AOL Partners With National League of Cities, National Association of Counties to Expand GovernmentGuide Resources.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002 Web's Most Visited Government Information Portal Increases Total Listings to More Than 210,000 Federal, State, and Local Links Comprehensive "My Government" Section Will Include More Local Information on County Supervisors, City Councilmembers, Mayors America Online See AOL. , the world's leading interactive services company, today announced a broad expansion of the GovernmentGuide web resource through new partnerships with the National League of Cities The National League of Cities is the oldest and largest organization in the United States devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. (NLC NLC National League of Cities NLC National Library of Canada NLC National Library of China NLC Northern Lights College (British Columbia, Canada) NLC North Lake College (Irving, Texas) ) and the National Association of Counties (NACo). GovernmentGuide will also dramatically increase the number of its local government listings through a new partnership with eGovernment provider NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. that will give users access to more than 210,000 government-related links organized into 1,600 categories. The new partnerships will give thousands of municipalities represented by NLC and NACo the ability to submit their government Web sites free-of-charge for listing in GovernmentGuide's national database. NACo and NLC will certify the submissions and will promote the listing service to their member cities and counties. Additionally, through an expanded partnership with Capitol Advantage Capitol Advantage is a technology and publishing firm based in Fairfax, VA. The company is the largest publisher of Congressional directories in the country as well as the market leader in software for online advocacy, having over 1,700 clients. , the site's "My Government" section will allow users to find new information about local elected officials from their mayor to county supervisors and city council members. "We're very pleased to be partnering with these prominent organizations and expanding the local government information available to our members and the tens of millions of other Americans who are now using the online medium," said Kathryn Borsecnik, President of AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Brand Management and Programming. "When government is close to the people, it can serve their needs the best, and these efforts will help us continue to use the online medium to close the gap between government and the American people An American people may be:
"Through this partnership with AOL, we're giving America's cities a powerful new tool to reach their citizens with valuable government information and resources ranging from the addresses of local police stations to contact information for the mayor's office," said Donald J. Borut, Executive Director of the National League of Cities. "By providing local information, GovernmentGuide is helping connect citizens with the layer of government that most impacts their daily lives." "This new effort is an exciting opportunity to show how public-private partnerships can transform the way that Americans interact with their government," said Larry E. Naake, Executive Director of the National Association of Counties. "We look forward to helping our members use the online medium to become more useful, effective, and informative for their constituents." GovernmentGuide is a one-stop resource designed to help online users locate, find information about, and connect with elected officials and government agencies at the federal, state, and local level. The site organizes information by topic and common task and personalizes it by ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. to make it more useful and easier to find relevant information. GovernmentGuide can be found on the Web at www.governmentguide.com and at AOL Keyword: GOVERNMENT. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jupiter Media Metrix, GovernmentGuide had more than 3.7 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. in February, making it the Web's most visited government information portal. GovernmentGuide was launched in December 1999. GovernmentGuide is powered by NIC, which identified, categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat , and maintains the world's largest government information database for GovernmentGuide. Interested municipalities can provide their online information for listing in GovernmentGuide through http://www.usgovnow.com/NLC/index.cfm (for NLC members) and http://www.usgovnow.com/NACo/index.cfm (for NACo members). About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner, Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. About National League of Cities The National League of Cities is the oldest and largest national organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . With a membership of more than 1,800 cities and towns, as well as 49 state associations, NLC serves as a resource and advocate for 18,000 cities that serve 225 million Americans. About NACo NACo is the only national organization representing county governments in the United States. With its headquarters on Capitol Hill, NACo is a full-service organization that provides an extensive line of services including legislative, research, and technical as well as public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. assistance to its members. NACo's membership totals more than 2,000 counties, representing over 80 percent of the nation's population. More information on NACo is available at http://www.naco.org. About NIC eGovernment provider NIC delivers more Web-enabled government solutions than any other company in the world. NIC is transforming the relationships between government and the communities it serves by providing convenient online government services that make life easier for businesses and citizens. Through partnerships at all levels of government, NIC manages transactions for over 1,000 state & local agencies that serve more than 49 million people in the United States. Recent news releases and other information are on NIC's website at www.nicusa.com. About Capitol Advantage Capitol Advantage, founded in 1986, has been successfully connecting citizens to their elected officials with its award-winning Internet (CapWiz(TM)), print (Capitol Advantage Publishing) and consulting (e-advocates) products and services. CapWiz(TM) is the original and leading Internet advocacy action tool which connects citizens to their elected officials simply, quickly, effectively - and affordably. |
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