January 2009
7 posts
Wow. Microsoft Layoffs!
Mary-Jo Foley writes that Microsoft is laying off 5,000 of its staff. Wow!
She quotes from the company’s Q2 earnings release:
“Microsoft will eliminate up to 5,000 jobs in R&D, marketing, sales, finance, legal, HR, and IT over the next 18 months, including 1,400 jobs today. These initiatives will reduce the company’s annual operating expense run rate by approximately $1.5 billion and reduce...
Digg Is Laying Off Employees
Digg is laying off employees. There is no confirmation on how many employees are getting cut but Mashable does say that Digg is reported to be laying off 10 percent of its staff. Jay Adelson writes in a blog post this morning the cuts will be made to the areas that are less core to the company mission.
This means we’ll be taking proactive measures to manage our costs including a headcount...
Is Qwitter Back?
Qwitter went dead over the holidays. I am wondering now if it has risen from the dead. Heh. Kind of like the social media zombies that Fanboy wrote about? :)
Here’s what spooks me. I just received four emails from Qwitter notifying me of folks who have decided not to follow me anymore. Actually, these are the first Qwitter messages I have ever received. I have a few theories here:
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OSU Open Source Lab Makes Network World Top Ten...
I’m in Corvallis today, right now at the Beanery, one of my favorite coffee shops. I have some roots here so it’s always nice to return. I’m heading over to Oregon State University in a little bit. It’s 90 miles from St. Johns to Corvallis. If you leave by 6:30 am you can get here in about 90 minutes. That’s not too bad.
I saw Network World named OSU’s Open...
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Fred Wilson Goes On Tweet Rant About ATT and Apple
Wow. Fred Wilson really goes on a “tweet rant” about ATT and Apple. He said Apple is in partnership with “jerks.” He said that Apple is stupid for being in business exclusively with ATT.
It’s significant for a VC of such stature to go on such a tirade. Fred’s an influencer. His opinion counts.
I do not see it getting any less intense for Apple over the next 12...
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WatchIt seemed like I sat down every day over the December storm to edit this video. I think I finally figured it out. It’s a snow stomp. Snow and Hillstomp, the Portland, junkbox blues duo.