Blogosphere Shake Up - Microsoft's Top Blogger Robert Scoble Quits For Silicon Valley Podcasting
By pacificIT on June 11, 2006 - 2:34am
(Cross-posted from http://www.pacificIT.ca/article/136)
The undisputed top blogger in the world, Robert Scoble, has just made an announcement which will not only shake up the blogging world - but the whole tech world as well. He's leaving Microsoft to join a new Silicon Valley startup called PodTech.net.
I first met Robert at the Vancouver Northern Voice / Moosecamp blogging conference last February. My first words to him was that since we were both having a presentation at the same time, I might as well pack it up since I expected maybe 2 people would attend mine. He blew me away when he said he not only would be moving the time of HIS presentation, but was interested in joining mine. Man, what an ultimate compliment by the so-called "Microsoft blogging big shot" who was so close to Bill Gates. From that point forward I too was hooked on Scoble because I felt he really was, well... real.
Robert makes it very clear he has no reason to back-slam Microsoft or his other former colleagues. He views this simply as a "career move" which will no doubt leverage him to explore even more technology areas - as a Podcast Journalist (oooh, that's a new one!).
While the news flies through the Internet over the next few weeks, I'm really looking forward to connecting again with him at Chris Pirillo's Gnomedex 6.0 (after all, he came to this blog and said he's looking forward to seeing us there... I'm keeping him to his word!).
Congratulations Robert! You are now truly a respected entity in your own right. You don't need no stickin' Microsoft badges to get you in the door! The best of luck!
Enjoy,
Robert Sanzalone
Technology Evangelist
