New Office suggestions site launches

Microsoft Office employees start unofficial crowd-sourcing site

Phil Muncaster

V3.co.uk, 11 Aug 2009

Two Microsoft employees have created a new unofficial web site designed to encourage users to leave feedback on how the firm can improve its Office suite of productivity tools.

Makeofficebetetter.com was devised by Steve Zaske, a product planner on the Office development team, who was keen to find a way to emulate Dell's IdeaStorm web site and tap the wisdom of the crowds.

"My hope is that the site can become a trusted repository of good Office ideas and a place where there can be an honest discussion about the pros and cons of various ideas," he wrote on an accompanying blog.

"You can help me by giving me constructive feedback and helping me make the MakeOfficeBetter.com web site better."
Visitors to the site are encouraged to post any new feature ideas or ideas on how to improve Office, and vote on other ideas they agree with.

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