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The Inspection Group Tests Google Glass for Housing Inspections and other Building-Related Data Collection Activities
The Inspection Group Tests Google Glass for Housing Inspections and other Building-Related Data Collection Activities
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) April 21, 2014
The Inspection Group, Inc. (TIG), one of the nation’s leading field data collection, analysis, and reporting companies for the Public and Affordable Housing Industry, is field-testing Google Glass through the Google Glass Explorer Program as a reporting and analysis aid for conducting Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) inspections and Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections of residential properties receiving Federal subsidies in conjunction with its InspectUS™ software for inspections. TIG Glass™, a mini-computer that pairs with Android™ devices via Bluetooth™ technology, is currently beta-testing, with an anticipated national release date, early first quarter of 2015.
Housing programs receiving Federal subsidies include Public Housing properties, Housing Choice Voucher Programs, Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and USDA-Rural Development programs.
Saul Himelstein, President/CEO of TIG, speaking about the Google Glass beta test, said: “The Inspection Group, for over 15 years, has focused on delivering to our clients the very best field data collection, analysis, and reporting services at the lowest possible cost consistent with our quality standards for inspections and reporting. We are mindful that, in many cases, we are evaluating properties supported by taxpayer dollars and that everything we do to ensure safe, decent, and sanitary homes at the lowest possible cost for publicly-assisted housing redounds to the benefit not only of the residents but of the entire community. The best way for us to do that is to promptly adopt new technologies that we believe, after careful evaluation and field testing, can improve our efficiency and productivity. TIG has always done this. TIG developed InspectUS™ inspection software, in partnership with Quick Solutions, Inc. (QSI) as a tablet-based tool. We are now testing Google Glass in cooperation with QSI and Ameresco. TIG views Google Glass as promising another great leap forward in our ability to provide the best, most accurate documentation of inspections in the least possible time when combined with our InspectUS™ Inspection Software for Housing and the Physical Needs Assessment data collection tool iAuditor™ from Ameresco.
Matt LaVrar, VP of Inspection Services for The Inspection Group, is seen here utilizing “The Glass” during an inspection.
About Google Glass… visit http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does.
About The Inspection Group
The Inspection Group, Inc., (TIG) is one of the nation’s leading experts in field data collection, analysis, and reporting for owners and managers of residential real estate that receives Federal subsidies and is subject to Federal (HUD) standards (UPCS; HQS) designed to assure a decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American.
The Inspection Group, Inc. (TIG), is an employee-owned company founded in 1998. TIG provides Uniform Physical Condition Standard (UPCS) Inspections, UPCS Inspection Protocol Training and Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspection preparation for the Public and Affordable Housing Industries. Over the years, TIG has expanded to provide the full range of field data collection, analysis, and reporting services for the public housing, publicly-assisted housing and private multi-family housing industries. TIG has been recognized as an INC5000™ fastest-growing company in 2010 and 2011.
TIG is dedicated to helping Public Housing Agencies and Multi-family property developers, owners, and managers to improve program efficiency and save dollars by providing both concise reporting and detailed, high-quality physical building compliance inspections, physical needs assessments, energy audits and utility allowance surveys. For more information, visit http://www.theinspectiongroup.com.
About Quick Solutions, Inc.
Quick Solutions, Inc. (QSI) is one of the largest privately held Information Technology Consulting Firms located in Columbus, Ohio. With more than 25 years of consulting experience, QSI provides expertise within the Education, Energy, Financial Services, Manufacturing/Distribution, Professional Services, Public Sector, and Retail Industries. QSI leverages all aspects of technology to help clients achieve business value. In addition to consulting resources, QSI has established strategic partnerships with companies such as The Inspection Group, Inc. By investing in people, QSI is able to deliver quality resources and value to clients across all industries. For more information, visit http://www.quicksolutions.com.
About Ameresco and its Asset Sustainability Group
Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc, is a leading independent provider of comprehensive energy saving services, including energy efficiency, asset sustainability and renewable energy solutions for facilities throughout North America. Ameresco’s Asset Sustainability Group helps organizations with issues around aging infrastructure and funding challenges. The Asset Sustainability Group is a thought leader in developing data from needs analysis efforts and working with clients to quantify these needs, understand risk exposure, and craft a strategy to address unfunded liabilities. Ameresco has successfully completed energy saving, environmentally responsible projects with federal, state and local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. With its corporate headquarters in Framingham, MA, Ameresco provides local expertise through its 70 offices in 33 states and the District of Columbia, five Canadian provinces and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit http://www.ameresco.com.
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Contact: Robert Gardier, COO (614) 891-3606 x103 or rob(at)theinspectiongroup(dot)com
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Urgent Care 2.0 Releases “The 10 Commandments Of Internet Marketing For Urgent Care” (Part 1 and 2)
Urgent Care 2.0 Releases “The 10 Commandments Of Internet Marketing For Urgent Care” (Part 1 and 2)
Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) April 09, 2014
1st Commandment of Internet Marketing for Urgent Care – “Thou shalt have no other jobs before me”!
