Microsoft is on the hunt for 20 volunteer bloggers to help it hype Longhorn, the upcoming version of its Windows operating system. “Team 99” will be made up of Longhorn enthusiasts nominated by Microsoft community members, according to a company employee. “Microsoft can’t deal with millions of people all at once,” Microsoft employee Robert Scoble wrote on his blog, which is monitored by Microsoft workers and watchers alike. “It’s impossible to listen to that loud a crowd.”
Wanted: Pro-Longhorn Bloggers, Says Microsoft
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire May 5, 2005 08:55 AMMicrosoft is on the hunt for 20 volunteer bloggers to help it hype Longhorn, the upcoming version of its Windows operating system. “Team 99” will be made up of Longhorn enthusiasts nominated by Microsoft community members, according to a company employee. “Microsoft can’t deal with millions of people all at once,” Microsoft employee Robert Scoble wrote on his blog, which is monitored by Microsoft workers and watchers alike. “It’s impossible to listen to that loud a crowd.”