Maine.gov - A New Year, A Fresh Look
05 Mai 2014 - 4:38PM
Business Wire
New enhancements to the Maine state Web portal
improve the user experience across multiple platforms and
devices
The State of Maine’s award-winning website, Maine.gov, receives
over 10 million visitors and nearly 4 million online transactions
each year. This level of public demand requires constant
improvements. Therefore, Maine.gov is updated on an annual basis to
better meet the needs of the constituents it serves.
“The State of Maine understands that the Internet has become a
primary source of news and communication for many individuals,”
stated Governor Paul R. LePage. “It’s our job to ensure that state
government is providing accessible tools and current information on
our website in order to meet this significant demand.”
Based on this year’s user trends, Maine has made innovative
advances, by proactively designing for mobile devices such as
tablets and smartphones and highlighting the site search features.
The State’s high standard for usability ensures that the
enhancements work well across the broadest possible range of
browsers/versions and is fully accessible on all devices. The 2014
updates include:
- Mobile Design: The new design
groups content into a unique tiled layout. Using responsive design
the layout automatically adjusts to display three columns of tiles
for desktops, two columns of tiles for tablets, and a single column
of tiles for smartphones. The new design also makes use of a mobile
off canvas menu, which slides out to display the site navigation,
providing more space for the pertinent content users are
seeking.
- Search Visibility: Web browsing
trends point to a high frequency of searching. Therefore,
adjustments were made to highlight the Maine.gov search tool and
top search terms are presented directly underneath.
- Wearable Technologies: Maine.gov
was tested and optimized to be compatible with Google Glass.
- Email/Text Notifications: The
Subscriptions.maine.gov notification service, expanded in
partnership with GovDelivery, allowing for cost-effective
communication, outreach, alerts, and marketing by state agencies.
14 agencies are now participating, offering a total of 563
notification topics, with over 377,250 citizens subscribed to
receive instant notifications.
“Maine.gov has built its reputation by seizing new opportunities
to innovate,” commented Maine’s Chief Technology Officer Greg
McNeal. “The needs of the everyday user will render content and
services irrelevant if states rely on accomplishments of the past
to try and achieve future success. The State of Maine stays on the
cutting edge of technology by evolving with user trends.”
The State of Maine has kept pace with advances in technology by
consistently delivering a high quality, innovative, online resource
for the public that encompasses over 1,400 online services and
300,000 pages of content. For a complete list of services,
information and State of Maine contacts, visit www.Maine.gov.
About Maine.gov
Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of
the state of Maine. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a
collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine
Information Network, LLC. part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of
companies.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation’s leading provider of
official government websites, online services, and secure payment
processing solutions. The company’s innovative eGovernment services
help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government
agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. Our popular
self-funded solution allows government to put in-demand services
online without using taxpayer funds. The NIC family of companies
currently provides cost-effective eGovernment solutions for more
than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States.
Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
InforME/Maine.govPaul VandenBussche, 207-621-2600General
Managerpaul@informe.org
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