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EERE Communications

EERE Web Coordinators Meeting Conference line: (914) 339-0030 Passcode: 131-244-255

2/20/2014

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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Widgetbox Update

• Flite.com is retiring their Widgetbox service • We host a large portion of our widgets there• Widgetbox will go dark March 28, 2014 • Flite.com has/is an alternative hosting solution.

• Jan 21st notice went out to widget developers• Inventory your widgets • Get the word out to widget developers that may have been

left off the list (Contact Karl Chan)• Get Flite training• Migrate your widget(s) by March 28.

Contact: Karl.Chan@ee.doe.gov

The Plan:

The Issue:

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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Q&A with Migrated Site Owners

Please share your migration tips and lessons learned.

Discussion questions:1. What planning steps did you find most useful to your

team? Is there anything you did that saved you time later in the migration?

2. Describe an unexpected challenge you faced with migrating. How did you find a resolution/what was the resolution?

3. If you had one piece of advice for your colleagues who are going through this process now, what would it be?

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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Analysis and Usability Section

EERE has posted a large amount of new content in the Analysis and Usability section:

eere.energy.gov/communicationstandards/analysis_usability.html

The new content includes:• An introduction to User-Centered Design (UCD)• A PDF full of best practices for many kinds of UCD projects• Optional example templates that show what kind of content you

might collect or record during UCD projects.

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Analysis and Usability Section

We also have a new page on the Paperwork Reduction Act:

eere.energy.gov/communicationstandards/paperwork_reduction_act.html

This explains the process for collecting user information for surveys or usability tests.

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Analysis and Usability Section

The new liaison for all questions and requests related to usability projects is Carolyn Hinkley. If you have any questions, please contact her at carolyn.hinkley@go.doe.gov.

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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Migration Status Update

Migrated and live:

• EERE home• Topic landing pages• Energy Basics• FEMP• Buildings• About Us• Wind• Water• BBNP• Education

Sites currently in the process:

• AMO: Going live tomorrow• WIP: In site owner review• Solar: In site owner review• Geothermal: Migration is under way• Fuel Cells: Possible start this week• Vehicles: Migration has begun• SPO: Could begin soon

Queuing up for March:

• Solid-State Lighting• Bioenergy

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting:• Around the Room – Drew Bittner• Widgetbox Update – Alex Clayborne • Q&A with Migrated Site Owners – Web Coordinators• Communications Standards Update – Elizabeth Spencer

Web Advisory Board Meeting:• Migration Update – Billie Bates• Energy.gov Release Cycle Update – Drew Bittner• Landing Pages: News and Blog Feeds – Nicole Harrison• Tagging EERE Web Content – Michelle Resnick

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News and Blog Feeds on Topic Landing Pages

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News and Blog Feeds on Topic Landing Pages

• EERE news and blogs are tagged with topics that align with each technology office.

• Topic landing pages pull the technology-specific news and blogs from each feed.

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Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists

Dynamic lists in energy.govEERE websites may create dynamic, auto-populated lists on energy.gov for articles, download pages, and events.

On your sites, this content:• Is timely• Includes dates• Is auto-populated• Is listed in reverse

chronological order.

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Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists

Goal• Provide EERE content contributors with a simple and intuitive

system • Allow site owners to quickly and easily tag their content• Is consistent with energy.gov’s guidance of only tagging

content that will be displayed using dynamic lists.

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Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists

Manual list

Manual link list

Dynamic list

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Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists

Subject Topic Type Topic for TaggingBioenergy Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Sources > Renewables > Bioenergy

Buildings Office-Specific Topic BuildingsGeothermal Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Sources > Renewables > Geothermal

Federal Energy Management Office-Specific Topic Federal Energy Management

Homes Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Efficiency > Homes

Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Usage > Storage > Hydrogen & Fuel Cells

Manufacturing Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Efficiency > Manufacturing

Solar Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Sources > Renewables > Solar

Vehicles Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Efficiency > Vehicles

Water Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Sources > Renewables > Water

Weatherization & Intergovernmental

Office-Specific Topic Weatherization & Intergovernmental

Wind Energy.gov Global Topic Energy Sources > Renewables > Wind

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Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists

• Example: Wind

• Q&A and discussion

To discuss your plans to create new dynamic lists,please contact Michelle Resnick, michelle.resnick@nrel.gov.

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Wrap Up

Next meeting: March 20, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.