{"id":1193,"date":"2007-04-18T22:04:46","date_gmt":"2007-04-18T21:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/18\/microsoft-community-betas-services-released\/"},"modified":"2007-04-18T22:04:46","modified_gmt":"2007-04-18T21:04:46","slug":"microsoft-community-betas-services-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/18\/microsoft-community-betas-services-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Community Betas Services Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years, Microsoft has made major strides in building up its community outreach. The company has invited bloggers to special events and conferences, established a “Featured Communities<\/a>” program, and even actively sought feedback from enthusiasts for Windows Vista.<\/p>\n

Now, The Microsoft.com Community Technologies Team\u00a0 is taking that effort one step further by launching<\/a> a series of beta Web sites and services designed for those who can’t get enough of Microsoft. Initially, the Microsoft Community will be made up of Forums, Blogs, and a social bookmarking tool called Tagspace. But it’s hoped that the Microsoft Community Beta will evolve over time into something even more special, especially with all the user feedback the will be getting\u00a0“We want this to be your project as much as if not more than it is ours. ”<\/p>\n

Microsoft’s\u00a0development strategy is built on three pillars:<\/p>\n