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Is a muzzle being tightened around Microsoft bloggers? | |
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| Time: 15:18 EST/20:18 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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As we move towards a new year it may turn out that we look back fondly on on the pre-2008 years as the Robert Scoble years of Microsoft transparency via the world of blogging. Because if what is being talked about now - or rather not being talked about - within the hallowed halls of Redmond there is a PR muzzle being readied to make sure any news coming from Redmond follows the company line. In a follow up to posts by Mary Jo Foley and Kevin Yanks about the deafening silence that seems to be surrounding anything to do with Internet Explorer 8 Long Zheng has a post describing a new position being created within Microsoft being billed as as a highly strategic role. The position - Director of Windows Client Disclosure - means that everything; whether it be PR pieces or blog posts that has to do with Windows 7, Vista, XP and related products, has to go through this Director’s office | ||
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