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TechNet Edge International content and site

David Tesar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:27:00 GMT

What content does Edge have in your local language or for your country? It isn’t obvious, but TechNet Edge supports more than 30 languages for menu/navigation, has 8 country “topic area” pages, and has content on the site in 14 languages. Since we no longer put non-English content on the homepage, here is what you can do to get regular localized content from Edge:

Brazil – Visit Brazil Topic Area, Subscribe to Portuguese content iPod or Regular RSS
China – Visit China Topic Area, Subscribe to Chinese content iPod or Regular RSS
Czech – Visit Czech Topic Area, Subscribe to Czech content iPod or Regular RSS
Germany – Visit Germany Topic Area, Subscribe to German content iPod or Regular RSS
Japan – Visit Japan Topic Area, Subscribe to Japanese content iPod or Regular RSS
LATAM – Visit Latin America Topic Area, Subscribe to Spanish content iPod or Regular RSS
Poland – Visit Poland Topic Area, Subscribe to Polish content iPod or Regular RSS
Spain – Visit Spain Topic Area, Subscribe to Spanish content iPod or Regular RSS

Sweden – View Swedish Content, Subscribe to Swedish content iPod or Regular RSS

More countries are coming on board to Edge in the near future! If you’d really like to see content from your country or local language on Edge right now, also feel free to Contact Us.

Edge Survey Results 2009

David Tesar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:59:00 GMT

Thanks again for those of you who participated in our 2009 survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and will help us continue to improve TechNet Edge. Below are some of this year’s findings.

Who Is Visiting the Site?

Over half (56%) of TechNet Edge visitors are IT professionals, with about half being corporate IT professionals and about a third being IT consultants. Those who are not IT professionals (44% of visitors) are split between developers, business decision makers, employed students, retirees, and hobbyists.
Sixty percent of site visitors are from North America, 20% are from Europe, and approximately 10% are from Asia Pacific.
First-time visitors account for 10% of visitors, while over half of all visitors are registered users.

How Is the Site Being Used?

The primary focus of most visitors, especially repeat visitors, is learning about MSFT products and technologies.
There is also a desire for information to help visitors be more effective in their jobs, and making serendipitous discoveries of “interesting information” while exploring the site.
Video interviews, screencasts/podcasts, and search/tagging are the most widely used site features.

Areas of Satisfaction

Most visitors are satisfied with the TechNet Edge site, with very few being dissatisfied. Video interviews, screencasts/podcasts, and search/tagging are the features that receive the highest ratings on satisfaction
Accuracy, usefulness, appearance, and hearing from Microsoft are the site characteristics receiving the highest level of satisfaction.

Areas for Improvement

There is a desire for new content. In particular, there are requests for more “how to’s,” demos, and case studies.
The two most important improvement opportunities for users are 1) finding content through search/tags, and 2) the site’s organization.
The Perimeter and RSS feeds are below average in terms of usage, importance, and satisfaction.
TechNet Edge is perceived as less useful in helping stay connected with peers.

Improvement Ideas

Enable anonymous comments - to encourage speaking what's really on your mind or ask simple questions you might be afraid to ask.
Create Wiki Buzzword glossary to help people quickly determine what an acronym stands for.
Place a menu item linking to all Topic Areas to help people find the information they're looking for more easily on those topics.
Replace the Perimeter with a custom Twitter feed to help people better connect with the community.
Create a video or text post highlighting some of the not-so-obvious site functionality and features to help people better navigate and consume content on Edge.

Opinando mejoramos todos

Fernando Guillot — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:02:00 GMT

En este video os contamos los recursos disponibles en la web de TechNet y nuevas iniciativas que estamos llevando a cabo entre todo el equipo, a raíz de las conclusiones sacadas en la encuesta del año pasado.
Las URL para que nos puedas dejar tu feedback son:

http://www.microsoft.com/spain/technet/jornadas/webcasts/webcasts_ant.aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/es-ES/eventosespanaes/threads/

Puedes dejarnos también comentarios aquí o en el Blog de Paulo Días.

Enjoy

Equipo de Technet España

TechNet Edge - now localized!

Adam Bomb — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

You may have noticed a recent change in the layout on Edge, and there have been some behind the scene changes, too. If you'd prefer a language other than English for the Edge menus, you can now change your localization settings in your profile! cool!
(we know it's a little buggy. Please post comments here if you notice translation errors or other stuff we should fix)

Special Announcement for TechNet Edge Visitors

Adam Bomb — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:01:00 GMT

We at TechNet Edge pride ourselves in the complete professionalism of everything we do. We created this special announcement video to make you aware of an upcoming survey that will be randomly offered to Edge visitors beginning soon.
If you are prompted to participate, we encourage you to do so.
(there is one minor inaccuracy in this video. The survey actually does contain Ninjas and Pirates. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.)

TechNet Radio: A Look at TechNet Edge

Eric Ostrowski — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:48:00 GMT

On this episode of TechNet Radio, we get the scoop on the new forum for IT Pros – TechNet Edge. We also feature highlights from the recent Vista SP1 Roundtable hosted by Mark Russinovich. Plus, we have a conversation with Mark Souza from SQL CAT (Customer Advisory Team).

TechNet Edge begins!

David Tesar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:21:00 GMT

We're extremely excited to bring you TechNet Edge! Some IT Professionals from around the world gave us their thoughts on IT Pro community without any knowledge of TechNet Edge. A local professional graffiti artist did an amazing rendition of the word EDGE on a 30 foot wall. Combine the two and you can see there is something big brewing here. Come join the community by registering now, hang out, and tell us about your own "Edge".