Welcome to the New, Improved OSTIblog

Recently, the OSTIblog was recognized by Juggle.com as a top government blog.

Since then, we have added even more features with our great content.

Give some of these new features a try now. 

The improved OSTIblog has...

...more social contacts

New social media integration features present science discovery discussion in more locations.

• In your inbox provided by OSTIblog e-mail subscriptions [1]
• On Facebook [2], using the OSTIblog Facebook App 
• On Twitter, using the new GO.OSTI.GOV shortened URLs
• On your reader, with enhanced RSS capability [3]
• On your website, with the new OSTIblog Widget [4]
• On your cellphone, for subscribers wanting SMS text notifications 

... more personality

These features focus on the OSTIblog authors who are discussing science discovery topics.

• Profiles and bios [5]
• Profile pages show the author's posts
• Contact forms [6] for each author
• Bookmarks 

 ... more mobility

More browse and subscribe options for authors, threads, topics, and content types.  Plus, context sensitive features.

• Custom browse and search displays for mobile screens - Click here to preview [7]
• Subscribe to email notifications from your phone
• Bookmark articles from your phone
• Better print formatting, [8] with URL footnotes 
• Save to PDF documents for your libraries 

... new Content

These news types of content provide broader perspectives on key issues.      

• DOE & OSTI news [9] 
• Product Buzz [10], featuring websites that refer their readers to OSTI products and content
• DOE Project Summaries status updates
• Podcast audio [11]
• Slideshows and Videos [12]
• Gallery of Author Profiles [5]
• OSTIPEDIA - important science discovery concepts  [13]
• Science Blog Connections [14], feeds from select DOE lab and site sources

... better search and discovery of related content

More content requires better search

• Spell check corrects mistakes [15], a search for "teknology" suggests "Did you mean technology?"  
• Save time with search results by using faceted search filters by author [16], topic, date, content type
• Sort search results by date [17], author, title, topic, relevance
• Discover related content, look for "more-like-this" links below each full post

... better readability

The front page of the OSTIblog provides more information at-a-glance.  New pages have been added.  More context-sensitive feature links appear.

• Less scrolling required.  The new paging feature reduces vertical scrolling.
• View titles of recent thread posts right on the front page
• The OSTIblog history [18]  is available as an archive and a calendar