• by Gavin O'Malley , Staff Writer @mp_gavin, September 22, 2009

Not surprisingly, Darren Huston, corporate vice president of consumer and online products at Microsoft, thinks his company is better positioned than most to take advantage of opportunities going forward. “We’re in a pretty unique position,” he said alluding to Microsoft’s investments in software, advertising, and, most recently, search.

More than mere platitudes, Huston stressed the idea that media and marketing is now a two way street. “It’s a really, really, really big deal,” he said. Really.