Hello ANR Colleagues!

For many of you this is the first email you are receiving from the ANR Internal Notifications System.  I would like to explain this system to you.

The purpose of this system is to provide a single stream of important information for all ANR employees.  This stream will be tailored to each individual based on who you are, and the jobs you perform. 

This information is gathered from ANR blogs.  Some blogs have been labeled as 'important' - meaning they will be viewed by everyone.   

The blogs currently displayed to the entire Division are:

• ANR Report - News throughout ANR
• ANR Update - Important internal announcements
• CS&IT Updates - Important information from CS&IT (Including this message)
• Program Support Unit Updates - Information regarding Strategic Initiatives and events 

If you own a blog that you feel should be distributed to the entire Division, please contact Karl Krist for inclusion in this system.  If you have a blog that is important to PART of the Division, you can encourage people to add your blog to their feed.

You can tailor which blogs are part of your own feed, and how often you are notified from within the ANR Portal.  From the Portal click on the 'Manage My Feed' link.  The next page gives you options on how many posts to display, how old posts should be before they automatically drop off, how frequently to receive email, and which blogs are part of your feed.

Soon, additional blogs will be added automatically to your feed based on a match from the Taxonomy system or unit roles.  This feature will be implemented in the coming months.

As always, I welcome any feedback you have regarding this system.  As this is the first time most of you are receiving this email, I am expecting a deluge of suggestions...and a few grumbles.  All feedback is appreciated!  Bonus points for feedback posted through the blog system.