Galveston.com Harnesses the Power of Google

Galveston.com & Company is pleased to announce the launch of Google Search on the official website of Galveston Island tourism, Galveston.com.

The premiere search platform on the internet today, Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

According to Jim Cordell of Galveston.com & Company, “Harnessing the power of this  premium search platform for our site will no doubt revolutionize the way our 20,000+ daily Galveston.com visitors access the thousands of pages of our site.”

Galveston.com recently completed a 3-year redesign in March, and features a host of features, interactivity, and functionality that was only imagined when the company first bowed in the fall of 1994.

Rich with interactive polls, a robust message board, audio and video podcasts (the first Convention & Visitors Bureau-related website in the world to offer such), RSS feeds, the Galveston.com NewsWire offering news from sources worldwide, tourism-related member pages for local businesses, continuously-updated AccuWeather, city-wide megapixel webcams,  personalized itinerary builder, “one-click” expandable navigation, and complete interactive reservations for lodging, cruises, cruise parking, and airport transfers, Galveston.com is quite unlike any other destination portal in the United States.

In fact, Galveston.com & Company won a Stevie Award for  Best Overall Website Design in The 2006 American Business Awards held in New York City in June.  The company was also a finalist in the Website Brand Building & Promotion category.

Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

In winning the Stevie, Galveston.com & Company beat out other finalists including Polo Ralph Lauren, Entergy Corporation, Delphi, EDS, Edison International, URS Corporation, Kelly Services, and Kluber Skahan and Associates.

Additional web-related ventures by Galveston.com & Company  include Galveston.org (online Galveston Island lodging reservations);  GalvestonCruises.com (offering cruises from Galveston Island and ports worldwide); and DestinationNext (Galveston.com & Company’s proprietary lodging, cruise, parking, and transfer software module).

For more information, contact Galveston.com & Company at via phone (409)763-8676 or email at websites@galveston.com.

About Galveston.com &  Company

Galveston.com & Company is located in downtown Galveston, at 523 24th Street.