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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: iPhone</h1> </div> <div class="post-4351 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-technology tag-audience tag-film tag-gateway-arch tag-gopro tag-iphone tag-niagara-falls tag-quadrotor tag-video tag-youtube" id="post-4351"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/01/drones-put-a-face-on-nature-and-culture/" rel="bookmark">Drones put a face on nature and culture</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/01/drones-put-a-face-on-nature-and-culture/" rel="bookmark">November 1st, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>A new generation of small video cameras and consumer robotic helicopters make amazing video shots possible. Stick your phone on a drone for enchanting views of the natural world, architecture, museums, and more. Here’s a cool new video flying a drone around the <a href="http://www.nypl.org">NY public library</a>:</p> <p><span class="youtube"><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="295" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/r9FMlv5a_FI?wmode=transparent&fs=1&hl=en&modestbranding=1&iv_load_policy=3&showsearch=0&rel=1&theme=dark&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/01/drones-put-a-face-on-nature-and-culture/#more-4351" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Drones put a face on nature and culture">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/01/drones-put-a-face-on-nature-and-culture/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/film/" rel="tag">Film</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/gateway-arch/" rel="tag">Gateway Arch</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/gopro/" rel="tag">GoPro</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/niagara-falls/" rel="tag">Niagara Falls</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/quadrotor/" rel="tag">Quadrotor</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/youtube/" rel="tag">YouTube</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3714 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-access tag-android tag-apps tag-ios tag-iphone tag-itunes tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone tag-social-media-2 tag-online-surveys" id="post-3714"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">April 16th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright" title="Who is making museum apps?" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-16-at-1.10.52-PM.png" alt="" width="325" height="174" />The vast majority of museums are totally ignoring mobile apps.</p> <p>At present, ~350 iPhone apps have been actually created by museums. Of those, only one out of ten was created by a U.S. museum (the rest are non-U.S.). The other 760 iPhone apps matching “museum” in their title or description were created by travel and culture publishers, most of which are poor quality.</p> <p>These pathetic numbers ignore smartphone reality. In the U.S. alone, <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">half of all</a> mobile phone customers now have smartphones, and there will soon be <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/03/07/the-unrelenting-trends-in-the-us-smartphone-market/">1 million</a> new smartphone (smartphones run apps) subscribers a week. This will be virtually <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">all U.S. households in 5-7 years.</a> Currently, Android and iOS are the two main app platforms. Numbers in Europe are similar. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#more-3714" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-surveys/" rel="tag">surveys</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3155 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-access tag-android tag-app-store tag-apple tag-apps tag-appstore tag-audience tag-audio tag-authoring tag-content-management tag-hardware tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-maps tag-mobile tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone" id="post-3155"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/" rel="bookmark">Museum tour apps for <$25k at Museums & Mobile conference</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/" rel="bookmark">October 27th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3168" title="Mobile tour" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM.png" alt="" width="125" height="185" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM.png 125w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.08.54-AM-101x150.png 101w" sizes="(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px" />It is getting easier and cheaper for cultural and scientific organizations make mobile, handheld tours. According to <a href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/40-percent-of-u-s-mobile-users-own-smartphones-40-percent-are-android/">Nielsen</a>, 40% of Americans with mobile phones are carrying smartphones; of those 40% run Android, and 28% have an Apple iPhone. This is a huge market, and by 2012, approximately half your audience could use your app from the smartphone in their pocket. Or, you can loan iPod Touches to visitors on site.</p> <p><strong>Keeping it simple</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>Apps just need to be good enough. No need to get too fancy or reinvent the wheel. While custom apps run from $25-100k, many vendors will create an app for you for less than $25k, and some for well under $5k. <img class="alignleft" title="Museums & Mobile" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-27-at-1.11.19-AM.png" alt="" width="165" height="34" />This is a summary of the vendors offering apps for less than $25k at yesterday’s <a href="http://www.museums-mobile.org/virtual-expo/">3rd Museums & Mobile online conference</a>. