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AHA Today blog launches new website

The official blog of the American Historical Association, AHA Today, launched a new version of its website on Monday, dubbed AHA Today "3.0."

Vanessa Varin, the assistant editor for Web and social media at the AHA, announced a bevy of new features on the blog:

  • Related tags: Find topics related to the articles you are reading.
  • Shortened URLs. Generate a bit.ly link and share an article without leaving the page.
  • Social media streaming in the comments. See what readers are saying about the article you are reading in the comments. Want to contribute to the conversation? Either comment below or tweet us at @AHAHistorians.
  • Follow an AHA Today blogger with our new author RSS feed and biography pages.
  • Check out the new blog here.