/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/zeshan-khan/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/08/12/trends-on-tuesday-the-rise-of-mobile-app-super-users/ Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:00:33 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/08/12/trends-on-tuesday-the-rise-of-mobile-app-super-users/ A recent Trends on Tuesday post cautioned against becoming another statistic in the treacherous, desolate wasteland known as the App Graveyard. Thankfully, there is some research that shows the likelihood of your app being banished to its grave is receding. Trends indicate that not only are app retention rates rising, user engagement is increasing. According /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/07/24/how-the-american-battle-monument-commission-developed-its-first-mobile-app/ Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:06:53 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/07/24/how-the-american-battle-monument-commission-developed-its-first-mobile-app/ The job of the American Battle Monument Commission (AMBC) is to manage all overseas cemeteries and memorials from WWI and WWII. There are over 200,000 veterans who are buried or memorialized at these cemeteries. When ABMC began thinking about releasing a native /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/07/14/working-with-apis-for-non-coders-recap/ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:00:00 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/07/14/working-with-apis-for-non-coders-recap/ In a recent event titled: “Intro to APIs: Working with URLs, JSON, APIs, and Open Data—Without Writing Any Code,” federal practitioners and supporters interested in open data attended an in-person workshop, led by Eric Mill, a key developer on GSA’s 18f team. This event was especially targeted to non-developers and explored the basics of APIs, /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/06/12/three-ways-agencies-are-using-social-media-in-mobile-products/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:29:54 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/06/12/three-ways-agencies-are-using-social-media-in-mobile-products/ As highlighted in this Trends on Tuesday post, time spent on mobile phones—about 3 hours per day—has surpassed that of daily PC usage. This yields a significant opportunity for consumer interaction with federal agencies’ mobile apps, not just websites, and social media outlets. To take advantage of new opportunities for consumer