User experience enhanced with customization options on the new
ms.gov
Company Website:
http://www.ms.gov
JACKSON, Miss. -- (Business Wire)
The state of Mississippi recently unveiled the latest enhancements to
the state’s official website, ms.gov.
These enhancements extend the goal of citizen engagement by bringing a
personalized experience to the individual user. Visitors to the
award-winning site can now customize their experience by selecting their
individual ms.gov
theme. The available themes highlight Mississippi’s beautiful beaches,
lakes, and agriculture with images taken and submitted by Mississippi
residents.
Furthering engagement and customization on ms.gov is the addition of
MyMS, a new service for Mississippi citizens. MyMS encourages users to
set and receive reminders and alerts for services important to them,
opening communication channels between the state and its citizens. Along
with important personalized reminders, MyMS gives users the ability to
elect to receive alerts, including amber, silver, and important weather
alerts.
The content that users expect when they visit ms.gov is now even easier
to access. Top searches have been implemented into large visual and
graphical boxes that transition users directly to the content they are
seeking. The comprehensive agency directory, state map, elected
official’s social media channels, Mississippi news, alerts, job
searches, and the latest online state services can all be found on the
ms.gov homepage by simply clicking through dynamic content slides.
Dr. Craig Orgeron, Mississippi’s Chief Information Officer and Executive
Director of the Department of Information Technology Services, describes
ms.gov’s recent upgrades by saying, “The addition of MyMS and the
customization enhancements are the next logical steps for ms.gov to
better interact with citizens. The streamlined mobile approach and
user-selected themes deliver focused content with an inviting design.”
Mobile visitors account for over 30 percent of all visits to ms.gov, and
in the past year smartphone usage has exploded with a 62 percent
increase in visits. To accommodate this growing mobile user base ms.gov
employs a true mobile-first design that conforms to the user’s browser
window size making it fully responsive. Users who access ms.gov from
mobile devices benefit from a grid layout that serves up content in an
easily accessible and familiar design, without compromising content. The
grid layout deployed for mobile smartphones and tablets is an intuitive
interface designed around the use of touch-actions and easy scrolling
for our mobile-focused users.
“With technology rapidly changing, how citizens interact with Government
is changing too. A mobile-first approach is a necessity to reach the
staggering number of mobile users in Mississippi,” said Dr. Orgeron.
The ms.gov website continues to promote citizen-connected government by
providing access to 136 government social media pages, Flickr photo
groups, and YouTube channels. More than 4,000 Facebook and Twitter
followers receive updates on the 140 online services throughout the
state of Mississippi.
The state’s official website was redesigned at no cost to the state or
citizens utilizing a self-funded model with Mississippi’s eGovernment
partner, Mississippi Interactive (MSI), a subsidiary of NIC (NASDAQ:
EGOV), and the State of Mississippi. Under the self-funded model the
ms.gov designs and enhancements are developed at no cost to the state or
the citizens. For a full listing of all awards won by ms.gov, click
here.
Other Information
Official state of Mississippi website – http://www.ms.gov
Twitter
– @msdotgov – http://twitter.com/msdotgov
Facebook
– https://www.facebook.com/pages/msgov-Mississippis-Official-State-Website/103697456413901
About Mississippi Interactive
Mississippi
Interactive is the official eGovernment solutions provider for the
state of Mississippi. The company builds and manages interactive
government services on behalf of the state and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC
(NASDAQ: EGOV).
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC
(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 make government more
accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies
provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and
local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently ranked
at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included four times on the
Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
Mississippi Interactive, LLC
Dana Wilson, 601-351-5189
Source: Mississippi Interactive
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