To enable you to broadcast your ResearchGATE updates to other networks and import status updates from other networks, we have connected the ResearchGATE feed to other network feeds: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and FriendFeed can now be connected to your profile. You have control over each individual connector of whether you want to export or import updates. Single status updates retrieved from other networks can be also deleted from your home feed. If you know of other networks, which we should support as a network connector to Researchgate, please contact us. 

Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we always welcome your ideas and feedback. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

The concept of 'following' was introduced to ResearchGATE. To 'follow' a member in the ResearchGATE community means that you will receive updates on various aspects of the their activity such as status updates, when they upload a full-text paper, and comments they make in discussions. Of course this goes both ways, and other members will be able to follow you as well and keep up-to-date with your activity. You will have full control over what is included in your 'follow' updates, which can be accessed under the settings tab on your profile.

Over the past 2 weeks we have launched several new features in ResearchGATE - more is on the way, but I'd like to describe the newly launched features in detail for now.

Microblogging

The first big change is the implementation of a scientific microblog format within the ResearchGATE network. Feedback we were receiving from the community was quite unanimous: Having a microblogging tool connected to other services as Facebook or Linkedin would be highly beneficial. Therefore, we invested a lot of time in designing this feature, which is located on your homepage. The center of it is the status update, which allows you to share news, links, publications, and more with your ResearchGATE network and gives you the option to share with other networks such as Facebook and FriendFeed.

Homepage Design

We've also updated the layout of your homepage. Now you can also see the activity of your network such as when someone joins a group you are a member of, or if someone comments on one of your posts. Group discussions are an important part of ResearchGATE and they have their own tab within this new feature. Clicking on the discussion tab gives you a fast and easy overview of current discussions in the groups you are a member of.