News that Robert Scoble is leavng Microsoft, is indeed quite a story. He’s been a huge influence to many of us, because his posts were candid, philosophical, and sharp in a world where a lot of puffery gets far too much credit and buzz. (If you haven’t read Naked Conversations, the book he co-authored with Shel Israel, go beg, borrow or steal a copy.) Listen to him, for instance, interviewed on his move, about moving towards the ‘fast slope up.’

Speaking of the Scoble-effect, his new employer says its site crashed and was down for an hour yesterday, when news got out that Microsoft’s most famous employee was joining them.

Good luck Robert. You give all writers, blogggers and communicators something to be proud of. Looking forward to your PodTech posts.