Microsoft launches "10" daily videocast

by Jordan Running Mar 13th 2006

Legitimate media outlet or info-mercial-tainment? That seems to be the question swarming around Microsoft's "10" like so many black flies. 10 is a daily videocast with an unGoogleable name and one has to squint a bit—but not much—to figure out that it's coming direct from Redmond. Hosted by ex-TechTV hosts Tina Wood and Laura Foy, 10 is "for people who want to use technology to change the world" and features videos "highlighting people, their passions and often the technology they are using." Today's video is about indie Internet radio station KEXP, and about one minute in is when you'll hear the testimonial for Microsoft's IIS and SQL Server. No smoking gun, to be sure, but I'm not holding my breath for them to feature some great site built on a LAMP stack. As a side note, if you load the site in Internet Explorer you're served WMV videos, but if you do it in Firefox you'll get H.264. Hmm.

[Via Digg]

Tags: 10, advertising, Laura Foy, microsoft, on10, Tina Wood, vodcast

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cameron Clayton said 9:23PM on 3-13-2006

Um wrong, those are ex-G4tv hosts, and never worked for TechTV.

Jordan Running said 10:23PM on 3-13-2006

Well, that's what I get for not watching more TV.

Franklin said 11:44PM on 3-13-2006

I'd hit it (them).

mang said 1:56AM on 3-14-2006

That was a waste of 5 minutes... last video I watch over there.

L'Emmerdeur said 11:05AM on 3-14-2006

Is there some unwritten rule that geeky girls have to have hair reminiscent of rat fur?

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