Jersey City’s Website Gets Nod from Juggle.com
By Jon Whiten • Aug 13th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News
The online “encyclopedia and reference resource” Juggle.com has named Jersey City’s municipal website as one of New Jersey’s top local government websites, along with six others.
Juggle.com evaluated city government websites on a wide range of criteria, including information accessibility, technological innovation, ease of use, and exceptional service to the public. Mayor Jerramiah Healy says he “couldn’t be more proud” of the accomplishment, saying it “shows how a talented, dedicated group of public employees can produce a top quality website.”
In a release, the city is quick to tout the fact that the city 2007 website redesign was “done at a cost of only $37,500,” as compared to “other municipalities who spend millions of dollars on website design.” In a Q&A with Juggle.com, website manager Christine Wiltanger explains that for the city’s website, content is king, and that hiring a full-time web manager to update the site on a daily basis is what has really set it apart.
“A successful municipal website is only as good as its content,” she says.
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Jon Whiten is the founding editor of the Jersey City Independent; he now works for a public-policy nonprofit in Trenton.
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