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Dec 06  |  Jeff Moriarty said:

I’m in exactly the same boat, Josh! Maybe I’ll ask you questions, you ask me questions, and we’ll conduct a cross-Intel interview in the blogs.

Josh, what do you think Intel IT does soooo well that all the rest of the world should know about it?

Dec 06  |  Thatedeguy said:

Could you guys go over the information you have on the Laser Processors that Intel developed with UC Santa Barbara?
It would be interesting to get some quick peeks into the non-secret research that Intel is participating either solely or collaboratively.

Dec 06  |  Intel Wife said:

I would love to hear from employees with 20+ years with Intel. Those people who are close to the time when they have options at their disposal. What keeps them working for Intel. What drives them away. What challenges them after all this time. I have heard and read that there are those that appreciate those with lots of years of experience with Intel, but I have heard the opposite too, that long term employees don’t get the level of respect and appreciation they deserve.

Dec 06  |  Andy K said:

I want to IM with people (partners and customers — not my spouse or my softball team) outside my corporate firewall. Corporate IT says “no”. What are the dos and don’ts from an IT point of view to allow safe IM?

Dec 06  |  Sam said:

I’d like to read about what solutions Intel IT implements, and both the advantages and disadvantages.

I’d like an honest discussion about the things that Intel IT does poorly (without divulging corporate secrets of course) and what they’re doing to improve them.

Dec 07  |  steven e. streight aka vaspers the grate said:

It’s rather easy to know what to blog about each day, when you know your audience, or know how your company’s products benefit customers.

I usually have too many ideas, and have to sacrifice many intended posts for the one single day’s writing that will most benefit readers or most show off my expertise, to attract and gain new clients.

What is the purpose of this blog? What are the goals and intentions?

What do people not understand clearly about Intel, about computers in general, about social media, blogging, web design, enterprise networks, VPN, whatever you folks specialize in.

Mobile security? New web tools? Predictions of what the Next Big New Thing will be (David Berlind predicts it will be Tiny URL). Tips on Intel-related topics.

Give out practical How To advice. Go ask your Customer Service reps, your sales force, your Complaint Department for ideas on what to blog about.

What do your customers typically act all clueless about? What is the main thing you Intel guys wish the public understood better about Intel, the internet, net neutrality, blog discipline, etc.?

Dec 07  |  steven e. streight aka vaspers the grate said:

P.S. I want a search site engine on this blog, so I can type in a topic. Or type in my name and see all the comments I’ve posted here. Thanks.

Dec 07  |  Heath Buckmaster said:

i actually think we need a good geek blog. i’m talking about a down and dirty, nitty gritty, no management speak, geekalicious blog about stuff that joe user is interested in. i want to hear about gaming, i want to hear about video casting, i want to hear about how to geek out and build a computer that has the latest and greatest tech in it for use in my home.

i do a lot more than check email on my home computer - how can i tweak it to get the most totally groovily awesome video, sound, and interface…i’m talking about plug ins, add ons, tweaks, tricks, snickles and snackles that i can implement on simple old windows xp pro.

how’s that?

Dec 07  |  Micheil said:

Hey Josh. So, if you don’t know what to write, why are you doing this blog? I don’t ask as an interrogation, maybe as a rhetorical question as to what the goal of these blogs are/were. Most people write blogs because they have something to say. It sounds like you’re being asked* to write this blog.

I’ve read some of the other blogs and they have their moments, but really, you do ask a good question, one that should have been examined before starting this whole Intel blog collection: What are you people supposed to write about?

Good luck and I’ll be checking up from time to time! And… good job so far.

• • asteric - “asked” otherwise meaning “forced”

Dec 07  |  steven e. streight aka vaspers the grate said:

Here’s a zinger: what are the bloggers at the blogs of Intel competitors writing about?

Or: what is being written recently by Doc Searls, Robert Scoble, John Hagel III, Dave Winer, TechCrunch, Tech Dirt, Roblimo Miller, Chris Locke, David Weinberger, Jason Calacanis, O’Reilly blogs, ZDNet, TechRepublic, Fresh Meat, etc.?

