Tris Hussey is now blogging for PodTech. More hires coming soon. We need that in the worst way. I’m uploading my PST file with all the blogging emails I’ve collected since I’ve left Microsoft. It’s already 118MB in size. Whew. Tris is a blogger I’ve been reading for years and I’ve appreciated his look at life and business. Welcome to Podtech Tris! Looking forward to working with you — there’s so much that deserves getting covered out there that isn’t. Can’t wait to see what Tris does.

On other PodTech news, over on the ScobleShow I have a video interview with SendMail’s founder, Eric Allman. SendMail is 25 years old and most of the world’s email is sent via SendMail servers. Fun talk about both the impact of email and the discoveries he’s made along the way, as well as what his company is working on now.

Sam Sethi of TechCrunch UK has been fired, I learned. More details over on my link blog.

Yes, Twitter is now how you keep up to date on people’s lives.

Sam is VERY tied into the London entrepreneurial scene. I’m sure he’ll find a new job quickly. I liked Sam a lot.

I first learned of this over on Ben Metcalfe’s blog.

UPDATE: Mike Arrington gives his side of the story.