Part of the National Park Service, NCPTT protects America’s historic legacy by equipping preservation professionals with progressive technology-based research and training. NCPTT is an important part of our nation’s preservation and conservation community which, in turn, is a vital part of our nation’s cultural life. NCPTT serves the community that fostered its creation and, in turn, serves the nation and the world.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The NCPTT integrates an aggressive social media presence and uses WordPress as a CMS to power its website.

DC Universe: The Source is the official blog of DC Universe, the shared universe where DC Comics such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman all take place.

Why it’s in the Showcase: DC Universe: The Source is a popular blog read by thousands of casual and serious comic fans alike.

Hypebeast was launched in January of 2005 as a one-stop news source for internet-savvy street fashion enthusiasts. Frustrated with having to browse multiple sites to keep up with the latest information, the creation of Hypebeast allowed for the latest news to be broadcast through one specific medium. Over the past three years, the site has grown from small sneaker-based blog to a large well-respected information source within the industry, with a strong emphasis on street fashion.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Hypebeast is a well-designed, content-rich street fashion resource. The site uses the best of what WordPress and WordPress MU has to offer to provide great content to hundreds of thousands of readers through more than 35 individual blogs and a wide variety of featured articles.

The Hugo Awards, given annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugos are voted on by the thousands of members of the current Worldcon which is also responsible for administering them.

Why it’s in the Showcase: As a prestigious award for science fiction writers, The Hugo Awards’ decision to use WordPress to power its site is significant.

MIT 150 aims to capture the Institute’s unique qualities by involving the entire community in the interpretation and presentation of its most treasured objects. These artifacts will show what makes the MIT environment so distinctive and so productive of innovative solutions for the world’s challenges.

Why it’s in the Showcase: MIT is a world leading university and its MIT150 Exhibition uses WordPress to power a unique and powerful website that uses custom forms, commenting, and tags in a unique and creative way.

Every year, nearly eight million people visit the 10 remarkable Chicago institutions that comprise Museums In the Park. That’s more than half the entire population of Illinois. In fact, museums are the top reason tourists visit our state. From education to entertainment and all the discovery in between, there is no limit to the value, impact and potential these museums hold.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Every part of Museums in the Park’s website is powered by WordPress, including a password protected “Staff Area” intended to foster collaboration among Chicago’s most popular museums.

StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and share, and is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to our award-winning broadcasts on public radio and the Internet. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, creating a growing portrait of who we really are as Americans.

Why it’s in the Showcase: StoryCorps uses WordPress as a CMS to power its extensive web site and to publish its weekly audio stories in blog format.

Since August 9, 2009, The Orwell Prize has been blogging George Orwell’s diaries, allowing you to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face – behind the screen, rather than the page. Each diary entry is published on the blog exactly seventy years after it was originally written by Orwell, beginning in 1938.

The bestselling book Freakonomics sold 3 million copies worldwide and the blog, which was started by co-authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt in 2005, is meant to keep the conversation going.

The Wall Street Journal’s China Journal tracks the changes taking place in the world’s most populous country, drawing on the insights of the Journal’s award-winning team of nearly 20 journalists covering China to explain developments in the country’s business world, economy, and culture.