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Nice Job, Bing: Android Now Less Interesting to Me

Posted on May 11, 2010May 11, 2010 By Bob Caswell 3 Comments on Nice Job, Bing: Android Now Less Interesting to Me

The Bing team today unveiled turn-by-turn directions for Windows Phones. Now for those that know me, you may know that I currently am using an Android phone (yeah, yeah, I work for Microsoft and use an Android phone; it happens). And one of the reasons specifically was for the free GPS app available via Google….

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Gadgets, Google, Microsoft, Tech News

Is 2010 the Year of Digital Books?

Posted on January 14, 2010 By Bob Caswell 1 Comment on Is 2010 the Year of Digital Books?

About three months ago, Microsoft Learning (where I work) released Microsoft Official Courses digitally for the first time (DRM-free, I might add). I can say that adoption of the digital versions of these courses has exceeded our expectations (even if it’s still too early to see where this is going exactly).

Coincidentally, the tech world has seemed especially excited about digital content these past three months (just check out my delicious feed specific to e-books). With dozens of new e-reader devices, new e-reader software, new content deals, Amazon Kindle sales records, etc. etc., are we gearing up for a year where digital books really take off?

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Microsoft, Tech News

What I’ve Been Working On…

Posted on October 9, 2009October 9, 2009 By Bob Caswell 1 Comment on What I’ve Been Working On…

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Facebook/Twitter have sort of replaced much of my blogging needs, but that’s a conversation for another day. The real excuse for not blogging that I wanted to point out today is what’s kept me busy at work. I work for Microsoft Learning as a product manager and wanted to share the latest news here:

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Microsoft, Tech News

Complainers Now Praising Microsoft

Posted on July 12, 2009July 13, 2009 By Bob Caswell 4 Comments on Complainers Now Praising Microsoft

microsoft_logo_2It’s a slow news day (should be, it’s Sunday) and good ol’ Mini-Microsoft has taken the top spot over at Techmeme. For those unfamiliar, Mini-Microsoft is an anonymous blogger and Microsoft employee who has been calling for radical change to happen at Microsoft for years. He (she?) has been quiet since the last round of layoffs but decided to share some praise today in a post titled “Microsoft Has Turned The Corner.”

From Mini’s blog:

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Google, Internet, Microsoft, Tech News, Web 2.0

Is This Twitter Making Money? I’m Not So Sure.

Posted on June 7, 2009June 7, 2009 By Bob Caswell 4 Comments on Is This Twitter Making Money? I’m Not So Sure.

superchirpMichael Arrington discusses what he thinks is a fantastic idea in his latest post “Paid Twitter Streams Are Here: Super Chirp.” So Super Chirp is this new third party service that allows Twitter users the ability to charge others for access to their direct messages (Twitter’s private messaging system). The idea is that celebrities could say their extra special stuff to people who pay for it!

Here’s what I said in a comment on the TechCrunch post:

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Internet, Media, Tech News, Web 2.0

Bing Is Live & Getting Unique Coverage

Posted on June 1, 2009June 1, 2009 By Bob Caswell 6 Comments on Bing Is Live & Getting Unique Coverage

bingMicrosoft’s new search engine (or “decision engine” as the Bing team calls it via their Twitter profile) is now live at Bing.com. Early adopters already had a chance to preview/review Bing last week. So this launch has left bloggers coming up with more creative ways of covering the release.

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Google, Internet, Microsoft, Tech News, Web 2.0, Yahoo

Twitter is the New Digg, Only This Time with Celebrities

Posted on May 9, 2009May 10, 2009 By Bob Caswell 10 Comments on Twitter is the New Digg, Only This Time with Celebrities

DiggSo after reading TechCrunch’s latest [lack of] news about Twitter, it hit me: Twitter is the new Digg. Remember Digg? Of course you do. It was such a simple concept. A “power to the people” take on news with user-submitted stories that anyone can share/discover/submit with the most popular stuff getting promoted to the frontpage. Once upon a time, before Twitter, it was the best thing since sliced bread.

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Internet, Media, Tech News, Web 2.0

New Uses for Twitter: Tweeting History vs. MTV Show

Posted on April 28, 2009April 29, 2009 By Bob Caswell 2 Comments on New Uses for Twitter: Tweeting History vs. MTV Show

TwitterBack when I originally reviewed Twitter (over a year ago), I asked the question: Is it a waste of time or extremely valuable? At the time, I had no idea it would take off like it has today. But now that it has, it seems to moving more toward “extremely valuable” and further away from “waste of time” (though I still think it’s kind of both).

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Internet, Media, Tech News, Web 2.0

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