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    {"title" :"DigitalGov Year in Review: Our Top Blogs, Resources, and Writers for 2016","summary" : "DigitalGov had a pretty great year in 2016, and that was largely due to a bevy of talented and dedicated writers from over 50 agencies and departments across all 3 branches of the federal government (Thank you!!!). Below, we’ll review some program highlights from the last year, including our top-viewed articles and resources, and tell you how you, too, can contribute to DigitalGov in 2017.","date" : "2017-02-03T11:25:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"toni-bonitto" : "Toni Bonitto"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2017/02/2017-02-03-digitalgov-year-in-review-our-top-blogs-resources-and-writers-for-2016.md","slug" : "digitalgov-year-in-review-our-top-blogs-resources-and-writers-for-2016","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/02/03/digitalgov-year-in-review-our-top-blogs-resources-and-writers-for-2016/","weight" : "1","content" :"\u003cp\u003eFor most of us Gen X and Gen Y kids, 2016 was not kind to our childhood. The biggest blows for me were losing two music icons and Internet innovators, David Bowie and Prince \u003csup\u003e\u003ca aria-describedby=\"footnote-label\" href=\"#fn1\" id=\"footnotes-ref1\"\u003e[1]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e, and everybody’s favorite space princess, Carrie Fisher. But, work-wise, I’m pleased to say that DigitalGov had a pretty great year, and that was largely due to a bevy of talented and dedicated writers from more than 50 agencies and departments across all three branches of the federal government (\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThank you!!!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e). Below, we’ll review some program highlights from the last year, including our top-viewed articles and resources, and tell you how you, too, can contribute to DigitalGov in 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"highlights\"\u003eHighlights\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat things that happened in the DigitalGov world in 2016 included product and program announcements from some of the teams that we support here at the General Services Administration (GSA) — and there were a couple of really nice “shout-outs.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur readers got to learn about the creation of:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/02/03/new-u-s-digital-registry-authenticates-official-public-service-accounts/\"\u003eU.S. Digital Registry\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/04/14/gsa-unveils-new-hub-for-federal-citizen-science-crowdsourcing/\"\u003eCitizenScience.gov website\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@DigitalGov/tool-time-gsa-launches-how-to-guide-for-first-rate-prize-competitions-b3f84b89a465\"\u003eChallenges and Prizes Toolkit\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 new communities — \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/01/20/a-new-team-strives-to-coordinate-citizen-science-crowdsourcing-across-government/\"\u003eCrowdsourcing and Citizen Science\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/04/08/how-agiles-being-done-in-government/\"\u003eAgile/Lean\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/07/08/introducing-the-digital-audiovideo-community-of-practice/\"\u003eDigital Audio/Video\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/10/26/gsa-launches-new-ai-virtual-reality-and-authentication-programs/\"\u003eVirtual/Augmented Reality\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/10/26/gsa-launches-new-ai-virtual-reality-and-authentication-programs/\"\u003eArtificial Intelligence for Citizen Services\u003c/a\u003e (bringing the current number of communities up to 16!), and\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/05/04/delivering-the-next-generation-of-digital-government/\"\u003eGSA’s newest service\u003c/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170130174933/https://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/25729\"\u003eTechnology Transformation Service\u003c/a\u003e (TTS), which includes DigitalGov (learn more about TTS and our branch, the \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20161107052216/https://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/124174\"\u003eOffice of Products and Programs\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn June, the White House released a report that cited Data.gov, Challenge.gov, and CitizenScience.gov among 100 top open innovation efforts in the federal government over the past 8 years — \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/06/24/white-house-challenges-citizen-science-among-top-innovation-efforts-of-past-8-years/\"\u003eall 3 appear in the top 15\u003c/a\u003e. In December, DigitalGov was included in FedTech Magazine’s annual list of \u003ca href=\"http://www.fedtechmagazine.com/article/2016/12/50-must-read-federal-it-blogs-2016\"\u003e50 Must-Read Federal IT Blogs\u003c/a\u003e for the 2nd year in a row.