Respond to something another tech blogger has written that sucks or shines.

I do that all the time.

In fact, some of my most popular posts are when I quote, in part or entirely, another blogger’s post, then add my running commentary in bracketed red type.

Lists are always popular. Also “12 Signs of Blog Psychosis”, “6 Fatal Web Design Errors”, “How to Increase Your Website’s Credibility”, “Hacking YouTube”, “Blogger vs. WordPress for Business Blogging”, etc.

Man, if I keep this up, I’m going to have to send you a bill for consulting. Heh.

Dec 08  |  Jin said:

A bit less self-promotion would be nice. What’s the point of having a blog here if you’re just going to point people over to all your other projects?

Dec 08  |  steven e. streight aka vaspers the grate said:

I don’t mind self-promotion as long as user/customer benefits are explained. Self-promotions mixed with tutorials, how to tips, lists of dos and dont’s, interesting compay anecdotes, self-parody, etc, that is okay.

Dec 08  |  Sean said:

Write about what makes Intel an innovator. Write about how the culture came to be. How it compares to other companies that are obvious comparisons (AMD, Microsoft, IBM), etc.

And as someone else said make sure you have a blog that has more of the technology factor as well.

One other thing I would talk more about is the history of things. Where did the given code names come from. Why is Jones Farm named Jones Farm anyway, etc. All that puts a more human side on the company and other companies (i.e. MS) have been doing that now for more than a couple of years succesfully.

Dec 09  |  steven e. streight aka vaspers the grate said:

Intel surely has a very unique, authoritative, and deep insight into the Future of Computing. Talk about that.

Talk about blogging issues: traffic, functionalities, site download speed optimization, SEO, comment spam prevention, comment moderation anecdotes, your policy about employess posting comments at non-Intel blogs, etc., from the Intel or from your own personal perspective.

Watch Scobleizer, Jason Calacanis, TechCrunch, Jared Spool, Tom Peters, Seth Godin, Debbie Weil, and other tech and marketing bloggers.

Tech topics, of course, but also business and marketing topics. After all, Intel is a role model and leader in so many aspects of both tech and business.

You should have way too many things to blog about, not a dearth.

:^)

Dec 12  |  Annie said:

Josh - I talk with a lot of companies about what I work on inside of Intel and a TON of folks are interested in wikis and blogs. Talk about the Intel Blog Ambassadors and the Intelpedia Distributed Editors. Maybe give a weekly update on that work? Other companies are still struggling with governance and oppositition to the lack of structure/openness that many people inside of Intel struggle with. You’re an amazing authority on the matter and I think people would love to hear it straight from Josh’s fountain of webby words… :-)

Jun 05  |  F. Felix said:

I am not sure if I am in the right section but I will jump in. Call me bias but as a small business owner, I cannot see myself selling anything other than Intel boards and processors. A nice feature for my customers is the updates provided from the Intel CD. I hope this continues to be the norm. One of my customers who is 96 years old tell me he does not have to search down the path of a black infinitive hole. All he does is place the CD in the CD-ROM and it is a go haven his board fully updated.

I need to have some more communications with Intel sales and marketing. In the last two years my biggest problem is that the Pentium D processor. It is one of my hottest selling items, but no matter what method I or any of the engineers use in building pc for our customers, we always receives complaints about overheating. I am currently running 4 test machines with the Pentium D and 3 of them are always running Hot. I am still pushing the Pentium D. It was my last orientation with Intel marketing and sales.

Lastly maybe I have not spent that much time with the Core 2, Core 2 extreme and quad processors but from the lack of request from my customers, and also from fooling around and pressing a few keys at larger businesses in the area the Pentium D 3.60 seems faster than some of the other newer processors. I have not conducted extensive scientific testing of these newer processors. The fact is that I really have not worked nor built many systems with them. All comments are appreciated from actual users. I hope to receive and invite from Intel to assist the staff and myself in marketing some of the newer processors. I have so many questions and I will like to have confidence in these processors so that I could educate my staff and offer them to my clients.

Frankie

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