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Five things I love about Microsoft
19 December 08 11:03 AM
Giving -- As someone who does a lot in the community, I really appreciate the fact that Microsoft spends a lot of money each year to support those organizations where I volunteer. Whether it's matching my time with money, or matching dollar for dollar, Read More...
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Microsoft Answers beta
17 December 08 11:44 AM
I want to congratulate all of those who worked on getting a beta Microsoft Answers up and running. It's great to see the nice integration of social applications like Forums and Social Bookmarks in a very person centric view. What exactly is Microsoft Read More...
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Where's Brian redux
17 December 08 11:23 AM
A few months ago I posted about ways of finding me in between blog posts : First off is my del.icio.us account. This is where I tag a lot of things that relate to community and tech. Apologies in advance for the random political things that pop in now Read More...
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Community advisory boards help shape our future
10 October 08 11:24 AM
A few months ago, I was at the Norman Rockwell Museum and I ran across his " Four Freedoms " series again. I always enjoyed his work and am in awe of his ability to capture humanity in such a poignant manner. As such, in light of our recent community Read More...
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<I>Star Trek</I> and the future of the internet(s) courtesy of Microsoft's translation technology?
30 September 08 11:22 AM
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Genevieve Bell where she talked about the future of the internet(s). One of the points she raised was that that "There is now an end to the 'anglosphere'" on the internet. More languages, Read More...
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danah boyd is joining Microsoft Research!
24 September 08 10:58 AM
For years, one of my go to people for analysis of social network sites, youth and more is danah boyd . Like Dare , I've been a fan of her research for quite some time, and it's exciting to know that she will be joining Microsoft's Research team in Boston Read More...
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Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008 highlights
22 September 08 08:57 AM
This past week, I had the honor of going to O'Reilly's Web 2.0 Expo in New York City . Overall, it was a great event that allowed me to connect with some of the great minds in the industry in addition to learning a lot. Some highlights from the conference: Read More...
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Social Bookmarks v1 released
10 September 08 09:11 AM
A few months ago we previewed a version of Social Bookmarks that enabled technical professionals to: store urls of interest to you share them with others explore what others share Now we're ready to open it up even more. With the new release of Social Read More...
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More than bookmarks are coming to MSDN and TechNet...
31 August 08 04:26 PM
John recently wrote about the broader vision we've been working towards here for technical professionals. Rather than rehashing the whole thing, I encourage you to see what John has to say, and to stay tuned for these updates. With my passion around the Read More...
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Sara Ford publishes a book, changes lives
11 August 08 09:19 AM
One of my colleagues, Sara Ford , just finished her first book on Visual Studio tips and will be donating all author book royalties to create a scholarship fund at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for anyone living in her hometown of Waveland, Read More...
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Is love more powerful than the web?
11 July 08 04:10 PM
With two high profile product launches being a bit bumpy ( here , here ) I can't help but wonder if the all of the love for their products (and the spread of love via social networks) is causing strain on the underlying infrastructure. Course, from a Read More...
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Thanks Bill!
27 June 08 07:55 AM
I don't know if Bill's actual last day will be like the video below, but I'm sure it will be memorable. Thanks for all the insights, vision and humor all these years. I look forward to seeing all of the wonderful things that he'll be doing at the Bill Read More...
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Notes on "The MAIN model for understanding tech effects on credibility"
26 June 08 12:06 PM
I recently ran across a fascinating paper in MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning by S. Shayam Sundar titled, " The MAIN Model: A Heuristic Approach to Understanding Technolgy Effects on Credibility ." Given the work that we're doing Read More...
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Recognition / Reputation one more time
12 June 08 02:56 PM
I seem to be on a recognition kick lately. In addition to running across the reputation patterns the other day, I just ran across a great presentation by Bryce Glass on getting started with reputation systems. Again, I personally think the notion of reputation Read More...
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Time travel with Social Bookmarks?
12 June 08 02:49 PM
Some people have visual memories. Others say that smell is the strongest stimulation for memory. For me, I can remember the context in which a particular event occurred. More specifically, I can often remember what I was doing, where I was, and all of Read More...
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