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I was just reading my feeds and noticed (thanks Dare) that Microsoft have a new recruiting website called WhyWillYouWorkHere.com, in which they feature a video containing various comments from various Microsoft employees (one of course being Dare ;)) about working at Microsoft, more explicitly with the Microsoft Online Business Group (i.e. Windows Live and MSN). MSN and Windows Live deliver the most
Today marks a very special day for Apple Inc, as today is the 3oth Anniversary of the Apple II, the first ever personal computer to go on sale. 30 Years ago hey, that’s some time ago, I bet it wasn’t predicted that the Apple Brand would be where it was today in the year 2007. The Apple II (sometimes written as Apple
Microsoft’s Online Service Group (OSG) has recently appointed Cynthia Crossley as director of search and Jonathan Hulse as its new director of Windows Live after Phil Holden moved to the Mobile Group (still within OSG) where he will be helping out on Microsoft’s mobile marketing efforts, as well as focusing on their Mobile Live Services, Mobile Search and MSN Mobile. Cynthia Crossley has been at the
Just noticed that Issue 2 of Blogger and Podcaster is out for June 2007. About the Magazine: Blogger & Podcaster magazine is the industry’s first full fledged trade magazine. Our mission is very simple: Provide bloggers and podcasters with the information that will help them get rich and famous. Each month our editorial team and “A” list columnist provide news,
Remember Boo.com? Maybe? Maybe Not? depends on how long you’ve been around! 😉 Boo.com was a United Kingdom Internet company founded by Ernst Malmsten, Kajsa Leander and Patrik Hedelin that famously went bust following the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. Boo.com’s intention was to sell branded fashion wear over the Internet; however, after spending vast sums of its venture capital,
Not sure how many of you haven’t seen the interview Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg conducted with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the D5 (All Things Digital) conference on May 30, 2007. But here’s a bunch of text and video coverage links to the complete Bill Gates and Steve Jobs interview: Steve Jobs and Bill
Wow I knew there was going to be a story about me in my local newspaper the East Kent Gazette, but I did’nt expect it to be on the frontpage! :-O
Just heard from SFGate and Search Engine Land that Google the Mountain View search engine has outstripped Microsoft on two fronts, by becoming both the most visited Web site and the most valuable global brand. For the first time, Google has edged ahead of Microsoft as the world’s most visited Internet property. Online measurement firm comScore Networks found that Google had
Dane Glasgow, general manager for Windows Live Search, is leaving the company to work for various nonprofits and spend more time with his family, according to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley. Only last month did, Christopher Payne, VP of Windows Live Search, leave to start his own company. He was replaced by Satya Nadella, who had been heading the Microsoft Dynamics team
The following video is an excerpt from the 2007 Search Engine Strategies Keynote discussion between Danny Sullivan and Windows Live Chief, Steve Berkowitz. In this excerpt Steve Berkowitz explains that “it is not ever satisfactory not to be number one” in the search engine industry. He further explains that Microsoft’s first goal is to reach critical mass from an advertising