usa.gov url shortening

http://www.disgover.com/?sp=osig http://www.disgover.com/?sp=osig [email protected]@va.gov

There’s a Module For There’s a Module For That!That!

Go.USA.gov Case Study Go.USA.gov Case Study

Kirsten BurgardKirsten BurgardDruapaly Kind of GalDruapaly Kind of Gal

Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs


ResourcesResources

Drupal.orgDrupal.org SeanR SeanR [email protected] http://www.disgover.com/?sp=osig Government Drupal Googlegroup (e-Government Drupal Googlegroup (e-

mail me for an invite)mail me for an invite) http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-state-a

nd-federal-agencies-government


What is Go.USA.gov?What is Go.USA.gov?

URL URL shortener shortener

Creates Creates trustworthy trustworthy .gov URLs.gov URLs

GovernmenGovernment wide URL t wide URL metricsmetrics


Gov onlyGov only

Only shortens Only shortens government government URLs: .mil, .gov, URLs: .mil, .gov, and .si.edu, etc... and .si.edu, etc...

Only open to Only open to government government employees.employees.


Why Bother?Why Bother?

UsersUsers AuthenticityAuthenticity Avoid DuplicationAvoid Duplication Branding Branding Social Media Social Media Data!Data!

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeltelling/ (CC BY-SA 2.0)


Does it Work?Does it Work?

Currently in limited Beta testCurrently in limited Beta test shortened shortened 697697 URLs URLs clicked clicked 124,140124,140 times times


How Does it Work?How Does it Work?

Great platform to create and Great platform to create and manage Go.USA.gov.manage Go.USA.gov.

There’s a module for that!There’s a module for that!


But How’d We Do It?But How’d We Do It?


TLD RestrictionTLD Restriction

Allows only specified top level domains Allows only specified top level domains to be shortened to be shortened

http://drupal.org/project/tldrestrict http://drupal.org/project/tldrestrict


Short URLShort URL

Creates Creates short URLs short URLs for your for your domaindomain

MetricsMetrics

• http://drupal.org/project/shorturl


Shorten URLsShorten URLs

Works with Short Works with Short URL to provide URL to provide UI frameworkUI framework

• Info at http://drupal.org/project/shorten


““Go” ThemeGo” Theme

Custom developed for Go.USA.govCustom developed for Go.USA.gov Provides UI and glues the modules Provides UI and glues the modules

togethertogether


Summary of Summary of constructionconstruction


How you can help?How you can help?

Interested in helping improve Interested in helping improve Go.USA.gov?Go.USA.gov?

Have some experience with Have some experience with Drupal development?Drupal development?

Email [email protected] [email protected]


ResourcesResources

Drupal.orgDrupal.org SeanR SeanR [email protected] [email protected] http://www.disgover.com/?sp=osighttp://www.disgover.com/?sp=osig Government Drupal Googlegroup (e-Government Drupal Googlegroup (e-

mail me for an invite)mail me for an invite) http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-state-http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-state-

and-federal-agencies-governmentand-federal-agencies-government

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