Nick White

BuzzCorps wins 2008 Wommie!

Congratulations!

To Chris Aarons, Geoff Nelson and , Nick White on winning this august award.

I have just heard that BuzzCorps, that innovative Social Media marketing firm, has won the 2008 Wommie Award from the Word of Mouth Marketing Association....(read more)

AMD Tech Day 2008: Conclusion

This very informative opening of the kimono by AMD shows the strength of their pipeline, and the confidence they feel in whatever innovations and products they are working on.

All that is left is for them to execute! Hopefully, without any hobbling by their rival, Intel.

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(This is a reprint from the July 2008 issue of The Interlocutor)

Extra! Extra!! (Ultimate) Extra!!!

Turns out, the reason why the Windows Ultimate team had been quite was that they were working on improving DreamScene and the 20 remaining language packs.

While it is refreshing to note that there has been work going on in the background, it must be the worst PR stance of all for the team to keep quiet.

For goodness sakes, the last entry in the Windows Ultimate Extras team blog, prior to today's announcement, was in, get this, February.

Yes, February 7th of 2007!

Are you freakin' kiddin' me?

For all who spent the vig to get the Ultimate, pun intended, Windows Vistatm version, this is all you guys could do?

For shame!

If you can read a memo or fishwrap daily, you can blog weekly.

At least, blog a placeholder weekly letting people know that there is movement on their prized purchase, and that they are not floundering in the proverbial wind.

How do you keep users excited and hold their attention without any information?

How?

Inform your constituency!

Period!

The following teams at Microsoft are also guilty of the same information drought:

  • Windows Live 'Orbit': last post April 12, 2007,
  • Windows Deepfish: last post, March 28, 2007

Get with it, guys!

From the Windows Vista Team Blog. Thanks, Nick.

Live Search Gadgets

Nick White has disclosed the public unveiling of the Live Search Traffic Gadget and the Live Search Gadget

Folks, this are invaluable items.

I use the Live Search Traffic gadget whenever I'm in LA for traffic info as you know how free the freeways in Los Angeles are.

Download here and here.