So far as I know, Love My Echo is still the only blog that’s dedicated to the Amazon Echo**. However, there are quite a few online user and developer discussion groups and communities you might want to check out.

**UPDATE: Software and skill developer Joseph Jaquinta has started a LinkedIn blog here, where he reviews skills and discusses tech issues related to the Echo and Alexa Voice Service.

For The Echo Owner

Amazon Kindle Forum > Amazon Echo

A discussion thread on the Amazon site where people who own Echos or are considering buying one discuss the pros and cons of the product and its features, post questions and share tips and Easter eggs.

Amazon Kindle Forum > Amazon Echo (no invite questions)

Another Amazon discussion thread, this one started way back when getting an Echo was an invite-only affair. Much the same kind of content as the thread listed above, but there are more early adopters here.

Echotalk.org Un-Official Amazon Echo Forum

This discussion board is much like the Amazon Echo discussion group on Reddit (listed below), in that the community is made up of both consumers and developers, but unlike a Reddit board this one can offer separate categories for discussion. There are separate categories for Tips & Tricks and Echo Development, Hacking & Technical Discussion, for example.

Google+ Community: How To Use The Amazon Echo

This community is largely focused on tips, tricks, news and how-tos, as the name implies. The moderator for this site is Martin Brossman, and he also curates an Amazon Echo board on Pinterest.

I Love My Kindle > Amazon Echo Category

This blog is primarily focused on the Kindle reader and ebooks, but the site operator Bufo Calvin is very keen on the Echo and regularly runs posts about it.

Reddit Discussion Group: Amazon Echo

This one was founded by an independent developer who, among other things, writes Alexa skills. The Echo and Alexa discussion here is pretty wide-ranging, from Easter eggs to discussions of the possible future development roadmap for the Echo device and Alexa Voice Service. Several skill developers frequent this board.

Twitter

Follow Amazon’s @amazonecho account for news, how-tos and tips and tricks.

For The Developer

Amazon Developer Forum: Alexa Skills Kit

This is where all us independent Alexa skill developers have been congregating for months. There are Amazon-provided Knowledge Base posts and documentation, as well as discussions among developers who are looking for help or wanting to share assistance or projects.

Amazon Developer Forum: Alexa Voice Service

This is very much like the forum above, except it focuses on the Voice Service component of Alexa. This is for developers who are working on integrating Alexa Voice Service with non-Echo hardware devices.

Github

Many independent Alexa skill and Alexa Voice developers are sharing their code on Github. The searches to try are:

Alexa Skills

Alexa Voice

Amazon Echo

Whatever your interest in Echo or the Alexa Voice Service, it’s easy to find your people online!

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