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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Correcting the Record about Microsoft — I'm seeing some things on the blogs that just chap my hide. — First, I love Microsoft and Microsoft did not lose me — at least as a supporter and friend. I am not throwing away my Tablet PC or my Xbox or my other Microsoft stuff. :-)
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Read/WriteWeb, Terry Heaton's Weblog, Microsoft Monitor, the LOOSE wire blog, Jeff Sandquist, The Browster Blog, Jeff Clavier's Software Only, Things That, Confused Of Calcutta, A View from the Isle, Mark Evans, Office Evolution, Message, Digital Inspiration, Eric Rice, Web Strategy, open, Keep Trying, Julie Lerman Blog, Damien Mulley, The Blogging Journalist and Guardian Unlimited
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The joy on her face — I met Cali Lewis yesterday. Don't know her? I didn't either, but her story tells you a lot about why I am jumping into Podcasting and Videoblogging and Second Life with both feet. — She started her videoblog in December (she does the Geekbrief videoblog).
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The geeks on Saturday night — Tris Hussey, in the comments on Toby Bloomberg's blog, asks "what the heck where all these bloggers doing up at 11 p.m. on a Saturday?" — Tell me about it! I was out to dinner with a bunch of video bloggers. It was interesting to watch how the news started spreading.
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
Robert Scoble - A legend in his own time — Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft to tackle a new challenge. Silicon Valley Watcher, Tom Foremski, broke the story. Robert did more in his three years at Microsoft to improve the corporate image than any one I know.
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John Palfrey
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft for a Silicon Valley startup — Reports are coming in from the Vloggercon conference about Robert Scoble's latest career move. According to Beet.TV and a few other verbal sources who were at the conference Scoble will publicly announce he is leaving Microsoft within …
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The Doc Searls Weblog, Rex Hammock's Weblog, Neowin.net, Web Strategy, paidContent.org and A View from the Isle
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
Scoble shocks blogosphere, trumps World Cup — The major weekend news, at least according to Technorati's blog search, was A-list blogger Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft join PodcastTech.net. News of Scoble's change of venue outranked the World Cup on Technorati as the top ranked search term on Sunday …
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Beet.TV
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
Scoble moves — Chris Pirillo says it's "100 percent true" that Scoble is leaving Microsoft and joining Podtech. — I've been hanging with Scoble all day, had dinner with him and John Furrier last night (also Jason Calacanis, Leo Laporte, Steve Gillmor, Janice Fraser, Maryam Scoble and Amber Dawn MacArthur).
Silicon Valley Watcher:Microsoft's top blogger Robert Scoble is leaving....
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Sadagopan's weblog …, Enterprise Architecture, Steve Newson DOT net, michael parekh on IT, Rodrigo A. Sepúlveda Schulz, SYNTAGMA, Mashable*, Life On the Wicked Stage, Ensight, Tom Raftery's I.T. views, POP! PR Jots, Alec Saunders .LOG, GigaOM, Mathew Ingram, A View from the Isle, Wirearchy, ALLIED, Texas Startup Blog, Ben Metcalfe Blog, Weblogs Work, John Tokash's Blog, The Blogging Journalist, Newsome.Org, Smalltalk Tidbits …, Kevin Burton's Feed Blog and GottaBeMobile.com
Ross Miller / Joystiq:
Nintendo-Apple merger? Don't hold your breath. — Repeat after me: Apple will not buy Nintendo; Nintendo will never be bought. If I'm wrong, I will let the entire Joystiq staff and our top 5 contributors punch me in the gut. There is an article from CNET that came out yesterday …
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Ryan Block / Engadget:
Nintendo's DS Lite launch party in New York — Wouldn't you know it, last night instead of going out and getting our social life on, Paul and I cruised over to Rockefeller Center to the Nintendo World Store for the official DS Lite launch event (it being the eve of June 11th and all).
Rob Hof / TechBeat:
Digg This: Soon, Not Just for Geeks Anymore — Digg, the collaborative tech news site, will soon branch out beyond geekdom. At a Web 2.0 panel at the eBay Developers Conference today, President Kevin Rose said that in the next month or so, the popular site—where people vote on stories submitted by others …
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CyberNet Technology News, Open (finds, minds …, Micro Persuasion, TechBlog and Make Money Online …
Fred / A VC:
Technorati Confusion — Over the years (my blogging years) I've had an up and down relationship with Technorati. — In recent times, it's mostly been up. Now that I've given up on Trackbacks, the Technorati link in the flare at the bottom of each post is my replacement for them.
Richard Siklos / New York Times:
Coming Soon (Maybe): Even More TV Channels — LET'S take a poll, couch potatoes. Raise your hand if you are excited about the possibilities of television multicasting. — We jest, of course. Chances are that only people who work as lobbyists or media executives have a vague notion …
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IP Democracy
Simon Burns / Inquirer:
Origami UMPCs are a disaster — Microsoft's mission impossible — MICROSOFT'S Origami Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) is looking like the company's biggest flop since Windows ME. Fortunately for Microsoft, it's not paying for this mistake, you are, if you buy one now.
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GottaBeMobile.com
Kathy Sierra / Creating Passionate Users:
Mosh Pit as Innovation Model — "Professionals" in any field come in two flavors: Knowledge Sharers and Knowledge Hoarders. The hoarders believe in the value of their "Intellectual Property"(IP). The products of their mind must be carefully guarded lest anyone steal their precious ideas.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / eWEEK.com:
Big Microsoft Brother — Opinion: Who wouldn't trust a company that hid built-in spyware on every Windows-based PC in the land? — It turns out that Microsoft's Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program is also keeping daily tabs on Windows users. Who knew?
Narendra / 30 Boxes:
30 Boxes Webtop! — Our latest toy is a slick new webtop that you can use as a starting point for your web apps and stay up to date on the latest updates (calendar and web stuff) from your buddies. — I love that fact that you can customize your background image.