Internet marketing is a jealous master. If full attention is not placed on it, it can be assumed that the plan will die off rather quickly. Many marketers will say that they are keeping up, but secretly they have failed to stay ahead of it. Many staffed marketing directors are given several tasks as a part of their job description with Internet Marketing being one of them. The major mistake is to think that Internet Marketing can be given part time effort with full time benefits. This is a lie. Internet Marketing requires a specific dedication. Here are a few reasons why:
1. The pace of Internet Marketing is light years ahead of every other form of marketing.
The key is to have relevant and timely influence in order to attract new business. That can be quite difficult with an audience that is very fast paced. The slow moving commercials and print media can miss such a target. The internet is where to catch them. By the time the video or print is finished the market may have shifted. The part time Internet Marketers may miss those shifts and not realize it causing them to continue down a path of irrelevancy.
2. The technical knowledge needed is far more demanding to execute efficient Internet Marketing.
Due to the need to have good computer and technical skills, a part time Internet Marketer will never fully master the tools and techniques needed to get the most out of Internet Marketing. The lack of technical skills not only provide limited ROI potential, it can also can cause significant losses. (Example – Not knowing how to properly configure tools such as Google Adwords)
3. The only consistency with Internet Marketing is change.
Part time Internet Marketers are always behind the curve. Things change and they are scrambling to catch up. The joke is told about how a new computer is outdated before you get it in the car to take home, well Internet Marketing is faster than that. It takes a fully focused Internet Marketing team to stay ahead of the changes and develop plans to grow with the changes rather than surviving them.
2nd Commandment of Internet Marketing for Urgent Care – “Thou shalt make thy website easy to find on Google”!
This is the second of a 10 blog series. To get the most out of this series it best to read them from the beginning as they build on each other. Click Here to view all of the blogs in this series. These are the top areas Urgent Care clinics struggle with when it comes to Internet Marketing. It can be a tricky task, but these 10 commandments will help.
This commandment focuses on SEO. (Search Engine Optimization) The reason for the commandment having “Google” instead of “search engines” is that Google has the majority of the market share. They also own YouTube which is the 2nd largest search engine. When it comes to ranking that’s the only one that really matters. Also, if a website is ranking well on Google it is likely to be ranking well on most other major search engines as well.
For any given DMA (Designated Marketing Area) the term “Urgent Care” always gets the highest amount of activity on Google. When the results pull up it will place several options on the first page. In most cases the first to show up are paid ads. Under that we will find the organic positioning that is graded based on SEO. To rank in the top spots there are several factors that are taken into consideration. Here’s a list of some of the key base factors:
1. Domain Age – The older the domain name the better. This shows Google that the business has been established for “x” amount of years and older companies are typically more stable and relevant.
2. Page Rank Authority – Google grades every website for authority and gives them a score between 0 – 10. The higher the number the better. This score is based on other websites that link to the site as a relevant source of information. The key is both volume and quality of these links.
3. Citation Flow – How many web directories of a listing for that business? The more the better. It takes a perfect match of Name, Address and phone number to count as a citation.
4. Trust Flow – This is graded by how many links pointing to the site are from trusted sources. The main purpose of this factor is quality control of links.
5. Indexed Page Count – How many pages are indexed in the search engine? Just because the page is created does not guarantee its acceptance on the search engines. There are a few factors that could keep this from being done correctly. Most of it comes down to how well the website in question has been built and the tools being used to market it. The more pages of quality information the better.
6. Backlinks – This metric is about the total volume of links pointing to the website, where are they coming from and where exactly are they linking to on the website. Some of these rules have changed drastically over the past couple of years, so it’s important to consult with a professional on this matter.
7. Social Relevancy – Google has begun to look to crowd sourcing when it comes to relevancy. How many people are following this company and how are engaged are they with their audience?
These are just 7 of several metrics that need to be reviewed, monitored and modified on a regular basis to rank well for a particular keyword. The main factor though is not only look inward. All of these metrics need to be compared with the competition. The activity level needs to be more then them. The amount of work needed to rank number one will change based on the market, keyword and competition.
Keep up with the next 8 in this series by connecting on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + and Pinterest. They will also be on the website – http://www.urgentcare2point0.com/
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Teleradiology Interpretation Services Provider CRRS Listed Among Top Radiology Readers
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Westbury, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2014
Last month, the Radiology Business Journal released its first annual report on the radiology interpretation services industry. CRRS, a boutique Westbury-based teleradiology operation, landed on the report’s list of the 20 largest radiology and teleradiology-services providers in the country.
Complete Radiology Reading Services (CRRS), a physician-owned general and subspecialty teleradiology services outfit, offers customized virtual radiology services to hospitals and practices across the country. Off-site radiology coverage can reduce or eliminate the need for healthcare providers to cover a full-time radiologist salary, minimizing providers’ liability insurance costs and allowing radiology practices and hospitals to maximize their returns.