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"top-articles\"\u003eTop Articles\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast year, most users searched DigitalGov to find information on: Terms of Service (TOS) agreements, plain language, webinars and training, our services (\u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/services/dap/\"\u003eDigital Analytics Program\u003c/a\u003e (DAP), \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/services/u-s-digital-registry/\"\u003eU.S. Digital Registry\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/services/search/\"\u003eDigitalGov Search\u003c/a\u003e), social media best practices, web and mobile content strategies, accessibility and user experience (UX), analytics, agile practices, governance, policy, surveys and customer experience (CX), APIs, data, and security.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/top-10-cards-lights-elinedesignservices-istock-getty-images-470951074-full.jpg\"alt=\"Tan-colored cards pinned to a clotheline spell out Top 10 in red, with bokeh lights in the background.\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003eelinedesignservices/iStock via Getty Images\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe published 394 articles in 2016 — here are the Top 10 most viewed:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/10/26/gsa-launches-new-ai-virtual-reality-and-authentication-programs/\"\u003eGSA launches new AI, Virtual Reality, and Authentication Programs\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eJustin Herman\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/05/03/an-introduction-to-open-data-and-apis/\"\u003eAn Introduction to Open Data and APIs\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eJohn Paul\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/02/18/analytics-usa-gov-now-with-agency-specific-dashboards/\"\u003eAnalytics.usa.gov: Now with Agency-Specific Dashboards\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eTim Lowden, Gray Brooks, Gabriel Ramirez, Eric Mill, Julia Winn, Colin Craig\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/03/21/the-content-corner-social-media-metrics-and-the-challenge-of-effective-measurement/\"\u003eThe Content Corner: Social Media Metrics and the Challenge of Effective Measurement\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eTy Manuel\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/07/18/information-architecture-vs-content-strategy-and-why-you-need-both/\"\u003eInformation Architecture vs Content Strategy — and Why YOU Need Both\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eChristen Geiler\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/01/12/trends-on-tuesday-10-mobile-government-and-tech-trends-for-2016/\"\u003eTrends on Tuesday: 10 Mobile, Government and Tech Trends for 2016\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eWill Sullivan\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/05/20/improving-internal-communications-best-practices/\"\u003eImproving Internal Communications: Best Practices\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eAlison Sturgeon\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/09/23/gettin-giphy-with-it-nara-shares-online-library-of-animated-gifs/\"\u003eGettin’ Giphy With It: NARA Shares Online Library of Animated Gifs\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eDarren Cole, Mary King, Kristen Albrittain\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/07/12/catch-the-mall-with-pokemon-and-public-services/\"\u003eCatch the Mall! With Pokemon and Public Services\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eJustin Herman, Paul Ollig\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/03/10/check-your-refund-status-and-pay-your-taxes-with-irs2go/\"\u003eCheck Your Refund Status AND Pay Your Taxes With IRS2Go\u003c/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eJacob Parcell\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/digital-gov-2014-logo.jpg\"alt=\"The 2014 Digital Gov logo in teal and salmon colors.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpanding the metrics data, we found that our readers were also very interested in DigitalGov articles that covered:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/07/14/analytics-trainings-2016-so-far/\"\u003eanalytics training\u003c/a\u003e via DAP and \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/digitalgov-university/\"\u003eDigitalGov University\u003c/a\u003e (DGU),\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edata made available to agencies using the \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/03/22/the-postal-service-just-broke-analytics-usa-gov/\"\u003eAnalytics.usa.gov Dashboard\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eguides to \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/03/29/usagovs-step-by-step-guide-to-making-snapchat-stories-as-accessible-as-possible/\"\u003emaking social media content accessible\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/06/06/why-switching-to-https-will-make-your-analytics-better/\"\u003eswitching to HTTPS will improve your analytics\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea DGU webinar recap on \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/03/18/creating-a-culture-of-engagement-webinar-recap/\"\u003ecreating a culture of engagement\u003c/a\u003e with the Employee Viewpoint Survey (EVS),\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eagency resources regarding \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/08/15/celebrating-the-18th-anniversary-of-section-508-rehabilitation-act/\"\u003eaccessibility and the Section 508 Rehabilitation Act\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eresources