I know I haven't been posting as much lately, and for that I apologize. As of late, I have been distracted with a project that I haven't been able to talk about. Fortunately, it has officially launched, and I can take the wraps off something I'm very excited about.
AMD has been wanting to reach out to influencers for a while now, and had been looking for software to let them do it. A couple months ago, I approached them with an offer to implement their idea using Community Server 2007 to connect with influencers, and they decided to move forward. With the generous help of my friend Long Zheng, who did almost all of the design work, I've been working with AMD to craft a website that would make it easier for the web's best influencers to interact more effectively with AMD. It's a project that Chris Aarons started before he left to start BuzzCorps, and AMD's Scott Carroll has taken over. Scott is the main contact for the site, but I'll be giving him a hand while the site ramps up.
So it is my pleasure to announce that AMD Unprocessed is now taking nominations to join up. Check it out at http://unprocessed.amd.com. The people at AMD are really excited about this, and I can say from personal experience that they're really "getting it" when it comes to getting involved in "the conversation". They're probably going to make some mistakes, but work with them, because they really want to build great relationships with people so they can improve their products.
Just so that there is no misunderstanding, AMD Unprocessed is an official AMD initiative, it's not an independent enthusiast site like Windows-Now.com.
For me, this is part of a larger plan to finally spend my time doing what I love, which is working with the blogosphere. I'm kind of tired of building applications from scratch, and I need a change. So my company is changing gears to do full-time consulting around Community Server. Telligent Systems has solutions for at both ends of the pricing spectrum when it comes to Community Server design, deployment, and hosting. However, they have virtually no mid-range options, which IMO leaves the market underserved. So I intend to fill the gap by providing solutions for medium to large companies with communities that serve 1-50M page views a month. I'll have more details on that in the coming weeks, but if you want to learn more, I'll have details up on InterscapeUSA.com in a day or so.
All of this means that Windows-Now.com will be getting an overhaul here in the hear future, among other things. In the next few weeks I'll have a couple other projects come online that will also be very exciting. Stay tuned!