Lansing– Visitors to the Michigan.gov state portal will now be able to personalize the site with links to information they use most often and the information will automatically appear on follow-up visits to Michigan.gov.

The feature was introduced today by the Office of e-Michigan Web Development Team in the Department of Information Technology.

“We are excited about the enhanced personalization feature,” said Michael Shanahan, Director of e-Michigan. “Registration is easy for first time users and with the “remember me feature” once the visitor initially logs in, there is no need to do so again.”

Another enhancement for visitors is the Real Simple Syndication (RSS), which allows users to add selected Michigan.gov content to their sites or personal pages that they maintain on other service provider Web sites.

The RSS syndicated components on Michigan.gov sites will feature a small XML icon. Users will need to follow the instructions on the destination sites to implement this content. The feed is live and updated regularly.

Watch for these icons to appear on the portal as well as on State agency web sites within the www.michigan.gov portal.

In other news, a new area has been added to the Michigan.gov for parents and caretakers. The MI Parent Resources area is designed to be a resource center for Michigan parents and especially state employees who are parents. A great deal of information can be found, including themes for Health and Wellness, Caring for Your Child, Fitness and Nutrition, and more. For more information visit, www.michigan.gov/miparentresources