http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/ Nebraska Webmasters' Group news provided in RSS format en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:27 CST CoJMC student Emily Ingram, recently named one of 10 student journalists to follow in a Tweet Grid, will discuss Twitter and other online tools during a workshop on "How to Market Yourself on the Web" on Wednesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. in Room 15. Ingram's blogs on Twitter can be viewed at http://twitter.com/emilyingram. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:10:00 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2009-4 http://www.unl.edu/journalism/cojmc/news/twitter_founder.shtml Nebraska.gov, on behalf of the Nebraska State Records Board will be hosting the 2009 Partner Event at the Cornhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln on April 20, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Registration and Networking to begin at 7:45 a.m. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:46:00 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2009-3 http://www.nebraska.gov/event/index.htm The next Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting is set for Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Crane Room (Lower Level, enter building on first floor, South side). Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:20:09 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2009-2 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2009-02.html Government Technology article on growing government use of Twitter. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:24 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-34 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/committees/govtech_twitter_20090107.pdf Web 2.0 - Best Practices was presented at the 2008 Nebraska Digital Government Summit by Paul G. Wright, Information Technology Director - Education, Information Technology Services Division, Office of Administration, State of Missouri. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:29:11 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-33 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/committees/Web_2.0_Best_Practices.ppt The W3C has announced a new standard that will help Web designers and developers create sites that better meet the needs of users with disabilities and older users. Drawing on extensive experience and community feedback, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 improve upon W3C's groundbreaking initial standard for accessible Web content, apply to more advanced technologies, and are more precisely testable. W3C also published supporting resources, including Understanding WCAG 2.0, Techniques for WCAG 2.0, and How to Meet WCAG 2.0: A Customizable Quick Reference. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:45:25 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-32 http://www.w3.org/News/2008#item210 Government Technology article on a new Twitter listing for state and local governments. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:03:18 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-31 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/committees/govtech_govtwit.pdf White paper from Government Technology's Digital Communities' CIO Task Force explores Web 2.0 in Government. This rather large (3.5 MB) PDF file may be downloaded from the "Resources, Examples, Articles" section of our Social Networking Committee web page. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:16:04 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-30 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/committees/social_networking.html#resources Social networking service Twitter converted to XHTML/CSS-based design. Result: Significant (41 percent) reduction in bandwidth and document object model (DOM) footprint. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:57:34 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-29 http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Developer_Rebuilds_Twitter_in_a_Week In addition to Nicole Sell's presentation on accessibility tips for Adobe Acrobat 9, two new agenda items have been added for the December 3, 2008 Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting. Clint Runge from Archrival.com will be presenting on social networking possibilities/issues. Also scheduled for discussion is creation of a new Membership Committee. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:37:01 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-28 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-12.html Minutes from the October 1 meeting of the Nebraska Webmasters' Group are now available. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:37:01 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-27 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/minutes2008-10.html A Social Networking Tools & Services Committee has been formed and a web page developed that describes the purpose of the committee, some of the issues for consideration, a few examples, articles and other resources, and current committee members. Please contact us if you would like to become a committee member. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:37:01 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-26 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/committees/social_networking.html A recently published white paper from the Federal Web Managers Council, "Putting Citizens First: Tranforming Online Government" is available on our web site's General Web Design & Management Resources web page. While intended the U.S. Goverment, this white paper should be useful for all government web managers. Thanks to Curt Peacock for providing this resource. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:37:01 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-25 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/general.html The next Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting is set for Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Crane Room (Lower Level, enter building on first floor, South side). Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:51:31 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-24 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-10.html 10th annual Nebraska Digital Government Summit: November 18, 2008. Embassy Suites - Lincoln Downtown, 1040 P Street, Lincoln, NE 68508. Complimentary registration for all government employees! To register, contact Jeremy Smith, Registration Coordinator, 800.917.7732 ext. 1402 or by email: jsmith@govtech.com Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:06:41 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-23 http://www.govtech.com/events/nebraskadgs2008 Tentative Agenda for the December 3, 2008 Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:04:15 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-22 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-12.html Tentative Agenda for the October 1, 2008 Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:04:15 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-21 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-10.html Minutes from the August 6 meeting of the Nebraska Webmasters' Group are now available. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:47:15 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-20 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/minutes2008-08.html NetCentric is a document compliance management company that provides solutions specifically designed to enable government and Fortune 500 organizations to ensure the accessibility of electronic documents and their compliance with a variety of standards especially Section 508. See our August 6, 2008 Meeting Minutes for more information on this 3rd party plug-in recommended by Adobe Acrobat. