diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3c0f905bcc3..b776dcc3cbf 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -85,8 +85,15 @@ The official documentation is hosted on ReadTheDocs at http://xarray.pydata.org/
 Get in touch
 ------------
 
-- GitHub issue tracker: https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/
-- Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xarray
+- Ask usage questions on `StackOverflow`_.
+- Report bugs, suggest features or view the source code `on GitHub`_.
+- For less well defined questions or ideas, use the `mailing list`_.
+- You can also try our chatroom `on Gitter`_.
+
+.. _StackOverFlow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-xarray
+.. _mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xarray
+.. _on Gitter: https://gitter.im/pydata/xarray
+.. _on GitHub: http://github.com/pydata/xarray
 
 History
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diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index f9e84cb666f..2cb30ad0cf4 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ See also
 Get in touch
 ------------
 
-- To ask questions or discuss xarray, use the `mailing list`_.
-- Report bugs, suggest feature ideas or view the source code `on GitHub`_.
-- For interactive discussion, we have a chatroom `on Gitter`_.
+- Ask usage questions on `StackOverflow`_.
+- Report bugs, suggest features or view the source code `on GitHub`_.
+- For less well defined questions or ideas, use the `mailing list`_.
+- You can also try our chatroom `on Gitter`_.
 
+.. _StackOverFlow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python-xarray
 .. _mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xarray
 .. _on Gitter: https://gitter.im/pydata/xarray
 .. _on GitHub: http://github.com/pydata/xarray
diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
index 32e13069def..ea910b03637 100644
--- a/doc/whats-new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ What's New
 v0.8.0 (unreleased)
 -------------------
 
-This release includes
+This release includes four months of new features and bug fixes, including
+several breaking changes.
 
 .. _v0.8.0.breaking: