Reading Scoble’s blog about his departure from MS, I realize how pissy my ho-humming it in the previous post might seem. Robert’s earnest integrity, his unselfconscious self-absorbtion, his position as avatar of tech bloggers everywhere – all point to a more serious and credible context for this “one man leaves corporate gig for a well funded job with a small company” story. So for anybody who is heavy into Scobleism as a faith or a political practice, I can only apologize for my small and perhaps demeaning sense of the story.
As for Liz Lawley, I wish her nothing but the best!
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Thanks, Frank.
Unlike Scoble, I was at Microsoft on a one-year visiting researcher line while on sabbatical from RIT…and will be returning to teaching in the fall, as planned.
enjoying her medications administered concealed in rolled up thin sliced ham.
unlikescoble.
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Robert Scoble and Microsoft’s Blogging Policy
Legard and Scoble faced similar pressures. Superstar blogger, Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft. But, he still loves the company. “No one at Microsoft has complained to me about my views for a very long time. In fact, the harsher I