Steve Clayton
@stevecla.bsky.social
Digital anthropologist, occasional Chief Storyteller for Microsoft, AI tinkerer. British cultural envoy in Redmond, LFC fan. Novice snowboarder....novice at life.
Ahhh, the smell of ink on paper...📖
Microsoft has created its own print magazine. Signal will be issued quarterly, and I sat down with its creators to find out why Microsoft now has a magazine. My latest Notepad 📒 issue covers this and more, live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
Why Microsoft has created its own print magazine
Signal is Microsoft’s new magazine
www.theverge.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ahhh, the smell of ink on paper...📖
Print is dead. Just don't tell Microsoft.! 🦋
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Print Is Dead. Just Don’t Tell Microsoft.
A tech giant joins the magazine resurgence.
www.cjr.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Print is dead. Just don't tell Microsoft.! 🦋
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
a great primer on NLWeb from Microsoft #MSBuild news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
Introducing NLWeb: Bringing conversational interfaces directly to the web - Source
news.microsoft.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
a great primer on NLWeb from Microsoft #MSBuild news.microsoft.com/source/featu...
Corporate storytelling goes analog www.axios.com/2025/05/15/m...
From Costco to Hinge, corporate storytelling is heading back to print
This month, Microsoft will publish its first-ever print magazine, called Signal.
www.axios.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Corporate storytelling goes analog www.axios.com/2025/05/15/m...
nicely done, Nike. 🏌️♂️
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Instagram
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April 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
nicely done, Nike. 🏌️♂️
www.instagram.com/p/DIZ6mEXS7-N/
www.instagram.com/p/DIZ6mEXS7-N/
weclcome to the age of "blanding" www.linkedin.com/pulse/friday...
The Friday Thing #881
What a whirlwind week..
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February 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
weclcome to the age of "blanding" www.linkedin.com/pulse/friday...
another reason to switch (if you have not already) to the best mobile email client on the planet. yes, I am biased. www.theverge.com/news/612853/...
Microsoft Outlook’s new minimize button makes mobile emails much easier
Task switching just got easier on Outlook mobile
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February 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
another reason to switch (if you have not already) to the best mobile email client on the planet. yes, I am biased. www.theverge.com/news/612853/...
will come back to bluesky when my entire feed is not filled with TikTok commentary.
January 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
will come back to bluesky when my entire feed is not filled with TikTok commentary.
It turns out you can learn a lot from a 188 year old luxury business. www.linkedin.com/pulse/friday...
The Friday Thing #877
Lots of interest in the trend forecast agent from last week - thanks! The Friday Thing 877 is about a podcast. A really, really long podcast.
www.linkedin.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It turns out you can learn a lot from a 188 year old luxury business. www.linkedin.com/pulse/friday...
"The learning improvements were striking—about 0.3 standard deviations. To put this into perspective, this is equivalent to nearly two years of typical learning in just six weeks"....
New randomized, controlled trial by the World Bank of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. Six weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions.
And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.
And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.
January 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"The learning improvements were striking—about 0.3 standard deviations. To put this into perspective, this is equivalent to nearly two years of typical learning in just six weeks"....
I heard that Apple was working on a car but didn't realize they had invented a time machine 😀https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27zwp7jpxo
Apple Intelligence falsely claimed Luke Littler had already won
An AI-generated notification says the teen has won the tournament before the final is even played.
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January 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I heard that Apple was working on a car but didn't realize they had invented a time machine 😀https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27zwp7jpxo
Finger wagging at the ref in football should be a yellow card offence 🟨👋⚽
December 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Finger wagging at the ref in football should be a yellow card offence 🟨👋⚽
Based on my last post, I decided to cook up a quick Darts Name Generator. Give it a spin 🎯🤪
chatgpt.com/g/g-6769b90f...
chatgpt.com/g/g-6769b90f...
ChatGPT - Bullseye Banter
Generates witty darts player nicknames with user input.
chatgpt.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Based on my last post, I decided to cook up a quick Darts Name Generator. Give it a spin 🎯🤪
chatgpt.com/g/g-6769b90f...
chatgpt.com/g/g-6769b90f...
