Difference between revisions of "Robert Scoble"
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Scoble joined Microsoft in 2003 as part of the Channel 9 MSDN Video team, producing videos that showcased Microsoft employees and products. While promoting Microsoft products like Tablet PCs and Windows Vista, Scoble also frequently criticized his own employer and praised competitors. His blog offered an unusual level of access, including accepting comments from readers, and publishing his cell phone number inviting people to contact him directly with issues. He helped Microsoft appear less evil to the independent software developers that were his core audience. In February 2005 he was the first person to be called the newly-coined term "spokesblogger." | Scoble joined Microsoft in 2003 as part of the Channel 9 MSDN Video team, producing videos that showcased Microsoft employees and products. While promoting Microsoft products like Tablet PCs and Windows Vista, Scoble also frequently criticized his own employer and praised competitors. His blog offered an unusual level of access, including accepting comments from readers, and publishing his cell phone number inviting people to contact him directly with issues. He helped Microsoft appear less evil to the independent software developers that were his core audience. In February 2005 he was the first person to be called the newly-coined term "spokesblogger." | ||
| − | In 2006 Scoble announced he was leaving Microsoft to join Podtech.net as vice president of media development. | + | In 2006 Scoble announced he was leaving Microsoft to join Podtech.net as vice president of media development. At Podtech he produced the [http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow Scoble Show]. In early 2008 he left PodTech and joined Fast Company, where he launched FastCompany.tv with two shows. The first was FastCompany Live, which was done totally on cell phones. The second, ScobleizerTV, was similar to his previous show on PodTech, only with better equipment and a camera operator. FastCompany laid Scoble off in March 2009. |
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He currently works for Rackspace and is building a community for people fanatical about the Internet called Building 43. | He currently works for Rackspace and is building a community for people fanatical about the Internet called Building 43. | ||
