Google Names Suwanee as Georgia's Top eCity

GOOGLE NAMES SUWANEE GEORGIA’S TOP eCITY

City of Suwanee submission

Google announced Thursday that the City of Suwanee is Georgia’s 2014 eCity and one of the country’s digital capitals. This designation from the global technology company recognizes Suwanee as having the strongest online business community in the state.

“We’re thrilled,” says Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette, “and if I could speak in emoticons, I’d add several of those to this statement. More seriously, I’m very proud of our connected, forward-thinking, and engaged community. Like many of our businesses, the City of Suwanee has worked hard to keep pace with electronic technology and the opportunities it presents, maintaining a dynamic website, having a strong social media presence, and, most recently, making our website mobile-friendly.

“We know that e-commerce is a big part of Suwanee’s thriving economy and we welcome that, and we’ll continue to embrace electronic and other technologies to further strengthen our economy and overall community.”

To determine America’s digital capitals, Google and IPSOS, an independent research firm, analyzed the online strength of local small businesses in cities across the country. Factors considered included whether small businesses had a website, used a blog, promoted themselves via social networks, sold goods directly from their website, and had a mobile-friendly website.

“Clearly there is a growing entrepreneurial spirit in Suwanee, which should be embraced,” says Brett Williams, Google’s director of SMB marketing, Americas. “Businesses in Suwanee are turning to the internet to start and develop their own businesses and we hope Suwanee becomes an inspiration to other areas in the country.”
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Suwanee is a friendly, forward-thinking community of approximately 17,000, located about 30 miles north of Atlanta. The award-winning community is a regional role model for smart-growth and is well-known for its built-from-scratch Town Center, distinctive parks, and public art initiative. Suwanee has been recognized by several national publications (Money, Family Circle, and Kiplinger.com) as one of the country’s best places to live and raise families.