By now most of the blogosphere has heard that Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft to join PodTech. This is pretty big news (as evidenced by the coverage it is getting even in my limited blog reading circles). I think that Microsoft really owes Robert a great big thanks for the way he managed to help the company mount a big turn around in how it is perceived in the tech community.
The King is Dead, Long Live the King!
Someone has to ask the question. Who is going to replace Robert? Microsoft is probably thinking who they are going to use to replace the void left with Roberts departure. The interesting thing is that I think that the intersection of the tech and blogger communities will decide who it is.
My vote would be Frank Arrigo. Frank heads up the DPE team here in Australia but he is so well connected after a 15+ years at Microsoft that he knows what is going on before most people.