I’m physically ill after reading what happened to Kathy Sierra. Maryam and several others here at PodTech asked me about it and are concerned since the same sites that are attacking Kathy also mentioned me and Maryam. Maryam is really freaked out about it. So am I.
Scoble Still Loves Xbox, TabletPCs, Media Center, etc.
Liz Lawley wonders why I hyped up all things Microsoft when I worked there, but now don’t get excited anymore.
She missed that I was only talking about Internet stuff that goes in the Web browser, not stuff that Microsoft is more traditionally known for like Windows and Xbox and all that.
Scoble’s Corporate Weblog Manifesto
Rules to at least read and get to know better, blogging on any level means that you are claiming to be an expert in something, even if you are an expert in rambling about the iniquities of life.
People do read what you say, and they form an opinion of the company you work for, or even just you when they read your weblog/blog or other communications. If you are corporate blogging you are the window to the world, you are a direct representative of that company when you blog.
Searls and Scoble on What’s Wrong with Social Media
I recently ran a post that encapsulated the most current memes on Social Media – what it is, isn’t, and what it should be.
I also made a case for why Social Media should be classified as "Social Media."
Scoble’s Note to Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is right that unions are corrosive on the quality of our schools. Our schools are bad because we can’t get rid of bad teachers. But, it’s worse than that — Steve Jobs’ fix wouldn’t fix the total problem. Patrick’s Mom was a teacher for a while. She left for a variety of reasons, but partly because the pay is so bad for the work you put into that job.
Scoble Interviews Wikipedia
The Chairwoman of Wikipedia foundation, Florence Devouard, is interviewed on video by Nicolas Charbonnier and part of her speech at LIFT is online in the last third of his eight-minute video. On screen is a slide showing Wikipedia’s growth, which is one context behind why Wikipedia needs more funds/donations to keep up in the future. When your service is doubling every few months in near-exponential growth you need to think about how you’re going to pay for future servers and pay for more bandwidth.
Lessons In Linking With Robert Scoble
The fastest way to anger the collective hive-mind that is the blogosphere is not to link to it. The second fastest way to anger the blogosphere is to accuse others of not linking to it. The lesson there is that not linking is the unpardonable sin, and PodTech.net’s Robert Scoble stepped forward over the weekend to throw the first stone.
ScobleSearch: Search What Scoble Reads
If the mythology is accurate, you can’t keep up with Robert Scoble’s reading and blogging habits.
Is Scoble Wrong About Netflix?
Ahh, Netflix is doing online videos. But, this isn’t the Verisign thing I saw last week at CES. It’s streaming only. It’s Windows only. I don’t believe that it’s HD.
Scoble Sits with the Washington Post
I’m sitting with Dan Balz, political journalist for the Washington Post. He wrote this story of the events this morning.