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. I looked at my cell phone and I think there was a call from Om Malik that I ignored (sorry, Om, I didn't know you were calling about THAT). Then the email started coming in. Oh, crud. It was out.
The entire table pulled out geek gadgets. Treos. SmartPhones. Blackberries.
Tara Hunt was the first one to find the first story and read it to us.
I told Marc Canter, "sorry, gotta go" and paid for my dinner and called John Furrier and headed to his house to write a press release.
Don Dodge adds onto the hype, but he nailed a lot of why I'm joining a startup.
Oh, and folks over on Channel 9 are saying "it's dead." Not so, not so.
I wouldn't have left if I didn't think Channel 9 and Microsoft weren't in awesome hands.
Bill Gates, at his CEO summit a few weeks ago, bragged about Channel 9 and told the CEOs something like "if there's one thing you should do, it should be to build your own Channel 9."
Hey, I know a small startup in Silicon Valley that can help with that! 
Congratulation on the move…. did you know you are on the head line in the tabolid press in Norway today?: http://digi.no/php/art.php?id=307110
Congratulation on the move…. did you know you are on the head line in the tabolid press in Norway today?: http://digi.no/php/art.php?id=307110
[...] In contrast, after a weekend of buzz ,Robert Scoble’s next career move is featured in the Wall Street Journal. [...]
Congratulations on your biggest switch ever, but now your blog title should be “Scobleizer – PodTech geekiest Blogger”!
Congratulations on your biggest switch ever, but now your blog title should be “Scobleizer – PodTech geekiest Blogger”!
Congratulations, also the story has made it to the BBC here in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5070940.stm
Congratulations, also the story has made it to the BBC here in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5070940.stm
Congratulations. It will not take long to find that there is life after Microsoft. Naked Conversations inpired me to start blogging. I was a little late to the party, but so far no hangovers and am enjoying myself immensely. Good luck.
Congratulations. It will not take long to find that there is life after Microsoft. Naked Conversations inpired me to start blogging. I was a little late to the party, but so far no hangovers and am enjoying myself immensely. Good luck.
Can anyone recommend an MS focused blog that will go a small way to filling the large hole Scoble is leaving?
Can anyone recommend an MS focused blog that will go a small way to filling the large hole Scoble is leaving?
Congrats … I’ve not commented here before, but this seemed like a good enough time as any. Wanted to say that it sounds like an exciting transition for you and I look forward to reading along. Best Wishes.
Congrats … I’ve not commented here before, but this seemed like a good enough time as any. Wanted to say that it sounds like an exciting transition for you and I look forward to reading along. Best Wishes.
Yet another key indicator that information transmission speed and the ability to get connected directly with the news makers is undergoing massive shifts. Just picked the story on WSJ and good luck on the move.
Yet another key indicator that information transmission speed and the ability to get connected directly with the news makers is undergoing massive shifts. Just picked the story on WSJ and good luck on the move.
Good luck on your move, it will be interesting to see where the .com is in say 6 months, and/or if they sell out to another company.
Good luck on your move, it will be interesting to see where the .com is in say 6 months, and/or if they sell out to another company.
[...] The vaunted open source blog of Jason Matusow has not been updated since May 24. And Robert Scoble, the firm’s most recognized blogger, has left for a start-up. He leaves at the end of the month, but his blog has already moved. [...]
Wish you the best!
Now maybe PodTech.net could use .NET to keep their webserver online? =P j/k
Wish you the best!
Now maybe PodTech.net could use .NET to keep their webserver online? =P j/k
Hi Robert and Folks..!!
Take a look at my blog…shall we go for a drive in a Porsche Cayenne..!!
Jay
Hi Robert and Folks..!!
Take a look at my blog…shall we go for a drive in a Porsche Cayenne..!!
Jay
“I wouldn’t have left if I didn’t think Channel 9 and Microsoft weren’t in awesome hands.”
Shouldn’t that say “WERE in awesome hands”? =P
“I wouldn’t have left if I didn’t think Channel 9 and Microsoft weren’t in awesome hands.”
Shouldn’t that say “WERE in awesome hands”? =P
[...] Needless to say Robert didn’t cover his full bill, but now that he’s in a startup, we’ll sport it to him. Its not like Microsoft was paying him enough – as it was. [...]
[...] The Geeks on Saturday night Scoble blogging about his surprise on the turmoil he has created in the blogosphere [...]
[...] Via Scobleizer. [...]
[...] It’s funny that I posted the PlentyOfFish.com post not long before the Scoble-leaving-Microsoft announcement predictably blanketed Techmeme. Because reading Robert’s latest post about his decision made me think about the fundamental reason why ‘Web 2.0′ is (dare I say it) in bubble phase right now. It’s the exact same reason the Dot Com bubble occured – Page Views… which in this era leads to ads, but more on that in a minute. [...]
[...] How can you tell that blogging has gone mainstream? When a blogger leaves a company and the news is worthy of the Wall Street Journal homepage. In the world of blogging, few names conjure up superstar status like Robert Scoble. Word spread last week that Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft for a position with a Silicon Valley start-up named PodTech.net. The story made high page one headlines in the Wall Street Journal. [...]
[...] How can you tell that blogging has gone mainstream? When a blogger leaves a company and the news is worthy of the Wall Street Journal homepage. In the world of blogging, few names conjure up superstar status like Robert Scoble. Word spread last week that Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft for a position with a Silicon Valley start-up named PodTech.net. The story made high page one headlines in the Wall Street Journal. [...]