As you may have noticed, we've redesigned and renamed our online community Web site. All of your forum posts and all of the blog posts that you've used, along with all the recognition points that you've accumulated by participating in the online conversations, remain on the new site.

The new name, Microsoft Advertising Community, reflects the overarching brand for our business and sets the stage for an exciting new range of conversations. If you've followed our blogs recently, you've noticed that we already have started discussing the digital advertising and publishing business in a way that includes adCenter, but also much more.

Our General Manager Mark Young has recently published posts to the site discussing display advertising, market research, and more. The new site covers more Microsoft Advertising products and services, including both adCenter and pubCenterBeta. The redesign also makes it easier to find community resources with enhanced blog post browsing and higher-profile forum and multimedia posts.

As part of the redesign, we've also upgraded our Windows Live ID implementation. You'll need to complete a one-time account retrieval when you first login with Windows Live ID. Just follow the instructions for existing users as you login. There is no need to re-register or change any of your information.

Let us know what you think of the new design, any issues you encounter, and how we can improve. Thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and participation in the community.

-Chris