A Shout Out to Friends and Communities

By: Grahm Skee on April 21, 2008 6:22 PM

Over the last week I had a chance to hang out in Seattle with a bunch of my blogging buds from various other web properties and communities across the internet related to mobile platforms, media centers, digital media, and all kinds of other super geeky and super fun stuff.

So below are a few pics of this journey and shout outs to my friends and their sites. I recommend bookmarking their sites or adding them to your RSS feed since I can tell you first hand they really possess a passion and deep understanding on what they write about (additionally they are a blast to hang out with).

Tyler Welch (Microsoft Community Consultant), Chris Leckness (MobilitySite, GotZune, AximSite, Tilt Site), Cesar Menedez (Zune Insider), Me (Anythingbutipod), Patrik Hefner (Zune Tracks, Ind-Music), Paul Colligan (Paul Colligan’s Web Plays), Jason Dunn *not the drummer from Hawk Nelson (Zunethoughts, DigitalHomeThoughts, PocketPCThoughts), Stephan Shipman (IWantAPinkZune, Ihaveazune), and Harvey Chute (Zunerama)

Other shout outs to some of the mobilityguys at a pregame we had as some random Seattle bar: Steven Huges (BostonPocketPC), Johan van Mierlo (BostonPocketPC, ProClipUSA), Mike Temporale (SmartphoneThoughts), Jack Cook (Experience Mobility), Eric Hicks, and friends.

Cesar (ZuneInsider) and I in the most cliche pose-for-a-camera shot you will ever see. Interesting fact: Cesar gets pain every time he says "Welcome to the Social".

Andrea "pinksage" Avellan (The Blue Skittle, GenerationZune), and Cesar in another classic camera pose.

Seattle, you have to love how green the city is.

Comments

Lawrence on April 21, 2008 10:49 PM

cesar looks short in those pics

Yeshai on April 22, 2008 1:15 AM

Are you a Microsoft MVP? or just a hang out?

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