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:21:56 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-19 http://www.net-centric.com PDFzone, sponsored by Ziff Davis Enterprise, is another good resource for pdf-related news. PDFzone covers trends and tools for authoring, utilities, content and document management, mobile, DRM, and other formats. It also maintains a repository of pdf-related tips. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:20:56 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-18 http://www.pdfzone.com For those who have never visited the Adobe Acrobat User Community web site, there is a wealth of pdf-related information provided for members and non-members alike. The News and Articles section covers product demos, tagging for both accessibility and Search Engine Optimization (SEO), archiving, upcoming events, and all other news regarding the ubiquitous pdf. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:20:49 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-17 http://www.acrobatusers.com/news The next Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting is set for Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Crane Room (Lower Level, enter building on first floor, South side). Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:22:35 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-16 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-08.html Minutes from Wednesday's meeting of the Nebraska Webmasters' Group are now available. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:13:32 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-15 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/minutes2008-06.html W3C has launched a new forum for governments, citizens, researchers, and other stakeholders to investigate how best to use Web technology for good governance and citizen participation. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:16:23 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-14 http://www.w3.org/News/2008#item103 [07/01/2008 Update: The "privacy.phtml" web page will remain in place; webmasters who link to this web page will not have to update their links.] Nebraska.gov would like to notify all state webmasters that its new portal is set for launch on Monday, June 2, 2008. This is the first major redesign of the portal since May 2005. Please note that the new portal will no longer use PHP modules, therefore all webmasters will want to verify that any links to the portal from their web sites, regardless of subject, should be pointed to "http://www.nebraska.gov/" as of the launch date. (Examples of links that will no longer work include: "http://www.nebraska.gov/index.phtml?section=..." or "http://www.nebraska.gov/directories.phtml" or "http://www.nebraska.gov/portal.php?section=..."). Fri, 30 May 2008 09:13:02 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-13 http://www.nebraska.gov/ The RSS Feeds and Blogs Resources web page has been updated with a handful of useful RSS Feeds and Blogs for webmasters, web developers, and state employees. Please contact us if there are other feeds or blogs you'd like to see added to this listing. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:26:37 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-12 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/rss.html The next Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting is set for Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Crane Room (Lower Level, enter building on first floor, South side). Fri, 09 May 2008 09:53:52 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-11 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-06.html Minutes from yesterday's meeting of the Nebraska Webmasters' Group are now available. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:41 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-10 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/minutes2008-04.html Suggestions for improving your web site's search engine optimization are now available on the Web Page Standards & Suggestions section of our web site. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:41 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-9 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/webstandards.html Adobe recently made available a free online version of it's photo editing software. Registration with Adobe is required. Links to this and other free online image editing softwares are available from the Graphics & Branding Images section of our web site. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:41 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-8 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/graphics.html Select the link on this news item to go to the Nebraska Acrobat User Group web site. From there you may select the "Log in" link to become a member of the Adobe User Group. You will receive a confirmation email. Then you can log in and register for the meeting on their web site (meeting location, costs, etc. are also available there). Additional questions may be directed to Nicole Sell of Easel Solutions (formerly Tech Ed Solutions) at 437-8410 or email her at nsell@easelsolutions.com. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:41 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-7 http://www.acrobatusers.com/chapters/nebraska/events/251/ First Annual Nebraska.gov Partner Event 2008 set to take place at the State Capitol in downtown Lincoln on March 26, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nebraska.gov, on behalf of the Nebraska State Records Board, is presenting this event to inform citizens and businesses about Nebraska.gov services and jump start your agency's eGovernment initiatives. Select link for more information and to RSVP to attend. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:00:00 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-6 http://www.nebraska.gov/event/index.htm RSS Feed and RSS Resources implemented on Nebraska Webmasters' Group web site. The news feed is provided in RSS 2.0, an XML-based format for content distribution, and may be viewed or printed directly from this web site. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:27:43 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-5 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/rss.html The next Nebraska Webmasters' Group Meeting is set for Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Nebraska Library Commission, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Crane Room (Lower Level, enter building on first floor, South side). Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:44:50 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-4 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/meetingarchives/agenda2008-04.html February 14, 2008 — Nebraska Webmasters' Group web site redesign launched. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:44:50 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-3 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/aboutsite.html February 8, 2008 — Beta release of W3C mobileOK Checker, a code validation tool to make web sites mobile-friendly. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:44:50 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-2 http://validator.w3.org/mobile/ Friday, February 1, 2008 — IBM, owner of Watchfire WebXact and Bobby Online, announced that these accessibility validation tools will no longer be publicly available. More accessibility tools are available on our web site. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:44:50 CST http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/#item2008-1 http://www.webmasters.ne.gov/accessibility.html