Have attended a PDC or two in the past but just to confirm I am not moonlighting 🎯
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www.bbc.com/sport/darts/...
December 23, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Have attended a PDC or two in the past but just to confirm I am not moonlighting 🎯
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www.bbc.com/sport/darts/...
Seek out the artisans. A good approach for more than just fashion. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...
A thought-provoking piece from Katharine K. Zarrella
A thought-provoking piece from Katharine K. Zarrella
Opinion | Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral
Luxury brands have triggered their own death spiral by selling overpriced, overexposed and lower-quality products.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Seek out the artisans. A good approach for more than just fashion. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...
A thought-provoking piece from Katharine K. Zarrella
A thought-provoking piece from Katharine K. Zarrella
Last week in Redmond, WA we celebrated the launch of No Prize for Pessimism, by Sam Schillace, Deputy CTO at Microsoft. It's our first title for 8080 Books. Thanks to all who came along to support the launch and smell the book at Bricks and Mortar 😃 #AI aka.ms/8080
December 15, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Last week in Redmond, WA we celebrated the launch of No Prize for Pessimism, by Sam Schillace, Deputy CTO at Microsoft. It's our first title for 8080 Books. Thanks to all who came along to support the launch and smell the book at Bricks and Mortar 😃 #AI aka.ms/8080
"We fully deserved to win the game" says Arteta. Yes, but you didn't.
December 14, 2024 at 5:55 PM
"We fully deserved to win the game" says Arteta. Yes, but you didn't.
I'm proud of this work with @uscannenberg.bsky.social. We partnered with them for a 2nd year on the Relevance Report: AI Activated. Tons of goodness in here on practical applications of GenAI to the business of Comms. #AI #Comms
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issuu.com/uscannenberg...
December 3, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I'm proud of this work with @uscannenberg.bsky.social. We partnered with them for a 2nd year on the Relevance Report: AI Activated. Tons of goodness in here on practical applications of GenAI to the business of Comms. #AI #Comms
issuu.com/uscannenberg...
issuu.com/uscannenberg...
"At which point Haaland’s line of vision was interrupted by that familiar figure in red, reaching a leg up to pull the ball out of the air, the kind of pre-defending that isn’t function of speed or athleticism...."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Irreplaceable Virgil van Dijk remains Liverpool’s keystone and spirit animal | Barney Ronay
Defender’s domination of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland represents the contrasting paths of both clubs
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December 3, 2024 at 3:50 AM
"At which point Haaland’s line of vision was interrupted by that familiar figure in red, reaching a leg up to pull the ball out of the air, the kind of pre-defending that isn’t function of speed or athleticism...."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
love the Psion esque look of this device. retro. getfreewrite.com/products/fre...
Traveler
Traveler is a dedicated drafting device for anyone who writes without the distraction – or temptation – of browsers, email, or notifications. Get in writing flow and develop more prolific writing sess...
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December 2, 2024 at 6:43 PM
love the Psion esque look of this device. retro. getfreewrite.com/products/fre...
England closing in here on early drinks in Christchurch. And perhaps a pie or two @davidbrain.bsky.social ? 🥧🏏
December 1, 2024 at 1:45 AM
England closing in here on early drinks in Christchurch. And perhaps a pie or two @davidbrain.bsky.social ? 🥧🏏
maybe an unpopular view but, Dirty Diana just came on the radio, and it remains an awesome tune IMHO. Thriller now gonna be my lead playlist for TG. open.spotify.com/track/3yBlJt...
Dirty Diana - 2012 Remaster
Michael Jackson · Bad 25th Anniversary · Song · 2012
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November 26, 2024 at 7:58 PM
maybe an unpopular view but, Dirty Diana just came on the radio, and it remains an awesome tune IMHO. Thriller now gonna be my lead playlist for TG. open.spotify.com/track/3yBlJt...
is Liam Gallagher on here?
November 23, 2024 at 7:26 PM
is Liam Gallagher on here?
i need an agent to help me determine if I spend more time using my Rabbit R1 or updating my Rabbit R1. 🐇
November 23, 2024 at 5:05 AM
i need an agent to help me determine if I spend more time using my Rabbit R1 or updating my Rabbit R1. 🐇