'The Hive' is Microsoft's attempt to bring some of the community impetus it has generated with Channel 9, The Spoke and other developer-focused efforts to the consumer space.
The site says
The Hive beta is your exclusive place on the Web to:Connect with other community leaders in an exclusive environment.
Get insider news and information about Microsoft® Windows® products.
Share tips and cross-pollinate ideas to help improve your own community, and use The Hive to send your message out to the rest of the world.
Win* Sweet Stuff just for participating.
There’s no queen bee here.We all collaborate to share tips, tricks, and tools of the trade. The Hive is exclusively for online community leaders passionate about technology that works on Microsoft Windows and sharing it with others. The Hive is your way to stay in the know and get great content to take back to your community—plus it’s free to join.
Because we validate every membership, you’ll only come into contact with leaders like yourself. And since The Hive is a beta site, what you think, say, and do will shape its future.
Robert Scoble says
This will be interesting to watch, should be a good resource for developers. just spent a weekend hanging out with influential community builders at Reboot. When we asked how many used an RSS aggregator more than 80% of their hands went up. It's one reason why Channel 9 has been such a success (every part of Channel 9 is available via RSS).
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