Microspotting isn’t about me, but there have been a few stories about your humble editor that have popped up in the news over the last month or so. I figured I’d share them as I’m recovering from my week at SXSW Interactive.

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Microsoft Studios offers advanced audio and video services that match any facility this side of Hollywood. An anniversary celebration is a chance for employees to see how it can fulfill their presentation needs.
By Laurie Rowell

In its 10 years as the headquarters for Microsoft Studios, Building 127 on the Redmond campus has hosted historic events such as Bill Gates retirement announcement, and a talk-show host known for his suspenders and his one-on-one interviewing format.

Back during the Y2K scare, “Larry King wanted to talk to Bill Gates on January 1,” explained Bob Palmer, group manager of Studios. “Larry does his show out of Chicago, so when he gave Bill the dates, Bill said, ‘No, we can’t do that.’” Instead, Bill proposed an alternative that unnerved the King contingent: that they do the show from Redmond. When the show’s producers came out from Chicago to see the setup in Building 127, however, they quickly arranged to broadcast the program from Microsoft Studios.

“At the end of the show, their staffers asked, ‘Can we just do the show here all the time? It goes smoother and we don’t have any issues, and it’s a lot nicer than what we’re used to back in Chicago,’” Palmer said.
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