May 15, 2014
Newest Skype Beauty Ambassador aims to aid poverty relief efforts

Lara Eurdolian, named as the new Skype Beauty Ambassador, spends most of her time blogging about beauty trends on her site, PrettyConnected.com. But she’s also pretty connected in using her industry contacts via Skype to make a positive difference in the lives of women in poverty.

May 15, 2014
Developers: Microsoft events can help publish your Windows and Windows Phone apps

Microsoft and community experts are teaming up Friday and Saturday to produce a global event taking place in 60 cities across 38 countries, called //Publish/. These sessions are designed to provide coaching and one-on-one consulting to developers to help get apps published in the Windows Store or Windows Phone Store.

May 15, 2014
#MSFTCOSO POV: Safety experts call for research on true harms of ‘the darker Web’

Online risk does not equate to offline (or online) harm. This compelling theme emerged quite prominently at the recent Digitally Connected symposium. In fact, a number of online safety and other experts acknowledged “risk as opportunity” — the notion that introducing some degree of calculated online risk will likely be beneficial to young people, resulting in increased resilience, confidence and a sense of empowerment and fulfillment.