I have a lot to post and will get things rolling today. Meantime, this from Dave Winer caught my eye:
Chris Pirillo says it's "100 percent true" that Scoble is leaving Microsoft and joining Podtech (PodTech.net). … Scoble really is a big generous guy, but not when he's in such a large stifling organization. When he finally decided to leave, it's as if a huge weight came off him, and all of a sudden, the old Scoble is back. … It's too bad Microsoft couldn't bend more. I know that sounds arrogant, but I'm not modest about the changes brought about by blogging, RSS, podcasting, unconferences, etc. I've said it before, it's not possible for Microsoft to embrace and extend this time, yet that's how they're playing it. It's more likely to happen the other way, RSS will embrace and extend Microsoft, but I guess Microsoft is going to put that day off even further into its future. It's already way late to acknowledge that the ideas that are shaping technology aren't coming from Redmond, they aren't even coming from companies.
A person like Scoble can have enormous influence just by adopting some very simple ideas. It's the ideas that have power.
Robert's take on all this is ... ahem, somewhat different and should be read!
Best wishes to Robert and Maryam — hope to see you at Reboot next year, if not before.
The bit of Dave Winer's post which stays with me most?
… the ideas that are shaping technology aren't coming from Redmond, they aren't even coming from companies.
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