and solutions for dealing with \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/04/13/law-library-of-congress-implements-solution-for-link-and-reference-rot/\"\u003econtent drift\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/04/21/microsites/\"\u003emicrosites\u003c/a\u003e can help agencies provide the public with specific and easy to access content,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eopen data and hackathons’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/06/02/open-data-democratizes-innovation/\"\u003eimpact on innovation\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea workshop that connected public servants from over 50 agencies with dozens of private sector teams to learn how \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@DigitalGov/sharing-public-service-visions-for-virtual-reality-and-artificial-intelligence-f3d6418fad5f\"\u003evirtual reality and artificial intelligence\u003c/a\u003e could help improve and drive innovation,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@DigitalGov/the-smithsonians-ipop-exhibition-framework-lessons-for-a-human-centered-content-approach-8a395abae425\"\u003eIPOP framework and human centered design\u003c/a\u003e could be used for mobile app development,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emeasuring \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2016/04/01/why-we-launched-a-snapchat-account-and-how-well-measure-success/\"\u003esocial media success\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@DigitalGov/how-to-run-an-efficient-meeting-bdebbb66d179\"\u003erun an efficient meeting\u003c/a\u003e,\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/01/16/how-to-run-an-agile-project-in-government/\"\u003erun an agile project in government\u003c/a\u003e, and\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@DigitalGov/trends-on-tuesday-7-tech-trends-for-government-in-2017-2fee31b14095\"\u003egovernment tech trends for 2017\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/solution-strategy-path-wildpixel-istock-getty-images-482060980-copy.jpg\"alt=\"Strategy or path concept illustration of multiple highway paths, with yellow road signs with black question marks.\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003ewildpixel/iStock via Getty Images\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"policies-and-toolkits-and-guidelines--oh-my\"\u003ePolicies, and Toolkits, and Guidelines — Oh, My!\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigitalGov’s searchable \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/\"\u003eResources\u003c/a\u003e section continued to provide federal employees with the necessary guidance for working on various digital government projects. The top 10 most visited resources last year are:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/federal-compatible-terms-of-service-agreements/\"\u003eFederal-Compatible Terms of Service Agreements\u003c/a\u003e (information)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/mobile-sow-and-developer-qualifications/\"\u003eMobile Statement of Work (SOW) and Developer Qualifications\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/sample-position-descriptions-for-digital-government-jobs/\"\u003eSample Position Descriptions for Digital Government Jobs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/customer-experience-toolkit/\"\u003eCustomer Experience Toolkit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/how-to-get-your-open-data-on-data-gov/\"\u003eHow to Get Your Open Data on Data.gov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/mobile-user-experience-guidelines-and-recommendations/\"\u003eMobile User Experience Guidelines and Recommendations\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/improving-the-accessibility-of-social-media-in-government/\"\u003eImproving the Accessibility of Social Media in Government\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/content-management-systems-used-by-government-agencies/\"\u003eContent Management Systems Used by Government Agencies\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/negotiated-terms-of-service-agreements/\"\u003eNegotiated Terms of Service Agreements\u003c/a\u003e (list)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/checklist-of-requirements-for-federal-digital-services/\"\u003eChecklist of Requirements for Federal Websites and Digital Services\u003c/a\u003e (updated 11/23/16)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"digitalgov-university\"\u003eDigitalGov University\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis month, we also published \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@DigitalGov/digitalgov-university-in-review-2016-training-trends-ad54dcfc2a3\"\u003eDGU’s Training Trends for 2016\u003c/a\u003e. Check that out, too, to see what type of events had the most attendees, access webinar recaps in case you missed any, and learn how federal employees can contact the DGU team with event suggestions and/or to request information about creating an online or in-person DGU event.