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City of Seattle
NOTE: This news release has been retained for historical use ONLY! While the text was accurate at the date of the release, the contact information may be out of date.
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Seattle rolls out revamped Web site at noon on June 17
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
6/16/2000 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rona Zevin - (206) 684-8264
Bruce Blood - (206) 386-1758
Kathy Sugiyama (206) 684-0909
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Seattle’s Redesigned Web Site Debuts at noon, June 17
Site aims to deliver ‘one-stop’ shopping
SEATTLE — The city of Seattle’s redesigned web site (http://www.cityofseattle.net/) debuts at noon on
June 17 with a fresh, new look and many newly enhanced features. The new top-level pages
were developed using the portal concept to deliver "one-stop shopping" for site
visitors.
"This visual and structural redesign was based on a combination of comments from
web site users and thorough research and development," says Internet and Cable TV
Director Rona Zevin. "Seattle’s web site is one of the oldest and largest public
access networks on the web. This redesign should make it easier for people to find the
information they’re seeking."
Enhancements include:
- Seattle Services Drop-down Menu.
This new drop-down menu on the home page lists
links to significant and often-requested city services.
- City Home Pages Drop-down Menu.
This new drop-down menu on the home page lists links
to the home pages of all the major departments, divisions and groups within the city.
- Search function.
The search function can now be used to search the entire city of
Seattle web site from any page on the city’s web site.
- City Highlights.
This new section on the home page lists links to new city home
pages, new on-line applications, significant citywide news and updates to important
web-based information. These City Highlights may change every day during the work week,
depending on what’s happening within the city and the city web.
- New Topics, Sub-Topics and Subjects.
These serve as a portal not only to information
on the city web, but also to information out on the world wide web. The new topics are
called: "Living in Seattle," "Doing Business in Seattle" and
"Visiting Seattle." These three new top-level topics correspond roughly to the
previous web pages entitled Citizen Information, Business Information and Visitor
Information, but the new topics have been expanded to provide more sub-topics and more
links to city web pages and world wide web pages.
- New Links to Important Information.
The home page also features more links to
much-requested information on the city web, such as the Mayor’s home page, the City
Council’s home page and "hot information," featuring links to large-scale
city webs of exceptional and long-term public interest.
- On-line Services and Forms.
A new link on the home page leads to a new page listing
all on-line services and forms, making it easier to do business with Seattle.
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http://www.cityofseattle.net/
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