Bulletin board systems (BBS) are nearly as old as the Internet itself. But as time has gone on, amazing new social networking features and advanced, often custom programming, has found its way into what are now forum websites. In the very first part of this series, Mike Fara, owner and founder of Windows 8 Forums (
http://windows8forums.com/), bids you a warm welcome and explains how to create an account, post messages, and perform searches. A history of the forum network (WinVistaForums.com, Windows7Forums.com, and Windows8Forums.com) is also discussed, a long with the long-term goals of these websites. Assuming these videos are used, our plan is to continue producing them to help you navigate the website and learn all of the intricate features available to the public. Thus, please consider this the first part of a long series of videos to help you acclimate yourself with all of the features of the website.
The videos will be integrated into the forum help areas of Windows 8 Forums ("windows8forums.com").
Please note: Windows 8 Forums ("windows8forums.com") is a third party website, and is not directly owned, affiliated, or endorsed by Microsoft Corporation. The website has been established by and for computer enthusiasts around the world, and several forum staff members have been nominated and won awards for their contributions to the Windows7Forums.com community by Microsoft Corporation. As this forum network expands, we hope to find more ways to link Windows customers together, from all around the world, to share their opinions and thoughts in a free, unbiased fashion.
About this video: The animations at the beginning and the end of this video were created in Adobe After Effects from an image specifically created in Adobe Photoshop for Windows8Forums.com. It is not a property or trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Royalty-free music provided by GeeksAreSexy.net.
Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, education or personal use also tips the balance in favor of fair use. This video is commentary, review, and contains educational elements in its presentation. It contains no infringing materials of which we are aware.
We continue to work with over a dozen multi-national IT companies to make these forum sites possible. These partners including Microsoft and the Microsoft Store. The video publisher, director, creator, and producer, Windows8Forums.com and Microsoft MVP Mike Fara own all publishing rights and right to distribution, production, and ownership of this video.
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Editor's Note: This information is out of date since upgrading to WindowsForum and moving to XenForo.
