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10/6/2009
Assisted the Tourism Office with the placement, google maps, and launch of the Delaware GeoCaching Trail.

10/2/2009
Assisted the Division of Archives with the setup and publication of the "Inside the Delaware Archives" YouTube video series.

9/24/2009
Assisted the Delaware Geographic Data Committee establish a blog on the State's blog server.

8/24/2009
Provided a refresh of the State Treasurer's Office home page

8/19/2009
Included the AddThis sharing service to the Governor's press releases

8/15/2009
Added previews / snapshots of State Agency websites to Delaware.gov

7/20/2009
Assisted the Division of Archives in publishing the Hometown Life photo collection that helps the public identify people in archived photos

6/29/2009
Worked with the Division of Libraries to consolidate two existing blogs into a new blog on the State's blog server

6/18/2009
Assisted the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a process to publish bids information to the new RFP/bids portal

6/12/2009
Added tabs to Delaware.gov that highlight and feature content found on the social media venues in which State is participating.

6/12/2009
Added modal overlays to Delaware.gov that provide information and links in an easy-to-use overlay format.

6/10/2009
Established a YouTube channel for Delaware.gov and uploaded content on behalf of a variety of State Agencies.

5/27/2009
Assisted the Lt. Governor in launching the first State blog on a dedicated blog server

5/25/2009
Added a list of the monthly regulations changes to the legal section of the Delaware.gov mobile site.

5/21/2009
Replaced the Photo Gallery on Delaware.gov with a Flickr Photo Pool

5/6/2009
Facilitated the 2nd Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association for State Agency Web Managers.

5/6/2009
Established a Facebook page for Delaware.gov. The state agency newsfeed was configured to feed the new Facebook page.

4/30/2009
Worked with the Division of Archives to enable searching of Trustees of the Poor "Bastardy Bonds"

4/29/2009
Published the Swine Flu Information spotlight on the portal that linked to daily health alerts and the State's Swine Flu Info Hotline: 866.408.1899.
http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/

4/27/2009
Spotlighted the Delaware.gov Twitter and Other Agency Twitters on the portal.

4/1/2009
With DTI and other stakeholders, the GIC co-developed the State of Delaware Social Media Policy, which provides guidance to agencies when using social media venues.

3/9/2009
Assisted the Lt. Governor's office in publishing a podcast of audio recordings of the education reform "Back to School Briefings"

2/11/2009
Facilitated the 1st Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers.

1/20/2009
State-wide promulgation of the enhanced Common Look and Feel header.

1/20/2009
Launched the newly redesigned Delaware.gov, with enhanced functionality and new supporting information pages.

1/19/2009
Retired legacy search engine and replaced it with a Google Search Appliance.

11/10/2008
Added an AJAX lookup for petition signers to the Delaware Day website.

11/5/2008
Facilitated the 4th Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers.

11/4/2008
Provided maps and charts in Flash for the Commission of Elections Office that showed the total votes for elected offices and individual candidates by State Representative district.

10/9/2008
Setup a Twitter profile for Delaware.gov and configured a third party process to tweet the agency news feed.

10/1/2008
Helped fund a searchable Arts & Culture Calendar managed by the Division of Arts.

9/23/2008
Developed and Assisted with the launch of the Delaware Day website commemorating the 75th year of the observation.

9/04/2008
Let Online Maps Help You Find Your Polling Place

9/03/2008
Brookings Study Rates Delaware No. 1 in E-Government

8/25/2008
Delaware.gov Once Again Was In The Top Ten Of Government Websites Nationwide

08/15/2008
Assisted the Division of Archives in developing a record request form

7/20/2008
Added mobile maps of schools and public libraries to the Mobile Portal

7/7/2008
Added link suggestions feature to the search of Delaware.gov

6/20/2008
Started using a process on Delaware.gov that generates RSS and Text Only pages from the same source

6/4/2008
Launched the Delaware in 10 Seconds video gallery for user submitted videos

6/2/2008
Installed a script that injects links to Delaware municipalities on Delaware.gov and This Day in Delaware History

5/31/2008
Published selected portal and agency content in a format friendly to mobile devices

5/13/2008
Added an Archeology Resource page to the Portal

5/7/2008
Facilitated the 2nd Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers

4/8/2008
Installed new tabs on Delaware.gov in response to user feedback

4/7/2008
Assisted with the addition of Google Maps™ and Driving Directions to the State Public Meeting Calendar

3/1/2008
Added a list of commonly used agency abbreviations to the portal link commonly used agency abbreviations