CRRS founder Dr. Allen Rothpearl said that the Journal’s inaugural report is an important first step in measuring the development of the teleradiology segment of the broader radiology market. “We’re very happy to have received recognition from the RBJ – an authority in our industry – and to be grouped with some of the biggest outfits in the country, many of which have a significantly larger staff and have been been operating on a national level for longer than we have,” he said.
Rothpearl said that the honor is underlined by the fact that the report covers both on-site and virtual radiological service providers. “We’re still happy to be a big fish in a small pond, but to be noted for our work in this broader context is definitely gratifying,” he said, adding that the shifting sands of the radiology market are leading some remote providers to reframe their approach. “Even the term ‘teleradiology’ may be obsolete within the next decade.”
While some of the major teleradiology players are working reposition themselves as full-service radiology interpretation providers, many smaller companies are trying to corner specific regions or specialties. “In both cases, we’re starting to see a general shift toward delivering more final interpretations of radiological images,” said Rothpearl. “The traditional role of teleradiology has been to provide supplemental and preliminary interpretation, but market pressure is widening our niche considerably.”
About Complete Radiology Reading Services:
Complete Radiology Reading Services, PLLC (CRRS) was established in 2002 by Dr. Allen Rothpearl, a board-certified radiologist. Dr. Rothpearl recognized that organizations often have a need for radiology services, but may not have access to on-site radiologists for economic or geographical reasons. To meet this need, he formed CRRS.
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Visit us online at CRRServices.com, or find us on Facebook.
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London, UK (PRWEB) January 21, 2014
What are the key media preferences of children (aged 5-16) in the UK? How much time do children spend on the Internet? What are their favourite websites? What is the frequency of using social networks? What devices do children use to play games? How often do children play games consoles? What are their favourite computer games? What are the major mobile phone activities of children (aged 5-16) in the UK? What are the key differences in phone usage between the main sub-groups? What are the key methods of payment for children’s mobile phones? What are the leading types of applications used by children in the UK? What are the preferred TV channels and programmes? What devices are used to watch TV? What are the differences in viewing TV between the sexes? How much time do children spend to listen to music? What are their favourite groups and singers? How often do children download music? What are the children’s reading preferences? How often do they purchase or download books? What are the key devices used by children in the UK to access media? What is the equipment children cannot live without? What are the children’s attitudes towards money saving and spending? What are the main purchases made by the UK children? What are the differences in buying preferences between ages and sexes? How much time do children spend playing sport? What is their opinion about time spent playing sport in school? What is the influence of the London Olympics 2012 on the children’s behaviour? What are the major activities of children (aged 5-16) in the UK? What career prospects do children have? What is their attitude towards education? What are their post school plans? These and many other burning issues are discussed in the survey report.
New study “The CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2013-14” elaborated by CHILDWISE has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.
Report Details:
Title: The CHILDWISE Monitor Report 2013-14
Published: January, 2014
Pages: 247
Price: US$ 2,650.00
http://marketpublishers.com/report/technologies_electronics/media/childwise_monitor_report_2009_10.html
The survey report is a comprehensive annual overview of the children’s and teenagers’ (aged 5-16) media consumption trends, their key behaviours and brand attitudes in the UK. It provides detailed trend summaries covering the following areas: internet, computers, game consoles, mobile phones, applications, TV, music, reading, money, self purchase, sports, activities, the London 2012 Olympics, activities, careers and education. The study describes the major areas of interest of the 5-16 year-old children in the UK, identifies and characterises their preferences, investigates the preferred pastimes, determines the most demanded products, and also features the surveyed children’s attitudes towards sports and education.
Issues Covered in Each Examined Area Include:
Internet (favourite websites, access frequency, time spent online, gaming, social networking and gaming).
Computers (usage and ownership, laptops / tablets).
Games consoles (games console ownership, favourite games, gaming behaviour, time spent playing games consoles).
Mobile phones (ownership, usage, makes of phone, time spent using, smartphones, how are calls paid for, who pays, monthly spend).
Applications (usage, last applications downloaded, favourite applications, paying for applications and in-app purchases).
TV (time spent watching TV, referred channels, favourite programmes, TV ownership, on-demand TV programmes).
Music (accessing music, favourite music groups, preferred radio stations, music downloads).
Reading (favourite books, frequency / time spent reading, ebook readers and reading online).
Money (earnings and pocket money, ad-hoc handouts, saving and sending).
Self purchase (buying online, categories bought from and next new gadgets).
Sports (opinion on amount of sport in school and weekly hours out of/in school).
The London 2012 Olympics (impact, recall, and awareness of Rio 2016 Olympics).
Activities (frequency of ad hoc activities, out-of-school activities, collecting things, involvement in music making).
Education and careers (plans for college/post school, career prospects and attitudes to education).
More new research reports by the publisher can be found at CHILDWISE page.
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