Donkey Kong at MIX08: Behind the Scenes- March 24, 2008 In the two weeks since our MIX08 event in Las Vegas, I've been asked many times about Steve Wiebe's attempt to re-claim the Donkey Kong world record at our TAO attendee party on March 5th, 2008. So, I thought I'd document what happened "behind the scenes" for those of you who may be curious. The story really began back in September, 2007 when a few of us at Microsoft had dinner with Steve at a local restaurant here in Washington. We're all fans of The King of Kong: A Fistful of...http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2008/03/23/donkey-kong-at-mix08-behind-the-scenes.a... MIX08 Show Off Winners- March 12, 2008 It's hard to believe that MIX08 is over. I was involved in so many aspects of the event that it seems like I attended in some parallel universe! At least I got to see many of you there. Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry for Show Off. Thomas and I weeded out the less inspiring entries and ended up with the 16 videos we showed on Thursday night. The room wasn't completely packed, but we had strong attendance, and our audience was pumped-up and supportive. It was great to hear applause...http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2008/03/11/mix08-show-off-winners.aspx What Does Sold Out Actually Mean- March 1, 2008 You&8217;ve probably heard that next week&8217;s MIX08 conference in Las Vegas is sold out. But do you know what that actually means Does it mean that we decided months ago to cap registrations at an arbitrary number of attendees Or perhaps we picked a mystical date Or a financial target Or the cynical among you might believe that &8220;sold out&8221; is just a way for us to create buzz around the conference. It might surprise you to learn that it&8217;s none of these. When we organize a...http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2008/02/29/what-does-sold-out-actually-mean.aspx |