Category Archive: microsoft

Mac ads are getting a bit old…and bitter

I actually generally like the Justin Long/John Hogdman “I’m and Mac/I’m a PC” ad campaign ads – they can be reasonably funny, and frankly it’s fun to see such a classic rivalry between two companies get the direct... Read more...

Remix!

It’s amazing what some simple beeping can do to completely change the tone of a video. (from Mashable via TechFlash) In case you aren’t familiar with this, apparently this is a how to video on throwing through own Windows 7 launch party. ... Read more...

Who owns social media within the enterprise?

Marty Collins from the Windows team at Microsoft has a nice post discussing which teams within your organization should be driving social media – marketing? Support? PR? Others? In it, she focuses on what I agree is the critical question –... Read more...

SMC Seattle – A visit back to the old haunt for me

The Social Media Club Seattle meetup last night was a packed house, and a bit of a trip down memory lane for me as I got to poke around Microsoft campus again (I left almost 2 years ago, only been back three times!). Congratulations to Chris Heuer, ... Read more...

When your product goes accidentally viral

What in the name of Billy Idol was that, you may ask? A version of Idol’s classic White Wedding remixed via Microsoft SongSmith into, well, a whole new kind of “classic.” The UK’s Telegraph explains it nicely, (for more post... Read more...