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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 20h

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 4d

Making my way East for @collabdaysne.org (Oct. 17, 2025)! 🛫 The event is SOLD OUT and I'm looking forward to connecting in person with the best community in tech!

See ya this Friday! 👋🏻__🧔🏻‍♂️

Event agenda ℹ️ www.collabdays.org/2025-ne/

Looking forward to CollabDays New England in Burlington, MA; flying in from Seattle, WA.

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 12d

🆕 #KashBox article | Had some meta fun with #OneDrive *Audio overviews*, after listening to the latest #SyncUp podcast, “Audio overviews in OneDrive” — using Copilot to generate a ‘podcast style’ audio overview (mp3) from their full, written transcript. 👈👉🤖👈👉

open.substack.com/pub/kashbox/... 📄🔊

An AI-generated 'audio overview' of the SyncUp podcast episode "Audio overviews in OneDrive"

Using Copilot in OneDrive to discover more about the use of AI in OneDrive.

open.substack.com

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Sympraxis Consulting @sympraxisconsulting.com · 16d

Get Ready for #ExpertsLiveUS in New York! 🚀 On Oct. 10th, @julieturner.net and @sympmarc.com will be presenting: Extending Microsoft 365: Exploring the Art of the Possible and Does Information Architecture Matter Anymore?

Don't miss out on this 🔥 conference! www.communitydays.org/event/2025-1...

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 16d

🕵️ Remove the mystery | Create a SharePoint page that’s all “About you” to introduce yourself to your coworkers. 🆕 #KashBox article, “Who are you (at work)?”

Read how to, create your own, and share it 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/who-are-yo...

Who are you (at work)?

Remove the mystery for your co-workers. Introduce yourself by creating a SharePoint page that's all about YOU!

kashbox.substack.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 17d

West Coast, FTW!!! 🙌 Thrilled from East to West, North to South, on-premises to cloud, classic to modern! Thrilled all around. Thrilled to join @sympraxisconsulting.com!

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Vlad Catrinescu @vladtalkstech.com · 18d

SharePoint Showcase: Governance and Security Essentials for Admins in the AI Era | techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft... by the @mssharepoint.bsky.social team! #SharePoint

SharePoint Showcase: Governance and Security Essentials for Admins in the AI Era | Microsoft Community Hub

This month’s SharePoint Showcase comes at a pivotal time following our recent announcement of the new Knowledge Agent in SharePoint. We encourage you to...

techcommunity.microsoft.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 24d

Claude, meet Copilot.
Copilot, Claude.
🤖🤝🤖

Full details from Charles Lamanna (President, Business & Industry Copilot), "Expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot": www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

Expanding model choice in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Blog

We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding the models that power Microsoft 365 Copilot with the addition of Anthropic models.

www.microsoft.com

Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 25d

🤔 What it takes AND what @Microsoft is doing to push datacenters into the #AI era: blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09... by @ScottGu

"... one massive AI supercomputer ... interconnecting hundreds of thousands of the latest GPUs ... 10X the performance of the world’s fastest supercomputer."

Inside the world’s most powerful AI datacenter - The Official Microsoft Blog

This week we have introduced a wave of purpose-built datacenters and infrastructure investments we are making around the world to support the global adoption of cutting-edge AI workloads and cloud ser...

blogs.microsoft.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 25d

+ discover more about the new Microsoft 365 Copilot agents at aka.ms/HumanAgentTe...

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Enabling human-agent teams | Microsoft 365 Blog

Discover how Microsoft 365 Copilot’s new collaborative agents transform teamwork with AI-powered support in Teams, SharePoint, and Viva Engage.

aka.ms

Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 25d

✨ FULL demos of the collab #agents in @Microsoft365 #Copilot, brought to you by @MSFTMechanics. 🔟 mins covers:

🤔 Knowledge Agent in SharePoint
💬 Agents in Teams channels
🤖 Facilitator Agent in Teams
👥 Agents in Viva Engage communities

Watch now 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=biWy...

New collaborative agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

YouTube video by Microsoft Mechanics

www.youtube.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 25d

🆕 #KashBox article, "Level Up Your Microsoft 365 Skills" | 6️⃣ online and in-person skill-building resources (+ 1️⃣ bonus) -- durable, dynamic offerings designed to help you 'know thy skills and grow 'em!"
🤯📈

Have a look and share 📃 kashbox.substack.com/p/level-up-y...

