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By: little. yellow. different. – Leaving Yahoo! (Again.)

little. yellow. different. – Leaving Yahoo! (Again.) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:11:41 +0000

[...] Two weeks ago it can be easily explained; I was at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. And while that in itself could be a separate post, last Friday was also my last day at Yahoo!. Yes, again. [...]

By: Returning to Yahoo! | little. yellow. different.

Returning to Yahoo! | little. yellow. different. — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:36:09 +0000

[...] A couple of months ago, I had written a blog post where I had announced I was leaving Yahoo! to pursue an opportunity in Vancouver. Maybe if this website wasn’t so public I would go into some of the details; instead, I’ll simply say that lessons were learned, photos of myself sitting alone in restaurants were taken. Once it became obvious that I wouldn’t be moving to Vancouver any time soon, there was a lot of moments working from Internet cafes and watching television at home. (Did you know Bob Barker isn’t on The Price is Right anymore? Or that Rosie O’Donnell was once on The View? I KNOW!) [...]

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:33:54 +0000

Welcome to Vancouver Ernie!
I have been reading you for years and am happy to welcome you to Vancouver.

By: Elena

Elena — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:12:13 +0000

Good luck!

By: Kelleah

Kelleah — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:05:18 +0000

Sorry this is ten days late and a dollar short, but I know exactly how you feel. I was there 4 years ago when I lived back in Indy. I went to college out of state, but it was only 3 hours away from the homestead. Other than that, all I knew was Indiana.

After I got that first apartment, a decent job, and the life I was supposed to always want, I realized that I didn’t want it anymore. All I saw was a life of predictability. And like you, I didn’t want to wake up one day when I was 45 and think, “Is that all there is?”

In 2004, with $600 in my checking account and my most valued possessions in tow, I moved 2,000 miles away to a city where the only person I knew was an estranged uncle who didn’t want my ass there in the first place. It’s been rough, but I hope you have an easier relocation than I did. As a matter of fact, with your circle of friends, I’m sure you will. Good luck, Ernie.

By: gigglechick

gigglechick — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:43:33 +0000

*sigh* it seems like just yesterday that i was reading about you starting at yahoo… good luck with the new gig!

By: Sowande

Sowande — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:32:53 +0000

just please don’t have a karaoke party, ok? thanks. and welcome to getting OUT of california. it’s a beautiful world out here.

By: Grégory Talon

Grégory Talon — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:42:31 +0000

As Y! employee i know it’s hard to leave Y!, as i work in the same business unit as you today.
Maybe you’ve heard about a french 2.0 direct marketing campaign sent to Brad

Last year, i’ve tried (based in france) to work on Y! 360 to share on the product strategy but i was to young to understand that i should have call you (US guys) directly…

Maybe you’ll be interested by this post :
http://gregorytalon.blogspot.com/2007/01/myspaces-approach-of-value-chain.html

It will be cool if we keep in touch!

Greg

By: Mike Nicholson

Mike Nicholson — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:41:35 +0000

Leaving? But I hear that next year’s founder’s holiday gift is going to be a Bentley Continental GT…

Anyway, congrats on the startup. It’ll be a different kind of fun for sure.

By: Tantek

Tantek — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:17:47 +0000

Congratulations on what must have been a challenging decision. Your boldness serves as inspiration and a good example to anyone who might be feeling trapped by fate. And what Glenda said. You will be missed. Hope to see you at Web Directions North.