One of the most overlooked features of SharePoint is its capability to be used as an internet site. Many view SharePoint’s “look” as very constrained and aim to “not make SharePoint look like SharePoint” when creating an internet site. However, by applying custom Master pages and CSS you will be surprised by what you can achieve… and with the release of SharePoint 2010, customization is made easier via increased browser based tweaks, a redefined SharePoint Designer, and the always robust Visual Studio.

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During this morning’s keynote presentation at the SharePointPro 2010 Summit & Expo, Steve Fox (SR. Technical Evangelist for Microsoft) highlighted several key features which demonstrate how SharePoint 2010 is ready for primetime. While this is in no means a comprehensive list, it touches on significant improvements which benefit administrators, developers and the all-important end users:

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Content Classification consists of three primary elements; a Taxonomy, Metadata, and Content Types.  A Taxonomy is a hierarchical classification of terms. Metadata (Site Column or Field) is “data about data” in that it provides context to content, while a Content Type is a collection of Metadata…

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