By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal
Scottsdale has been recognized today as Arizona’s 2013 eCity by tech giant Google.
The inaugural eCity Awards acknowledge the strongest online community in each state and are considered by Google as the new digital capitals of the U.S.
The inaugural eCity Awards acknowledge the strongest online community in each state and are considered by Google as the new digital capitals of the U.S.
“Scottsdale’s growth and innovation in e-commerce is an example that other cities across the state can strive to replicate,” said Scott Levitan, Google’s director of small business engagement, in a statement. “Google is proud to recognize this growing entrepreneurial spirit and the role it plays in creating jobs and sustaining local economies.”
Google and Ipsos, a research firm, analyzed the online strength of local small businesses across the country.
A variety of factors determined the leading cities, including the likelihood of small businesses to have a website, use a blog, promote themselves on a social network, sell goods directly from their web page and have a mobile-friendly website.
