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Boards and commissions get a deserved Boston.gov facelift

We made updates to an important — but often overlooked — part of the City’s old website.

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Celebrating our community with Boston ‘B’ logos

We reached out to you for help with our Boston "B" logos, and the results were amazing.

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Boston.gov staying up-to-date with Drupal 8

We didn’t get a chance to use the latest version of Drupal when we built Boston.gov.

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Staying simple and direct with emergency messages

It’s better to be prepared, and that’s never more true than in an emergency. The Digital Team is here to help.

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Building better maps for Boston.gov

We've made some big changes to our maps on the City of Boston's website.

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Maximizing the dogs days of summer in Boston

The sun may be setting on summer, but that doesn’t mean the City is slowing down.

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Sometimes we just don’t read the directions

Thanks to some eye-opening user research, we’re re-thinking our how-to pages.

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Inspired designs from inspired conversations at TechJam

TechJam gave the Digital Team a chance to roll up our sleeves, bust out some colored pencils, and talk design.

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Ideas to help you make the most of summer

There’s some new content on Boston.gov that we think you might find useful, and even enjoy using, this season.

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Guidelines for better videos at the City

As with all of our editorial content, we’re giving City staff guidelines for when they create video.

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We’re helping celebrate City Hall’s 50th anniversary

The Digital Team is doing its part to honor this pending Boston landmark.

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Uncovering Boston's past

After an inspiring visit to the City of Boston archives, we decided to launch a new video series highlighting Boston’s history.

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Death certificates now have an online option

We’re making things a little bit easier when it comes to buying death certificates from the City of Boston.

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Quick tips for staying cyber secure

Paying attention to a few quick tips can make a big difference and keep you cyber secure.

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Mayor Walsh signs letter to Congress in support of net neutrality protections

Mayor Martin J. Walsh joins 75 mayors and county elected officials in support of enforceable net neutrality protections.

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Diving into the Digital Team backlog

A few weeks ago, the product and engineering members of the Digital team took part in a "Debt Bash."

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We’re bringing civic tech to SheHacks Boston

This Saturday, part of our Digital Team at the City of Boston will be mentoring and speaking at SheHacks.

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Some cybersecurity resolutions for 2018

If 2017 is anything to go by, some of your 2018 resolutions should definitely be about making yourself more cyber secure!

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Digital Team projects you might have missed in 2017

We wanted to highlight some lesser-known projects that deserve your attention.

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Net Neutrality letter from Mayor Walsh, other local leaders

Sixty-eight mayors and county elected officials signed a letter addressed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The letter opposes a recent proposal from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The proposal...

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Boston takes stand to protect Net Neutrality

Boston and 67 other communities across the United States have taken a stand to protect Net Neutrality.

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From digital to print, we’re here for Boston

We work with departments across the City at the Digital Team. Sometimes, the work we do isn’t even digital.

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Calling local artists: Help us design a holiday 'B'

Hey, Boston! It’s time to show off your civic pride.

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Remember to shop safely online

Cyber Monday is here and this year estimates are that it will be the biggest shopping day in US history. Make sure your online shopping is cyber secure.

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Why a pattern library? It's all about making life easier

In case you didn’t know, the City of Boston is a really, really big organization. Because of this, the Digital Team is doing even more to stay consistent across all our digital tools.

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New crowd sourcing model launched for Boston 311

This new interface will change the way each resident will interact with the 311 program.

Help us 'teach' the new 311

We’re asking for your help as we redesign our 311 web interface.

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Securing our 'smart' devices

Hackers can use connected "smart" devices to conduct cyberattacks on our infrastructure.

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Demand high for cybersecurity workers

There is already a shortage of cybersecurity professionals around the world.

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Promoting preservation through creative design

One of our core principles as a Digital Team is to build an energizing environment, because if we attract fantastic talent, we’ll provide fantastic services.

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