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><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; podtech</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/podtech/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <description>News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>&#xA9; </copyright> <managingEditor>chris@pirillo.com ()</managingEditor> <webMaster>chris@pirillo.com()</webMaster> <category></category> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author></itunes:author> <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name></itunes:name> <itunes:email>chris@pirillo.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>No</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <image> <url>http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>Chris Pirillo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <item><title>Scoble is Leaving Microsoft</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/scoble-is-leaving-microsoft/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/scoble-is-leaving-microsoft/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2006 04:08:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[breaking-news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[front-page-news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[newsflash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[podtech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scoble]]></category><guid
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Yeah, it&#8217;s 100% true. <a
href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/">Scoble</a> is heading to <a
href="http://www.podtech.net/">PodTech.net</a>. This is <a
href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/06/10/correcting-the-record-about-microsoft/">front page news</a> if I&#8217;ve ever heard of it &#8211; and half the blogosphere won&#8217;t find out until Monday, most likely. Congratulations, Robert. ;) The blogosphere is already abuzz with speculation and discussion:</p><blockquote><p><a
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href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/">Scoble</a> is heading to <a
href="http://www.podtech.net/">PodTech.net</a>. This is <a
href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/06/10/correcting-the-record-about-microsoft/">front page news</a> if I&#8217;ve ever heard of it &#8211; and half the blogosphere won&#8217;t find out until Monday, most likely. Congratulations, Robert. ;) The blogosphere is already abuzz with speculation and discussion:</p><blockquote><p><a
HREF="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/06/robert-scoble-l.html" href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/06/robert-scoble-l.html">Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft for a Silicon Valley startup</a><br
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