Channel 9 (discussion forum)
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| URL | channel9.msdn.com |
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| Type of site | Video / Forum / Wiki |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Microsoft Corp. |
| Created by | Microsoft employees |
| Launched | April, 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
Channel 9 is a Microsoft community site for Microsoft customers created in 2004.[1] It has video channels, discussions, podcasts, screencasts and interviews with Microsoft. The name was based on the channel nine system used by United Airline in-flight that let customers get to know their pilots.[2] The Channel 9 team have produced interviews with Bill Gates, Erik Meijer (computer scientist), Mark Russinovich and others.
Channel 9 formerly featured a wiki based on Microsoft's own FlexWiki. The wiki had been used to provide ad-hoc feedback to various Microsoft teams such as the Internet Explorer team[3] as well as for teams such as Patterns & Practices to promote discussion,[4] although some teams have migrated to CodePlex.
References [edit]
- ^ "About Channel 9". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ "The 9 Guys – Who We Are". Channel9 Videos.
- ^ "Internet Explorer Feedback". Channel9 Wiki.
- ^ "patternsandpractices". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
