1 EERE Communications EERE Web Coordinators Meeting Conference line: (914) Passcode: /20/2014

2 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

3 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

4 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 21 st 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: The Plan: The Issue:

5 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

6 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?

7 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

8 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.

9 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.

10 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

11 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

12 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

13 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

14 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

15 News and Blog Feeds on Topic Landing Pages

16 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.

17 Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists Dynamic lists in energy.gov EERE 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.

18 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.

19 Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists Manual list Manual link list Dynamic list

20 Tagging Content to Create Dynamic Lists SubjectTopic TypeTopic for Tagging BioenergyEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Sources > Renewables > Bioenergy BuildingsOffice-Specific TopicBuildings GeothermalEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Sources > Renewables > Geothermal Federal Energy ManagementOffice-Specific TopicFederal Energy Management HomesEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Efficiency > Homes Hydrogen & Fuel CellsEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Usage > Storage > Hydrogen & Fuel Cells ManufacturingEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Efficiency > Manufacturing SolarEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Sources > Renewables > Solar VehiclesEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Efficiency > Vehicles WaterEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Sources > Renewables > Water Weatherization & Intergovernmental Office-Specific TopicWeatherization & Intergovernmental WindEnergy.gov Global TopicEnergy Sources > Renewables > Wind

21 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,

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