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/#more-3155" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museum tour apps for ">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/27/museum-tour-apps-at-3rd-museums-mobile-conference/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/app-store/" rel="tag">app store</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/appstore/" rel="tag">appstore</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audio/" rel="tag">audio</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/authoring/" rel="tag">authoring</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/hardware/" rel="tag">Hardware</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2602 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-research tag-access tag-data tag-google tag-iphone tag-mobile tag-smartphone tag-study" id="post-2602"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/" rel="bookmark">Smartphones widely integrated into our lives (graphs)</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/" rel="bookmark">May 13th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Smartphones (e.g., the iPhone or Android) are commonplace, and education outreach projects need make use of this reality. People use their smartphones while doing all kinds of things. For example:</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2607" title="Things people do while using a smartphone" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM.png" alt="" width="379" height="143" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM.png 379w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM-150x56.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-12.49.51-PM-300x113.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px" /></p> <p><em>(Left to right, top: while waiting in line, socializing, in the bathroom, while watching TV; bottom: while using a computer, playing video games, reading a paper, or a book.)</em></p> <p>The most common place to use a smartphones is at home (93% of smartphone owners), but people use their smartphones all kinds of places: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/#more-2602" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Smartphones widely integrated into our lives (graphs)">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/05/13/smartphones-widely-integrated-into-our-lives-graphs/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/study/" rel="tag">study</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1641 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-interactivity category-technology tag-android tag-apple tag-apps tag-content-management tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-mobile tag-museum tag-tablets" id="post-1641"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/" rel="bookmark">Web apps and native apps for museums: Museums & Mobile 2011</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/" rel="bookmark">March 24th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1656" title="online trade show" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-24-at-1.28.07-AM.png" alt="" width="210" height="68" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-24-at-1.28.07-AM.png 210w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-24-at-1.28.07-AM-150x48.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" />Museums are going mobile, and many companies are eager to help. At yesterday’s <a href="http://www.museums-mobile.org/conference/">Museums & Mobile 2011 online conference</a>, several vendors promoted their wares. This is a summary of products, approaches, and some alternatives… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/#more-1641" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Web apps and native apps for museums: Museums & Mobile 2011">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/24/web-app-and-native-apps-for-museums-museums-mobile-2011/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/tablets/" rel="tag">tablets</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-916 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-interactivity category-strategy tag-apple tag-apps tag-costs tag-data tag-dissemination tag-ebooks tag-ipad tag-iphone tag-mobile tag-scientist tag-solar-system" id="post-916"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/" rel="bookmark">Making of science apps: Not the usual suspects</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/" rel="bookmark">February 21st, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-920" title="Screen shot of a science app on the iPad" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-18-at-2.20.36-AM.png" alt="" width="209" height="145" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-18-at-2.20.36-AM.png 209w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-18-at-2.20.36-AM-150x104.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px" /> On the screens of millions of iPad and other mobile devices, moons and stars, elements and molecules swirl beneath our fingertips. Developer Mike Howard says he wants to “make you feel like you are actually there in orbit.” Theodore Gray wants you to look at the periodic table and be transported to the world of Harry Potter, feeling as “if you checked out a magical version of The Elements from the Hogwarts library.”</p> <p>Apps represent a shift in how students and the public learn about science. Currently, the best science apps are<strong> not</strong> being created by museums, traditional publishers, or curriculum developers — They are being created by enthusiastic solo developers, research centers, and new software companies with a penchant for science and public education. We’ll look at what motivated these app creators, what it took to make the apps, and how successful they have been. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/#more-916" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Making of science apps: Not the usual suspects">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/21/making-of-science-apps-not-the-usual-suspects/#comments">10 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/costs/" rel="tag">costs</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dissemination/" rel="tag">dissemination</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ebooks/" rel="tag">ebooks</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ipad/" rel="tag">IPad</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/scientist/" rel="tag">scientist</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/solar-system/" rel="tag">solar system</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>