http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/archive/tags/community/default.aspxTags: communityen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/archive/2008/05/21/msdn-technet-are-changing.aspxWed, 21 May 2008 23:58:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3058860John Martin3http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/comments/3058860.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/johmar/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3058860http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=3058860<P>Today, the <A class="" title=MSDN href="http://www.msdn.com/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.msdn.com">MSDN</A> and <A class="" title=TechNet href="http://www.technet.com/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.technet.com">TechNet</A> websites are taking a big step forward by updating both the look-and-feel of the sites and, more importantly, what kind of content appears on the site home page and the home pages of mini-sites called Developer Centers and TechCenters.</P> <P>The new content plan and page layout significantly increases the visibility of <U>community people</U> and <U>community resources</U>, which are essential for technical professisonals and central to our <A class="" title=vision href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/05/02/welcome-to-my-blog.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/05/02/welcome-to-my-blog.aspx">vision</A> of opening the sites up to the community.</P> <P>While the home pages of each site reflect this, the <A class="" title=VB href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspx">VB</A>, <A class="" title=VC# href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/default.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/default.aspx">VC#,</A> and <A class="" title="SQL Server" href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/default.aspx">SQL Server</A> centers are better examples, prominently featuring blogs from people in the product groups, MVP blogs, and feeds of related resources from community-powered sites like <A class="" title="MSDN Code Gallery" href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/" target=_blank mce_href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/">MSDN Code Gallery</A> and <A class="" title=Codeplex href="http://www.codeplex.com/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.codeplex.com/">Codeplex</A>&nbsp;and Forums.</P> <P>Pls let us know what you think of the changes. You can comment on this blog, or get involved in any of these online forums:</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><A class="" title="MSDN Future Plans" href="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/MSDNPlans/threads/" target=_blank mce_href="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/MSDNPlans/threads/">MSDN Future Plans</A></P> <P><A class="" title="TechNet Future Plans" href="http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/TNPlans/threads/" target=_blank mce_href="http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/TNPlans/threads/">TechNet Future Plans</A></P> <P><A class="" title="MSDN &amp; TechNet Site Feedback" href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1603&amp;SiteID=1" target=_blank mce_href="http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1603&amp;SiteID=1">MSDN &amp; TechNet Site Feedback</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><EM>This design change is actually just one of several big changes taking place between now and </EM><A class="" title=TechEd href="http://www.microsoft.com/techedonline/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/techedonline/"><EM>TechEd </EM></A><EM>North America (starts June 3), so stay tuned!</EM></P><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3058860" width="1" height="1">MSDNTechNetcommunity