The National Journal commissioned 3 new media experts to review 16 Senate and 20 House committee Web sites and offer their criticisms and suggestions. They results are in and the House Education and Labor website was number ONE overall.
The National Journal said:
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The National Journal said:
Visit the House Education and Labor Committee and you get a sleek Web site with a legislative calendar, embedded videos, a blog, recent markups and RSS feeds.The Education and Labor website scored 19 out of 20 and was accompanied with this: "Modern layout, colors and style; RSS feeds; social media engagement; multimedia/multiplatform info; social bookmarking; staff directory; and it goes on and on. Really nice site that sets a good standard."
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The panelists graded committee Web sites for design and content on an ascending scale of 1-10. Sites were ranked based on the average combined scores, out of a possible 20 points.
House committee sites fared better in our review, scoring an average of 12.7 total points, compared to 11.8 total points for Senate sites. The top-rated sites featured legislative calendars, effective use of YouTube and social media, FAQ pages, up-to-date committee news and crisp, clean homepage designs.
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Grats guys! That's GREAT to hear!