As always, thanks for this month-at-a-glance! It’s a nice refresh of what’s just gone by and I wish more news-oriented sites and blogs did this.

With that said, many casual readers here may not follow your employment too closely. The statement “I think that we are getting the word out about Gears not being just about Offline, but a tool to upgrade the Web on the fly” gave me a little pause, wondering if “we” in this context was Ajaxian, or Google. Since you are the sole author credited for this post, I’m sure you can appreciate that it is tricky for someone (like myself!) to distinguish between Ajaxian’s interest in GWT, and your interest in GWT (as a member of Google’s Developer Programs group).

I’m not sure of your exact position, so please correct me if I’m mistaken, but, at least from a distance, it seems to be somewhat marketing or advocacy related. Is that fair?

I think this has become a really important and useful forum. I’m a huge fan guys! And Dion, I think your disclosure has, generally, been excellent and appropriate — with your regular readers well-apprised. But with all of the above said, should we expect your two roles to remain separate? Or should we expect some overlap?

I imagine, personally, I would fine the former difficult, but would appreciate your comments.

Thank you,

– Matt

ps – In my own full disclosure, I’m am not, nor is my employer, a competitor to GWT. I’m certainly making this comment on my own accord. Professionally, as a consultant, I am a user/consumer of tools like GWT and a reader of Ajaxian.com. Cheers!