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-road-ahead\"\u003eThe Road Ahead\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently, a new group of writers have signed up to contribute articles for UX, content, DGU webinar recaps, and social media for DigitalGov via the \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/join-digitalgov/open-opportunities-in-digitalgov/\"\u003eOpen Opportunities program\u003c/a\u003e. In 2017, we expect to share tech-related government news and digital trends, agencies’ success stories, best practices, and case studies; continue to create and update \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/\"\u003eresources and guidelines\u003c/a\u003e for you; and whatever else 2017 brings to keep you informed on the work being done by those in government’s digital realm to serve the American public.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/join-us-vintage-letterpress-lights-elinedesignservices-istock-getty-images-479607666-copy.jpg\"alt=\"The words Join Us are spelled out with vintage metal letterpress blocks.\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003eelinedesignservices/iStock via Getty Images\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFederal employees with a .gov or .mil email address looking to contribute to DigitalGov on a regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly) are encouraged to \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/join-digitalgov/\"\u003elearn about and sign up for the Open Opportunities program\u003c/a\u003e. New writing tasks for DigitalGov will be posted next week (please note: supervisor approval is required for participating in any Open Opps task).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are a federal employee with a .gov or .mil email address interested in submitting a single blog post for DigitalGov, please \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/join-digitalgov#guidelines\"\u003ereview our article guidelines\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.digitalgov.gov/contact-us/\"\u003econtact us\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Toni Bonitto, Innovation Specialist, and Acting Editorial Lead \u0026amp; Acting Platform Lead for DigitalGov\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2016 blog contributors\u003c/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Opps writers in bold\u003c/strong\u003e): Abigail Noonan, Alex Casanova, Alice Chen, Alison Sturgeon, Allison Lantero, Alycia Piazza, Andrea Sanchez, Andrea Sigritz, Angela Bell, \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Smithers\u003c/strong\u003e, Anne Rancourt, Ashley Wichman, \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Bloom\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBill Brantley\u003c/strong\u003e, Bridget Roddy, CFPB Digital Analytics Team, Charlotte Stichter, Chris Noonan Sturm, Chris Rottler, Christen Geiler, Christy Choi, Cliff Tyllick, Colin Craig, Cory Benavente, \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Chavez\u003c/strong\u003e, Danielle Brigida, Darren Cole, David Fern, David Kaufmann, Dawn Pointer McCleskey, Dywane Boyd, Elizabeth Zeitler, Eric Beidel, Eric Mill, Gabriel Ramirez, Gray Brooks, Immanuel Lee, Jack Bienko, Jacob Parcell, Janet Linton, Jennifer Johnson, Joanna Karpinski-Widzer, Joanne McGovern, John Paul, \u003cstrong\u003eJulia Jackson\u003c/strong\u003e, Julia Winn, Justin Herman, Karen Trebon, Karla Blaine, Katie Chan, Kelley Holden, Kelly Olson, Kristen Albrittain, \u003cstrong\u003eKyle S. Richardson\u003c/strong\u003e, Leah Stewart, Leonard Sipes, Limary Suarez Pacheco, \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Bari\u003c/strong\u003e, Mackenzie Cummings, Mary King, Matthew Ford, Nathan Smith, Nicholas Skytland, Nick Marden, Phaedra Chrousos, Rachel Flagg, Randy Abramson, Ray Drake, Richard Morey, Rosario Méndez, Sara Cope, Sara Smith, Sarah Herrmann, Stacey Palosky, Stephanie Thum, Susanna Murley, Tammy White, Tanya McIlravy, Tim Jakubowski, Tim Lowden, Toni Bonitto, \u003cstrong\u003eTy Manuel\u003c/strong\u003e, USCIS Staff, Victoria Wales, \u003cstrong\u003eWill Sullivan\u003c/strong\u003e, Yasmine Kloth, and Zohaa Ahmad.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dg-footnote\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dg-footnote__heading\" id=\"footnote-label\"\u003eFootnotes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003col class=\"dg-footnote__list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dg-footnote__list-item\" id=\"fn1\"\u003eGenius artistry aside for just a femtosecond, both “Ziggy Stardust” and “The Kid” were Internet pioneers in the early and mid-1990s. They had the foresight to use the new medium to provide digital services and content to their customers; \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/04/27/how-prince-revolutionized-the-internet-according-to-the-webmaster-who-helped-him-do-it/\"\u003ePrince in 1994\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35279234\"\u003eDavid Bowie in 1998\u003c/a\u003e. Before their passing, each won web-related lifetime achievement awards that honor those who helped shape the Internet with their groundbreaking work, recognizing their influence and lasting impact on digital culture, communication, and technology. \u003ca href=\"#footnotes-ref1\" aria-label=\"Back to content\"\u003e↩\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer\u003c/strong\u003e: All references to specific brands, products, and/or companies are used only for illustrative purposes and do not imply endorsement by the U.S. federal government or any federal government agency.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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