Digital.gov /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/brandon-barr/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us How’s My Waterway?: A Mobile Optimized Site from the EPA /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/08/22/hows-my-waterway-a-mobile-optimized-site-from-the-epa/ Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:55:39 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/08/22/hows-my-waterway-a-mobile-optimized-site-from-the-epa/ The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has upgraded its ‘How’s My Waterway?’ website into a responsive design website, meaning it Trends on Tuesday: A Record 230 Million Smartphones Shipped Q2 2013 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/08/06/trends-on-tuesday-a-record-230-million-smartphones-shipped-q2-2013/ Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:45:35 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/08/06/trends-on-tuesday-a-record-230-million-smartphones-shipped-q2-2013/ According to research done by Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 47 percent from 156.5 million units in the second quarter of 2012 to 229.6 million units in the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, the research finds that this growth is being driven by demand for Android phones NOAA’s Whale Alert – Ship Strike Reduction for Right Whales App /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/25/noaas-whale-alert-ship-strike-reduction-for-right-whales-app/ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:32:26 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/25/noaas-whale-alert-ship-strike-reduction-for-right-whales-app/ Mariners now have an anytime, anywhere resource to aid in the Trends on Tuesday: Mobile a “Second Screen” for TV Viewing /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/16/trends-on-tuesday-mobile-a-second-screen-for-tv-viewing/ Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:58:58 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/16/trends-on-tuesday-mobile-a-second-screen-for-tv-viewing/ A study conducted by Nielson for Q1 2013 reports that almost half of all mobile users use their mobile devices as second screens while watching TV on a daily basis (46% for smartphones, 43% for tablets). To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis Exhibit App /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/11/to-the-brink-jfk-and-the-cuban-missile-crisis-exhibit-app/ Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:04:11 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/11/to-the-brink-jfk-and-the-cuban-missile-crisis-exhibit-app/ The 2013 JFK Library and Museum exhibit “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis” now has a virtual partner on the iPad. Anytime, anywhere, people will be able Energy’s Alternative Fuel Locator Mobile Site /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/06/06/energys-alternative-fuel-locator-mobile-site/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:06:32 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/06/06/energys-alternative-fuel-locator-mobile-site/ Drivers can find the closest alternative fueling sites anytime, anywhere with the Alternative Fuel Locator. The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has created this mobile website that allows users to locate alternative fueling stations. Using Google map technology and data from the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), the site