How To Contribute to Intel Software Network

Intel Software Network is a community for developers using Intel Technology specifically in the Multi-threading, Manageability, Visual Computing and Mobile areas. While we strive to provide the most useful content for this site we also look forward to contributions from our community members since they are the users of the technology that we talk about. We believe that diverse experiences, expertise and knowledge shared by our members helps us build vibrant, active communities

Each time you contribute to ISN you earn points. The Intel Black Belt Software Developer is a program designed to recognize members for their time and effort to help make Intel Software Network a valuable developer resource. You can read more about the benefits and point system at http://software.intel.com/sites/blackbelt/

There are several ways to be an active contributor for the Intel Software Network.
1. Writing articles for publication
2. Contributing Videos
3. Contributing as a Blog writer
4. Participating in the Discussion Forums

Process for Non-Intel employees to contribute to ISN

Article - we encourage our community to contribute technical articles, white papers, case studies or how-tos. The process to do so is as follows :
--you can reach the Content Management System at http://software.intel.com/en-us/admin/articles/add, once you are a registered user.
--enter the title, remember the title will also form the url so choose carefully
--enter an abstract and the content in the description field.
--there are other fields but you can leave those for the administrator to fill in.

Once you submit the article your article will be reviewed by our team. We will notify you once the article is published.

Video - you can contribute videos showcasing the use of Intel technology. Steps to take:
--Take Five the ISN video site is at http://software.intel.com/en-us/admin/videos/add once you are a registered user. ---choose the file to upload
--enter a Thumbnail image if you want one for your video
--enter a title, abstract and description, remember the title will also form the url so choose carefully.
--there are other fields but you can leave those for the administrator to fill in.

Once you submit the video (wait till the video uploads, you can see the progress on the page) your submission will be reviewed by our team. We will notify you once the video is published.

Blogs - Before you can create a blog, there is a process to be approved as a blogger. Intel wants to make sure you understand the ground rules and has created a few articles you must read before you can ask to be a blogger. If you're not an Intel employee, you can get all the information you need here: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/non-intel-bloggers-on-isn/.

Once you've read the above article, contact joshua.bancroft@intel.com for a small training.

If you are an Intel employee, there's a page on Intel's internal wiki that walks you through the required steps for How To Post on the ISN Blog.

Forums - Being a forum contributor is another form of providing valuable information to the community. In order to participate in the forums you can visit http://software.intel.com/en-us/admin/forums/0/topic/edit/ once you are a registered user. You can start a new thread for any existing forum. The steps are as follows:
--Pick a Forum
--Enter a thread title
--Enter a thread description
--Enter the Thread type : the options are self explanatory, relating to whether you have a general question, a defect, download registration or a feature request you want to make.

There is no approval process for starting a new thread.

If you have further questions please feel free to email arti.gupta@intel.com and I will be happy to help you. We are excited about receiving your contributions!