I hate the tone of that letter, has the typical PR tone all over it.
Basically to sum it up: "Your Social Security Number, Name, Birthdate, Address, and everything else needed to steal your identity is at risk. But don't worry! Your credit card number is safe."
“wirelessly transfer a song you want to share to your zune friends, they can play it just a little bit"
Then Steve Jobs said something like:
“if you’re on the subway and want to share a song with someone cool, why fuck around with sending a demo song, just take off 1 earbud and listen to the music together"
Ah I didn't realize Mint wasn't available outside the US. In that case if I were living where Mint wasn't available, I would like to use something like it.
Matthew, you're right. I've never been in an actual Fortune 500 company. But I've consulted for MS, and have worked at the Gates Foundation (which I frequently describe as Microsoft but with reverse cash flow).
But I can confidently say, that I would not be happy nor would I fit inside that environment.
I voted against it when we were deciding to make this video. I just feel that they're not engaging enough, and everyone is already doing them. If you want to stand out, make a real video, put some real effort into it.
Bonsai, try using twitter, or reaching out to people directly. Paul DeJoe wrote a blog post on the Stride blot recently that would be worth it to read:;