Level Up Your Microsoft 365 Skills

Online and in-person resources that work for you.

kashbox.substack.com

Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · 28d

Guess what? I got a femur, and the only prescription is more cowbell! 🦴

A faceless cowbell, getting enthusiastically clanged by a giant femur bone.

Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Sep 16

#SharePoint 💝 #MSTeams | 🆕 #KashBox article, "Four content tips when working with *SharePoint in Microsoft Teams*"

Take a closer look at conversation + content:

1️⃣ Files
2️⃣ Lists
3️⃣ Pages
4️⃣ Agents

… all within Teams.

Read it now and share 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/four-conte...

Four content tips when working with SharePoint in Microsoft Teams

When people work together and get things done – there is less confusion between team members and the content they create.

kashbox.substack.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Sep 10

🆓 @susanhanley.bsky.social
+
🆓 @mkashman.bsky.social
@
🆓 @collabdaysne.org

🆓dom to learn, share, and mingle at no cost but time - time at a great event, with great people.

#SeeYouThere 🧔🏻‍♂️
#RegisterToday ✅

CollabDays New England @collabdaysne.org · Sep 10

✨ Two for the price of… NONE!? ✨

That’s right, at @collabdaysne.org, you’ll have the chance to learn from two industry titans, @susanhanley.bsky.social and @mkashman.bsky.social, in their joint session. Get ready to take your intranet to the next level! 🔥

Register free now: cdne.link/registration

Promotional image for Sue and Mark's joint session at CollabDays New England with event, speaker, and session details on the left and an image of downtown Boston on the right.

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Sep 3

Curious about #SharePoint page analytics? Suggested webinar today to learn more abt what they are, who can see them, what you can learn from them, and a teaser about how @MicrosoftViva Amplify kicks it up a notch for campaigns.

🗓️ Sept. 3 9:30 AM PT
📍 symp.info/AskSympraxis...

Learn about "SharePoint Site & Page Analytics for Site Owners" today, September 3rd, 2025, at 9:30 AM PT.

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 29

#Inceptacorn 🐿️

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks for sharing, Marc.

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 27

🆕 #KashBox article, "Crafting the #SharePoint experience with audience targeting" 🎯 Show the right content to the right crowd. A breakdown for how it applies to pages/web parts, navigation, and libraires/lists.

Read and share 📄 kashbox.substack.com/p/crafting-t... @mssharepoint.bsky.social

Crafting the SharePoint experience with audience targeting

Show the right content to the right crowd, in a targeted fashion. 🎯

kashbox.substack.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Disappear into the dunes. 🏜️
Mark tested, camel approved.

#Camelflage 🐫✨

Having a little SundAI fun. 🤖 📸

Original prompt: “Help me create a fun photo of a person in the Saharan desert wearing a camouflage outfit that has the pattern of camels all over it so the camels are the camouflage pattern so I can use it with a fun pun word: camelflage. And have a few camels walking in the distance.

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Martina Grom ⛅️ 🏃‍♀️ #bekind @magrom.bsky.social · Aug 22

#Governance & #Compliance in the age of #AI. Thx @runasradio for reinviting me to your show.
Tools like Microsoft #Purview not only help you secure data for M365 #Copilot - they can also monitor how Copilot is using data! #microsoft365 #SAM #SharePoint runasradio.com/Shows...

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 19

🗓️ Up next | "Ask @SympraxisC: SharePoint Audience Targeting" #Webinar🎯 - Talking about real impacts, what works, what doesn’t, & why it matters.

Aug. 20 12:30pm ET 📺 symp.info/Ask-Sympraxis
#AskSympraxis🤔

"May the odds (of targeting audience(s)) be ever in your favor" 🏹

a woman is holding a bow and arrow with the word hunger games on her arm

Alt: Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) from The Hunger Games drawing her bow and taking aim - Just like the SharePoint Audience Targeting feature.

media.tenor.com

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 17

Still one of the best, quickest ways to share a file as a link if it’s stored in Microsoft 365: #OneDrive mobile.

☁️💾📲🔗👐 #NoAttachments

Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 17

They say a future upgrade allows for 6 cats. 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛

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Mark Ka$hman @mkashman.bsky.social · Aug 17

Can you imagine the echoing click sounds when residents plug in for the night?

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