GovDelivery has acquired social networking site GovLoop. GovLoop will operate as a division of GovDelivery, with founder GovLoop Steve Ressler to continue in his role as President.
“GovLoop has been called the Facebook® for government, because it helps people across government collaborate and solve real problems every day,” said GovDelivery CEO and co-founder Scott Burns. “Steve Ressler has led GovLoop’s explosive growth and we are excited to have him continue leading GovLoop. With GovDelivery’s resources and expertise, GovLoop’s growth will continue to accelerate and help spur social media adoption in government.”
GovDelivery assists government’s in leveraging digital channels and social media to improve communication to the public and collaboration between government agencies and employees. Currently, between 10,000 and 100,000 new people signup to receive updates to government information each day via the GovDelivery platform. The GovLoop social network should compliment GovDelivery’s offering nicely.
