http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/archive/tags/roadmap/default.aspxTags: roadmapen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/archive/2008/06/24/msdn-technet-gm-talks-about-future-investment-areas.aspxWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:21:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3077445John Martin0http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/comments/3077445.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/johmar/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3077445http://blogs.technet.com/johmar/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=3077445<P>Today, Dan Truax, GM of Server &amp; Tools Online, the group that runs the global <A class="" title="MSDN Home" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx">MSDN</A>, <A class="" title="TechNet Home" href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx">TechNet</A>, <A class="" title="Expression Home" href="http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx">Expression</A>, and <A class="" title="CodePlex Home" href="http://www.codeplex.com/" target=_blank mce_href="http://www.codeplex.com/">CodePlex</A> sites, blogged about the high-level&nbsp;<A class="" title="Dan's post on Themes" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/06/24/the-major-themes-for-our-social-platform-investments.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/06/24/the-major-themes-for-our-social-platform-investments.aspx">investment themes</A> for our Social Platform and web sites...</P> <P>***************************</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><SPAN class=entrylistheader><A id=bp___v___r___postlist___EntryItems_ctl01_PostTitle href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/06/24/the-major-themes-for-our-social-platform-investments.aspx"><STRONG><EM>The Major Themes for Our Social Platform Investments</EM></STRONG></A></SPAN><STRONG><EM>&nbsp;</EM></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><EM>In May, when I </EM><A class="" title="Dan's post on the Social Platform" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/05/14/social-platform-aka-community-platform.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/05/14/social-platform-aka-community-platform.aspx"><EM>first blogged on our social vision</EM></A><EM>, I also said that we'd publish more information about our site and platform roadmap. We're ready to start doing that now. They best way to begin the conversation is to first talk about our investments</EM> themes<EM>.</EM> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><EM>Think of themes as high-level things that we think are important.&nbsp;They are...<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p><EM></EM></o:p></SPAN></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><EM>An Integrated Site Experience<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></B></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><EM>Better Discovery<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></B></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><EM>Enabling Social Connections<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></B></DIV></LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> <P>***************************</P> <P>Read the original post on <A class="" title="Dan's post on Themes" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/06/24/the-major-themes-for-our-social-platform-investments.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dantr/archive/2008/06/24/the-major-themes-for-our-social-platform-investments.aspx">Dan's blog</A>. Let us know what you think in the blog or on the Futures Forums for <A class="" title="MSDN Futures Forums" href="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/MSDNPlans/threads/" target=_blank mce_href="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/MSDNPlans/threads/">MSDN</A> or <A class="" title="TechNet Futures Forum" href="http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/TNPlans/threads" target=_blank mce_href="http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/TNPlans/threads">TechNet</A>.</P> <P>Next up: specific features and site enhancements...</P></SPAN><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3077445" width="1" height="1">MSDNTechNetCodeplexExpressionSocial Platformroadmap