Tom Edwards

Goals

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:09:00 GMT

I don't know about you but I am driven by achievements. Yes I hear the laughter now and see the nodding of heads. I like to set an achievable goal and reach the objective. Maybe it is my military past or growing up in a military household but I like...(read more)

Harvest 2.0 and Advanced Social Analytics

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:42:00 GMT

I interact with a number of clients on a daily basis and at some point in our conversations the discusssion ultimately leads to calculating return on investment (ROI) around social media. With the hyper-growth being experienced in the social collaboration...(read more)

Gears of War 2 Today

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:16:00 GMT

I cannot tell you how excited I am that today is the day for Gears of War 2. I will be taking a break from my Fallout 3 side quests to get in some social gaming. I have my Special Edition copy in hand and will be firing it up later this evening. The enhancements...(read more)

Vote

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:37:00 GMT

New Xbox Experience Preview

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:41:00 GMT

Today the New Xbox Experience Preview was released to a small group of users to provide feedback on the upcoming NXE release on the 19th of November. Thanks again to Major Nelson for adding me to the queue to review the NXE. The Update prompts like any...(read more)

9 Years

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMT

I wanted to take a moment and thank my wife for the best 9 years of my life so far. We were married in October of 1999 on this day and I consider myself the luckiest man in the world to have found a woman I love so deeply. Now after 9 years and 3 kiddos...(read more)

Game of the Week - Dead Space

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:41:00 GMT

Overview : When we first starting talking to EA about Community Server powering the Dead Space pre-launch site I was hooked on the concept. Born from a rouge EA team, DeadSpace is a bold step forward for EA. It is new IP and it is a true survival/horror...(read more)

Robblehead Invasion

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:20:00 GMT

Today marks the first day of the In.Telligent conference . This is the 2nd conference put on by Telligent and this year we have had a significant turnout for both the business and development tracks. Rob Howard opened the day with a rousing Keynote that...(read more)

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:28:00 GMT

One of the shows that I like to catch when I can is Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network. One of the shows creators, Seth Green, was on the Today show yesterday and he confirmed the ucoming premier of Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II on November 16th....(read more)

Dead Space Pre-Release Copy Part 2

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:04:00 GMT

I have now finished the first 5 missions of the much anticipated EA survival/horror title and all I can say is WOW. I cannot reiterate how smooth the interface is. From the video, text, and audio logs similar to Bioshock, to the zero-G sections. There...(read more)

Dead Space - Pre-Release Copy

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:51:00 GMT

Today I received a copy of Dead Space from our friends at EA Redwood Shores (Thanks MJ & JA). And all I can say is WOW it was worth the wait!!! Oh and did I mention that it was a PS3 copy and not a 360 copy? Shocking I know!?! Community Server powers...(read more)

50,000+ Gamerscore

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:19:00 GMT

Since April 23rd, 2007 I have been on a collision course with this goal. I wanted to pass the 50,000 gamerscore plateau. I don't know why this became a goal but it did. It took a year and 5 months but I finally completed my quest. It took 135 days...(read more)

London & Intel

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:47:00 GMT

What do London and Intel have in common? Well I find myself in London during one of the largest announcements that Telligent has ever made. Today we officially announced that Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, has made a $20 million...(read more)

Hockey Anyone???

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:00:00 GMT

This is in some ways the best time of the year. Football is back (Go Sooners!!!), fall is in the air, the latest Community Server release is forthcoming and the release of the latest iteration of the NHL 2K hockey franchise (NHL2K9) is now available....(read more)

Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:42:00 GMT

Thanks to our friends with the Microsoft Automotive team I had the privilege to join them for this past weekends Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix . I have never attended an IRL, Le Mans Series or an SCCA SPEED World event so I got to experience all three...(read more)