Atlanta Named 2013 Google eCity

August 15,2013

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Tino Mantella, President/CEO of the Technology Association of Georgia(TAG) joined representatives from Google to accept the 2013 Google eCity Award. The event was held at Atlanta’s famous Paschal’s Restaurant and was attended by the city’s government, economic development and business community.

“Atlanta consistently ranks among America’s Top 10 Most Wired Cities, and according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, we rank 6th among the top Mobile shopping cities,” says TAG President/CEO, Tino Mantella. “Today’s recognition by Google is a great honor and a real indicator of the substantial growth of our technology community in Atlanta.”

The Google eCity Awards recognize the strongest online business community in each state - the digital capitals of America. These cities are home to businesses that are embracing the web to find new customers, connect with existing clients and fuel their local economies.

Atlanta joins cities like Austin, Texas, and Westborough, Massachusetts that have been named the eCity capitals for their respective states. In all, 50 cities will be chosen as official 2013 eCities by Google.

For more information on the eCity initiative, please visit: www.google.com/ecities