I”m feeling very energized (and admittedly a little frazzled) after conducting mobile strategy sessions with half of our 12 mobile grant contest semi-finalists over the last week. Hopefully they are all busy making amateur videos the public will begin voting on in just a couple short weeks! Amazing causes, vibrant & dedicated people, it makes my heart sing when I’m [...]
Archive for May, 2012
Unlike Facebook, Nonprofits Don’t Get an IPO
28 May , 2012
While it’s still up for debate how Facebook (FB) stock will fair, one thing is for sure, there’s some pretty unhappy folks. I can’t go a day without seeing an article or tweet about their lack of mobile strategy, or how they will monetize mobile in the long run for investors. How they’ve gotten [...]
12 Nonprofits have shot at $25,000 Atlantic BT Mobile Grant
22 May , 2012
A HUGE Thank you to all nonprofits who submitted an application in our “Gives Back” 25K Mobile Grant Contest. 41 nonprofits from all over the United States shared great ideas on how mobile technology and mobile marketing solutions would best impact their organization. Our (awesome and generous) judges had a tough time selecting from such [...]
25K Mobile Grant Contest: Week 4 Spotlight Entry Goes To…
21 May , 2012
Congrats to Autism Society of North Carolina as our 4th & final mobile grant contest spotlight entry. Who is Autism Society of North Carolina? ASNC was founded in 1970 by a group of parents who were concerned about the lack of awareness, acceptance, and services for their children. ASNC is the only autism-specific advocacy organization [...]
Blocking Baidu or other user agents with junOS IDP
21 May , 2012
Often, a network administrator will need to block a troublesome user agent that’s causing load or security issues. If you are using junOS firewalls with an IDP subscription, you can craft a custom attack rule that blocks these users at the firewall itself. Let’s craft a custom attack policy to block Baidu, a common troublesome [...]