The .NET Sweatshop (v2)

"My life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can." - George Bernard Shaw

Yet another blog post about Facebook

Has any company garnered as much attention in such a short-term as Facebook? Yeah, you can suggest...

Author: SandyK Date: 07/20/2007

The Customer Isn't Always Right

The business mantra for years has always been "The Customer Is Always Right". I recall reading...

Author: SandyK Date: 07/12/2007

Rumsfeld's Dilemma and the Community Cure

When I talk about the value of community for developers, I've been known to quote what I've come to...

Author: SandyK Date: 04/23/2007

Microsoft Community Applications and Services: The Next Wave

We hear a lot of feedback about how the forums and blogs should work. And I mean A LOT. Whether it's...

Author: SandyK Date: 04/18/2007

The Death of the Smart Client is Greatly Exaggerated

I was watching a great presentation recently from a Berkeley professor who came to speak to a bunch...

Author: SandyK Date: 03/30/2007

Thank You Teamprise!

While CodePlex has had a pretty good run, we've gotten some flack for having only offering Team...

Author: SandyK Date: 03/21/2007

An Ode To GotDotNet

About two years ago, I stepped into this role with a primary responsibility being to help get...

Author: SandyK Date: 02/21/2007

Oh Boise! My Second Code Camp

Last weekend, four developers from my team and I headed over to Boise, Idaho for my second code...

Author: SandyK Date: 02/13/2007

Microsoft: Open 24 Hours

I've always joked to my wife that if I wasn't married, I'd probably get a cot and sleep at Microsoft...

Author: SandyK Date: 01/11/2007

Tag, You're It!

Bob Rebholz, our resident Group Product Manager and all-around sharp guy, just got back from the Web...

Author: SandyK Date: 11/10/2006

'What The Heck Is He Doing Here?'

For the last few weeks, I've been spending one day a week sitting in the shared workspace that...

Author: SandyK Date: 10/24/2006

Gravediggers

I was taking a look at the latest news around CodePlex recently and I started noticing a fascinating...

Author: SandyK Date: 10/10/2006

My name is Sandy and I am a Wikipediaholic

When I was much younger, I used to pepper my dad with constant questions about how things worked or...

Author: SandyK Date: 08/23/2006

Hey Zealousy - Reprise

As I was going through my Inbox, I spotted a comment to my blog that seems especially connected to...

Author: SandyK Date: 07/31/2006

Hey Zealousy

(title is a reference to an old Gin Blossoms song--if you remember it, that makes you old) A couple...

Author: SandyK Date: 07/28/2006

CodePlex: The XBox for Community Developers

I once blogged about "Glory and Danger" and the idea of taking on GotDotNet. One of the things I...

Author: SandyK Date: 06/30/2006

Scoble is out of here, but Microsoft bloggers are here to stay

A lot of people are making a pretty big deal about Robert Scoble’s departure. Not just bloggers, but...

Author: SandyK Date: 06/14/2006

What has Jim Newkirk been up to?

I remember reading someone posting a comment to a blog saying that Microsoft hired people like Jim...

Author: SandyK Date: 05/16/2006

Now I have a Microsoft Cube to go along with my Apple Cube

I just saw this post from Korby Parnell about getting the famous Microsoft "Patent Cube". As Korby...

Author: SandyK Date: 04/27/2006

Talkin' Baseball

So Forums wouldn't be Forums without three really passionate guys: Justin Grant, Josh Ledgard, and...

Author: SandyK Date: 04/27/2006

Forums, Community Code, and The "Tyranny of Or"

I really love our Forums. Any community is subject to Metcalfe’s Law where the power of the network...

Author: SandyK Date: 04/17/2006

Communities and the stickiness of Q&A vs. T&O

So Josh Ledgard and I have been having a discussion around what makes a sticky community experience....

Author: SandyK Date: 03/31/2006

Indentured Servitude at Microsoft?

Does anyone notice how people love to predict the demise of Microsoft? It’s a series of Chicken...

Author: SandyK Date: 03/24/2006

Ode To An Irish Samurai

Taking over GDN was a decision I made about a year ago in a NYC hotel room on a Smartphone just...

Author: SandyK Date: 03/08/2006

OpenOffice ads and suggestions for future Sun ads

I’m sitting on the bus right now and I see a bunch of ads for OpenOffice,org. I suppose putting ads...

Author: SandyK Date: 02/24/2006

Brokecode Mountain: My Days on the "Frontline"

I spent the last week down in Las Colinas, Texas working with their PSS engineers on ASP.NET cases....

Author: SandyK Date: 02/14/2006

Sharing Our Progress

As my role has expanded with the Microsoft.com team to cover different community properties, it has...

Author: SandyK Date: 02/07/2006

Not Invented Here? So What?

During my paternity leave, I found myself with a lot of time by myself. Don't get me wrong--I spent...

Author: SandyK Date: 01/16/2006

Back To The World of Microsoft.com Communities

Wow. It has been a long time since my last post. I've never gone an entire month without blogging...

Author: SandyK Date: 01/10/2006

Ward Moves On

During my time at Microsoft, I have had the chance to meet some really amazing people. This was...

Author: SandyK Date: 10/19/2005

Projects Coming Back

Having spent the better part of the last 7-8 months working with a dedicated team to revive...

Author: SandyK Date: 10/08/2005

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