Official MyBlackBerry Forums Opening Soon

For the last couple of weeks, James and I have been playing around in a new community RIM has been working on for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) users, aptly called MyBlackBerry, and it’s set to go live tonight around midnight. It’s a really well-polished forum with a feel distinct from most forums you might visit, but it’s still lacking a lot of subsections – hopefully we’ll see a few more when things get rolling tonight. I have the same reaction to MyBlackBerry as I did to the official Community Support forums went live: there are already so many communities out there (Pinstack, BlackBerry Forums, Howard Forums, CrackBerry Forums, and of course our own IntoMobile forums) that yet another option seems altogether redundant. A big part of its success will hinge on how well MyBlackBerry plugs into existing RIM services, like the Owner’s Lounge, and hey, maybe in the long run, some web-based device management tools (App World, BIS, etc.). In any case, the effort’s commendable on RIM’s part; between these new forums, the blog, and the Facebook page, BlackBerry’s official web presence is strengthening regularly. Keep an eye on my.blackberry.com tomorrow for the finished product.