Mini-refresh for Microsoft Beta Communities

Woohoo!  We just finished up a mini refresh of the beta community offerings including blogs, forums, tagspace and now claimspace.  Way to go everyone!

In terms of the specifics of what's new…

New features in the June 2007 refresh of Beta Blogs

xClaim integration
Preview a blog post before posting
Preview changes to how your blog looks
Updated user badges
Improved look and feel
Multiple page support

New features in the June 2007 refresh of Beta Forums

Locked thread
Sticky thread
xClaim integration
Updated user badges
Improved look and feel
Multiple page support

I pointed to  a little teaser the other day, and now you get to play around with this some more.  We'd love to get your feedback craves, raves, or other…what do you think?

Oh, and if you're wondering about all of the feedback given thus far regarding oh, the posting wizard in forums or the features desired in blogs, we hear you.  We are still working off of the today/tomorrow list.  I believe I've mentioned that we would be working from that while also working from the feedback from the community.  It is indeed a fine balance with getting the new stuff out there while also addressing the concerns voiced by many so far.  I appreciate your willingness to take the time to read this, while previewing our community offerings and posting your thoughts.  Many thanks!

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