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Brian Groth's Life at Microsoft

A technologist helping marketing and advertising

Microsoft and HSBC help startups

This too cool not to share: HSBC and Microsoft’s BizSpark program have partnered up to help...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 05/13/2009

At https://social.zune.net/links/ZuneLinks.aspx you can search for all sorts of entertainment and get...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/19/2009

Welcoming a new blogger

I work with Stephen Kennedy in London and he’s just started a new blog on MSDN. His first entry is...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/19/2009

Microsoft Technologies Available for Licensing

Back in May of 2005, I created a blog entry that listed the 20 technologies that Microsoft licenses....

Author: Brian Groth Date: 12/24/2008

The Cluetrain Manifesto

OK, the book is 8 years old now, but still has some very good marketing tips. Specifically,...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/25/2008

Transparency

Every once in a while I like to summarize my skills so I can remind myself of my strengths and...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/15/2008

Windows Live Announced

We just announced the next generation of Windows Live. You can read about it at the Windows Live...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/13/2008

Live Mesh in the real world

I took this photo with my phone yesterday while out walking the dog (Milo) and when I got home, it...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/10/2008

Manhole Covers, Part 2

A couple of years ago I wrote up “Why is a manhole cover round?” and got a few good comments on it....

Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/21/2008

Explore Windows Live

As I noted in my last blog post, there are new versions of the Windows Live clients available for...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/14/2008

New Windows Live products to download

If you didn’t already see it, you can now get the latest versions of the products I work with at...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/23/2008

I finally got my patent!

Suppose you are in a cafe and of course you have a laptop with you. All of the sudden, a little box...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 07/01/2008

About Brian Groth

For the time being, I will be using my MSDN blog as a sort of landing page about me. So to learn...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/11/2008

Windows Live product team blogs

The following is an updated list of product team blogs for Windows Live and related online products...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/05/2008

New blog for Windows Live in Europe

I now work on a team in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, & Africa) focused on Windows Live, MSN, and...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/03/2008

Brian Groth's Latest Marketing & Management Tips

Business and Marketing Leadership Tips Below are my blog entries that are related to leadership,...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 06/08/2007

Build apps without writing code: Popfly

Microsoft just announced Popfly and once it is available for everyone to use, we can all build...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 05/20/2007

Windows Live Hotmail Ships

The Hotmail team's blog says it all and you can also check it out before upgrading, Soon you will be...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 05/08/2007

Messenger: PC Client Version 8.1 / Mobile Client / Mobile Browser / Add-Ins / Online Help / Service...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 03/21/2007

Measuring Your Marketing

How do you know where to invest your marketing dollars, how much to invest, and if you are getting a...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/07/2007

Designing Cool Websites

Check out the Microsoft Expression Blend product to "create engaging web-connected experiences for...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 12/05/2006

Marketing 2.0 Manifesto

John Dodds has an interesting list of things to keep in mind if you are in any sort of role related...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/14/2006

Search for Management and Leadership Topics

Yes, I am playing with information from the Live Search blog regarding SiteOwner searches. Enter a...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/02/2006

Search My Blog - via a cool popup window

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Author: Brian Groth Date: 11/02/2006

Staying in Touch via Windows Live

So far, the following is working quite well for us to stay in contact with friends and family: Run...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 10/17/2006

London Calling

In a few days I will be wrapping up my duties in Redmond and Lorie (wife), Milo (dog), and I will...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 09/06/2006

Monitoring the Buzz

Cameron Olthuis offers a good list of things to monitor to track the buzz going on regarding your...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 08/18/2006

Busy with Windows Live products

I will mostly be focused on Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail, and Windows Live Spaces once...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 08/15/2006

Brands To Be Passionate About

I just skimmed through "Creating Passionbrands" by Helen Edwards and Derek Day and liked a few of...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 08/07/2006

Your Marketing Message

I recently skimmed through "The Ultimate Marketing Plan" by Dan S. Kennedy and "Full Frontal PR" by...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 07/20/2006

Organizational Change Management

For the last month or two I have been working on a project that has started to see the light of day,...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 07/13/2006

The Future of Marketing (is here now)

I just read three interesting marketing-related articles at www.strategy-business.com: The Future of...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 06/16/2006

Sun-Tzu and the Art of Business

I just did quick read of Sun-Tzu and the Art of Business and got some great points to keep in mind...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 05/11/2006

Send to Mobile

You have to check this out (it's cool, trust me): Go to...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 03/31/2006

Ultra-Mobile PC

This thing is amazing! It runs Windows XP (Vista once that ships) and all apps that run on Windows....

Author: Brian Groth Date: 03/09/2006

Business Acumen

I just read a good article at Strategy-Business.com called Sharpening Your Business Acumen. It gives...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 03/07/2006

Voice Regognition in Windows Vista

I can't wait! Chris Henley has a great video showing how voice recognition is built into Windows...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 03/05/2006

Executing on your Sales Strategy

I just ran across some interesting information that may help someone out there execute on their...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 02/04/2006

Customer-Sensing Capability Systems

You may have heard of this as Expert Systems, Decision Support Systems, Customer-Management Systems...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 01/26/2006

What’s in a good business plan?

As I spend Friday night watching The Magnificent Seven, which is based on the Seven Samarai I got to...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 01/21/2006

Leading & Motivating Others the Dale Caregie Way

Tonight on https://www.tailrank.com/, a link to "A Guide to: How to Win Friends & Influence...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 01/15/2006

Problem Solving, the McKinsey Way

The McKinsey Mind explains how McKinsey & Co. use a fact-based method of problem solving based...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 01/12/2006

Leadership Practices, Behaviors, and Commitments

I have been reading Execution and The Leadership Challenge, which both cover the practices,...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 01/08/2006

Request from a university student

I received a request today from William Prado to help drive people to a study he is doing that is...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 12/30/2005

All courseware from the MIT Sloan School of Management

Did you know that you can get the courseware for a variety of MTC courses online, for free? I can’t...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 12/30/2005

New approaches to sales and marketing strategies

When writing a business plan you of course need to think about your Marketing Strategy and Sales...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 12/29/2005

Tips for a good Business Plan

I’ve been thinking of turning a couple of ideas into actual business plans and seeing what becomes...

Author: Brian Groth Date: 12/26/2005

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