blog by Steve Reneker, Read More...
Posted 10 December 09 03:08 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing, Mission Inn, Riverside
Top Stories around the White House Open Government Directive: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager There is a lot going on around the White House and their Open Government Directive that was announced this week. Here are some of the top stories to track this issue. Grab Read More...
Posted 09 December 09 04:31 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, White House, Open Government Directive
Collaborating for Business Efficiency: Getting Started with SharePoint: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager SharePoint is a game-changing technology that potentially impacts an entire Public Sector organization. Although many organizations have it in-house, they have struggled Read More...
Posted 09 December 09 03:29 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, SharePoint, Collaboration, Public Sector, Adventos
Share Your Community with Bing – Home Sweet Hometown, Newburyport, Mass: Our second guest post for the Home Sweet Hometown. Are you next? Read my blog post from Tuesday for info on the Bing Contest and why we are looking for blog posts from you. Guest “re-posted” blog by Ari Herzog , Social Media Strategist & city councilor-elect Read More...
Posted 03 December 09 03:58 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Bing, contest, photography
Windows 7’s Environmental Impact: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager We have all been excited by new changes that come with Windows 7 and as always, seeing the efforts and creativity from our development team come to fruition is greatly satisfying. Read More...
Posted 30 November 09 04:50 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, sustainability, Windows 7
Microsoft Imagery Partnership Program: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager My Bing Maps team shared information on this program that I wanted to pass onto you. Please read below for more information. Governments must redefine the way they Read More...
Posted 24 November 09 03:12 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, government, Bing Maps
Elevate America Unveils Job Training Initiative with North Carolina: By Gail Thomas-Flynn, Microsoft US State & Local Government General Manager Today I had the privilege of joining Governor Bev Perdue at the Harris Campus of Central Piedmont Community College to announce the launch of Microsoft Elevate America in Read More...
Posted 19 November 09 09:26 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 2 Comments
Filed under Microsoft, Governor Perdue, North Carolina, Elevate America
Partners: Develop an app for Windows Azure & Win $$: By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager This week we launched the Microsoft Azure Development Contest for state and local government partners. The contest is an excellent opportunity for all of our partners to Read More...
Posted 18 November 09 05:38 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 0 Comments
Filed under Azure, Microsoft, government, Vivek Kundra, contest, NASA
Data as a Service: What does it mean for open government? (PDC09 Announcement): By Kristin Bockius , State & Local Government Social Media Marketing Manager We’ve been hearing about cloud computing and “Software as a Service” (Saas) for quite a while now, but the promising cloud-based “Data as a Service” (Daas) has received little Read More...
Posted 17 November 09 07:07 by krisbock@microsoft.com | 1 Comments
Filed under Azure, Microsoft, government, AppFabric Beta, PDC09, Vivek Kundra, Dallas, Ray Ozzie

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