Turning Meaningless Data into Meaningful Data

How data is presented is just as important as the data itself. Business context provides the framework for discovery and deep analysis.

Digital Ecosystems for Government, Part 1: What are they?

Unlike a natural ecosystem, a digital ecosystem is designed — planned and implemented. What can we, as government agencies, learn from nature and from private businesses when it comes to building our own digital ecosystems?

Sharing Testing Responsibilities Among Multiple Teams

The testing phase of your project can be a real challenge in itself. Sprinkle in third-party vendors and now it’s party! This post touches on sharing responsibilities with those vendors and how to to yield the best workflow for your team by doing so.

GOVTalks Fall 2016: Digital Ecosystems

On November 16, 2016, GOVTalks attendees heard a variety of talks ranging from structured content and digital ecosystems to data and content.

Locations: Get a Mapping and Listing Upgrade

Check out these improvements to GovHub's Locations content type! New listing views, geolocated maps, and services offered take your locations pages to the next level.

Why Rotators Are a Bad Thing

They’re distracting, almost no one clicks on them, and they limit accessibility. It's time we put our rotators to rest.

State Agencies: Is Your Content Successful?

How do you know your website is working for you? Many state agencies never stop to consider their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) when it comes to the success of their web content. Learn how (and why) to measure the success of your web content.

Content Manager’s Guide to the 3 Principles, Part 2: Image and Videos

Government websites need to be responsive, accessible, and performant. And it’s not just the website container; it’s also the everything inside of them. If you’re publishing images and videos on your website, see what steps you need to take to make them adhere to the 3 guiding principles.

Content Manager’s Guide to the 3 Principles, Part 1: Text, Tables and Documents

We build agency websites to be responsive, accessible, and performant. But the effort doesn’t stop with us. What can you, as the website’s content managers, do to make sure your websites stand up to these 3 principles?

Why We Care About Web Accessibility

We’ve received a national award for our recent Accessible Platform Initiative! This important initiative improved access to information across nearly 80 state websites. See the driving motivation behind the work.