Microsoft technical
communities provide opportunities to interact
with Microsoft employees, experts, and your
peers in order to share knowledge and news
about Microsoft products and related technologies.
These technical
communities provide a variety of ways to get
answers to questions, solutions to problems,
and share your own expertise. For an overview
of Microsoft's community offerings, read the
"Microsoft.com's
Community Resources" article on
Microsoft.com Backstage.
BhashaIndia - A community portal for
India language developers भाषा इंडिया
पोर्टल
विद्यार्थियों,
भाषाविदों,
डेवलपर्स
और शिक्षाविदों
के लिए
एक साझा
मंच के
रूप में
विकसित
किया गया
है जहाँ
वे जानकारी
प्राप्त
कर सकते
हैं, उपकरण
डाउनलोड
कर सकते
हैं, अपने
साथियों
से विविध
मुद्दों
पर चर्चा
कर सकते
हैं या
अपनी जिज्ञासाओं
का समाधान
प्राप्त
कर सकते
हैं. भाषा
इंडिया
समुदाय
के सदस्य
रोचक प्रतियोगिताओं,
सामुदायिक
प्रोजेक्ट्स
में भाग
ले सकते
हैं और
स्थानीय
भाषा के
विकास
में योगदान
कर सकते
हैं. Click
here to view the text in English.
BhashaIndia is a portal created with
the aim of providing a common platform
for students, linguists, developers
and academicians where they can access
information, download tools, discuss
issues with peers or look for answers
to their queries. Members of the BhashaIndia
community can take part in exciting
contests, community projects and contribute
to the local language movement. Click
here to view the text in Hindi.
User
Groups
Find a user group in your area. Attend
meetings to learn how to use Microsoft
products and technologies more effectively,
and get the most recent news and information
about them from the experts.
Provide your opinion/suggestions on
Microsoft Products
As users of Microsoft Software, you
are the ones who can tell us most about
it. We would like to solicit your feedback
on any Microsoft product. Please let
us know of bugs, usability issues, improvement
suggestions on developer products. You
can track the status of your feedback
from the same site. You can also suggest
the feature you would like to be included
in the forthcoming releases by clicking
here.
Channel 9
Channel 9 India is your inside view
of the Microsoft India. This is an attempt
to share a conversation with the community.
Channel 9 India is a move beyond the
newsgroups, the blogs, the wikis and
the press releases to talk with each
other and learn by listening. It is
an interesting amalgamation of text
with video bringing the every day life
of Microsoft and its stakeholders to
anyone who wants to listen!
Blogs
Use the Microsoft Community Blogs list
to find blogs about Microsoft technologies
written by Microsoft employees. Use
these blogs to get insights and opinions
about using (and creating!) Microsoft
technology and software.
Newsgroups
There are currently over 2,000 public
newsgroups dedicated to discussing Microsoft
products. Locate the right one for asking
and answering technical questions about
the Microsoft products you use. Also,
be sure to learn
about reducing Spam associated with
posting questions to online communities.
Find
a Community Web Site
There are currently over 50 technical
community Web sites on Microsoft.com,
and many more hosted elsewhere on the
Internet. Find one now to get community-based
technical support for the Microsoft
products and technologies you use.
Technical
Chats
Live technical chats provide an opportunity
to ask questions of MS product groups,
executives, and other experts. Microsoft
hosts over 30 chats per month worldwide,
so find an upcoming chat now to get
the answers you need.