Today, Lilia Efimova, an PhD intern working for Microsoft Research wrapped up a project about blogging at Microsoft. She and I had a few conversations a few weeks ago, and hearing her present her findings today brought back my desire to keep this blog going. Lilia toplines some of her findings on her Mathemagenic blog. Very smart woman. Very interesting topic.
As I told her, I started blogging to stay closer to my customers, and through the experience of writing about my job, I found I had more to say about the way we work than the products we work on. I'm glad that there are those like Larry and TriXie who are carrying the torch for our products.
Even though I've been heads-down in planning for the launch of Xbox 360, I haven't lost the desire to hear from those that actually use our products. I continue to read (and forward) a lot of blog posts, and lately I've been downloading a lot of podcasts and listening to them on my Smartphone on the way into work (my favorites include Major Nelson, of course, and GeekSpeak Radio, DreamStation.cc and The Week in Games).
Recently, I've been asked to get a little more involved in our online PR efforts, and I'm looking for ways to make it easier for those who write about Xbox, Xbox games, and Games for Windows online to find information on our products. Thinking through all the options has reignited a desire to get this blog fired up.
Through it all, I still remain passionate about customer connection, brand marketing, management excellence, and a desire to cut through the crap and streamline processes. It's going to be verrrrry interesting to see where this blog goes over the next few months... (as long as it's somewhere!)....
"Oh, you're sure to [go SOMEWHERE] if you only walk long enough..."
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