Comments on: in glasgow

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 06:03:11 +0000

what do you think of tv titles sequences? asn sponsorship?

By: Andertoons

Andertoons — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:19:59 +0000

OK, correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t the very fact that an advertisement is telling you that all advertisments are misleading make the whole “blog truth” thing a lie as well?!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:52:45 +0000

One more thing that bothers me about Scoble's blog. A few months ago his comments section broke. It was causing very long load times on people's computers. As a result, he had to remove the part next to the comments where it tells how many comments there are. It seems somewhat half done and to me isn't representative of someone who is "the" blogger that represents MS. I'm probably not doing a good job of expressing my feelings about this whole topic, but I just don't feel as positive about it as you do. I guess that's ok.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 20:39:40 +0000

I've been reading Scoble's blog much longer than I've been reading yours. (I probably found out about yours from Scoble). Hugh, I'm baffled as to why you're so high on Scoble and blogs (espically Scoble's blog) as the next big thing. The only thing I can think of is that you're not reading the comments that people are leaving on his blog. It's always a zero sum(probably a negative sum). For everything positive Scoble writes, someone points out where he was wrong or 5 other negative things he missed. By the time you've read all the comments it's just a bunch of noise and you've forgotten what point he was making. Try as Scoble might, he can't get any momentum. Not Scoble's fault, he's trying to defend a company that too many people know its dirty laundry and are all too willing to point it out on his blog. I honestly don't see the benefits to MS coming from Scoble. Maybe you can point out something you see that I'm missing.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:29:18 +0000

Apple (at least its current incarnation) is about style. TV remains the best way to (try to) show a mass audience how cool you are.
Microsoft desperately needs to make sure that the smart developers with cool ideas develop (and know how to develop) those ideas for Microsoft platforms. Do that, and the mass audience will follow. Blogs are the best way to reach large numbers of smart developers.
If I’m correct, then a TV ad encouraging people to visit Microsoft’s blogs would be a colossal waste of money. The key audience–developers–would feel betrayed, and the mass audience wouldn’t get it.

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 03:25:07 +0000

Grendel…
(A) Scoble never said that. I just wrote it as an idea. That’s what happens when you write. You try things on, see if they fit. See if the seed takes root. Sometimes it fails. Sometimes it doesn’t.
(B) I’m interested in the idea of a TV commercial where the person advocates something he believes in, that is outside and larger than the company he works for.
i.e. I think tapping into “Universal Values” is more interesting than “Go Team” company-specific values.
© “Blogging is to Microsoft what iTunes is to Apple.” Agree? Disagree?
(D) Just throwing out ideas here…

By: grendel

grendel — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 02:08:30 +0000

“No advertisement will tell you the truth. But blogs will.“
The absurdity of this quote, by itself, is staggering. The fact that it comes from a Microsoft employee is priceless.

By: Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 01:24:49 +0000

Heh. I'd love to follow Duncan around for a day or two. I might get some ideas on how to improve the videos on Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com

By: Chris Campbell

Chris Campbell — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:05:58 +0000

Anything that could help Dave Mackenzie make another film would be good. Thanks to your pimping of the film I rented it last night and I’m also going to buy it. A great film that I loved. Thanks for the pointer. Buy him a pint for me in case I never get to meet him and thank him in person. Mailing a pint just isn’t the same.

By: Nathan Dornbrook

Nathan Dornbrook — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 07:24:00 +0000

You’re in Glasgow? Wow. I thought you lived in New York or Paris or London or L.A.
Actually, I thought you jetted between all four in between ridiculously high-paying PR gigs.
If you ever make it to Edinburgh, drop me a line. I’ve lurked on your blog for ages, trying to drink it in; I’d love to meet you.

By: Roland

Roland — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 06:01:17 +0000

If a person doesn’t know what a blog is, then saying “No advertisement will tell you the truth. But a blog will.” isn’t going to make her trust blogs (especially when said in an advertisment).
Secondly, Scoble is and always will be a marketing [insert word]. He doesn’t actually make microsoft’s products. So why should people turn to him, if they can see what the people, who happen to do some real work, are up to through their blogs.
Anyway, a ad like that wouldn’t put a human face on MS, it would put Scoble’s face on blogging.