2/15/2008
Assisted the Division of Corporations in adding Live Support service

2/5/2008
Delaware Employs Google™ Service to Provide Enhanced Polling Place Information - Press Release

12/15/07
Added a Google™ Map of locations to the Delaware.gov Photo Gallery

11/7/07
Facilitated the 4th Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers

10/30/07
Assisted in Providing Polling Place Information Using Google™ Maps

9/13/07
Delaware.gov ranks 4th Best State Web Portal in the Nation in the Center for Digital Government's Annual "Best of the Web" competition

9/6/07
Topics Tab added to Portal to allow browsing information by popular topics

8/1/07
Facilitated the 3rd Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers

7/23/07
Added a Dynamic AJAX control to the Portal Public Meeting Calendar page to display Upcoming Meetings

7/22/07
Delaware.gov Ranked Number 1 in the Brown University Federal and State E-Government Survey

7/19/07
Participated in an Outreach Opportunity for the Portal at the Delaware State Fair

7/06/07
Released an CLF Adjusted Header and Footer to the Agencies with Updated and New Links

06/10/07
Added Live Support to the Online Help Center

06/01/07
Assisted with the Rollout of the Delaware Online Shop

05/31/07
Refreshed the State's Web Portal (Delaware.gov) with a new Tabbed Intention Layout, One-Click Search, and an Online Help Center

05/16/07
Participated in an Outreach Opportunity for the Portal at the Dept. of Labor Employer Conference

05/09/07
Facilitated the 2nd Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers

04/28/07
Assisted with the Publishing of an Upcoming and Updated RSS Feed from the Public Meeting Calendar

04/18/07
Participated in an Outreach Opportunity for the Portal at the Delaware Center for Education Technology Conference

04/10/07
Assisted the Division of Archives in Integrating Google Maps with their Historical Marker Listings

03/20/07
Assisted Dept. of State and other agency website migrate to a New Hosting Environment and Delaware.gov Domain

02/19/07
GIC Moved to a New Office in the Townsend Building

02/07/07
Facilitated the 1st Quarter meeting of the First State Web Association of State Agency Web Managers

01/15/07
Refreshed the Virtual Tax Center with a New Layout

12/12/06
Added Email a Friend option to the Delaware.gov Photo Gallery

11/30/06
Started Forms Reader Extension Project

10/4/06
Added a Spotlight Option to Delaware.gov

09/7/06
Compiled and Added an Agency Store Directory

08/25/2006
Added Ringtones to Audio Multimedia Directory

07/03/2006
Launched Revised Facts & Symbols Website

04/21/2006
Launched a Redesigned Kids Page

04/17/2006
Multimedia Directory Launched

03/09/2006
Expanded Winter Energy Page to Include all Seasons

02/07/2006
One Stop Business Licensing & Registration Launched

01/27/2006
Added Accessibility Features and "Search this Site" Option to CLF Header

11/16/2005
Launched an Enhanced Photo Gallery with a Mechanism for User Submitted Photos

11/15/2005
Launched the Delaware Winter Energy Help Page and Podcast

10/13/2005
Partnered with UofD Environmental Observing System for Portal Weather

09/30/2005
Delaware.gov Ranks Number 1 State Web Portal in the Nation

09/08/2005
Delaware.gov Ranks Number 7 in the Brown Univ. State E-Government Study

08/25/2005
Assisted with the Launch of the Delaware State of the Arts Podcast

07/01/2005
GIC Becomes an Official "Budget Unit" Under the Department of State

06/01/2005
Launched Regulation Public Comment Form

05/27/2005
Added DelDOT RSS Feeds

04/15/2005
CLF Standard Approved by DTI

04/15/2005
Added Portal Text Only Pages

04/04/2005
Added RSS Portal Newsfeed Pages

04/04/2005
Enhanced Portal

04/01/2005
Launched This Day in Delaware History Podcast

08/25/2004
Delaware.gov Survey Launched

08/25/2004
Statewide Calendar System Launched

06/01/2004
Delaware News now Available in RSS Format

02/06/2004
Gov. Minner Announces Improved State Web Portal

06/10/2003
Delaware Receives Prestigious National e-Government Award

06/04/2003
New Website Details Delaware's Water Supply Picture

05/28/2003
New Computers In Every Public Library, Other Technologies Help Delaware Bridge Digital Divide

06/27/2003
DMV Goes Online with New "Cyberspace Service Center

04/04/2001
New State of Delaware Home Page Provides Easy Access to State Services, Information - "First State Online" web site at www.delaware.gov is first major accomplishment of Gov. Minner’s e-government initiative


Last Updated: Wednesday, 28-Oct-2009 17:28:14 EDT
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