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more about #exits more comments → twig: You've been doing fairly well, Ryan, but you're falling into one of the classic 'Wag traps: you, like your predecessor, consistently misinterpret the ... more » pureblarney: My old roommate worked for Google, and her complaints were about the following: - Relentless, robotic corporate culture - How braindead said culture ... more » badasscat: You know, while it may pay for things like food, rent, alcohol and limousines, money really *isn't* everything. For a lot of people, there is a point... more » SNForrester: Gimme a break. The IPO was 5 years ago and the company went from 2000 to 20,000 employees since then. If people are leaving, it's because Google ... more » A Message To Rudy: Well, taking turns driving around every city in the world taking picures of every single stretch of street has got to be a horrible way to start a Mon... more » manchops: There's probably issues finding parking in those razor scooter racks on monday mornings or something (please never show that photo again of the razor... more » HenryLovesFonzie: I used to work at Yahoo! and have many friends at Google. I must say, they do have great benefits... but the politics and uncertainty associated wit... more » mimigoliath: My job makes me cry and want to cut myself, and I can't leave because I need the tiny salary that won't even get me out of my parents' house. So Googl... more » unclevanya: "Lou has now decided to carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere." *snicker* They're letting the door hit his ass on the way out. Bravo. #l... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: Ken Auletta's profile of Dobbs had some good nuggets, iirc: [www.newyorker.com] He's not just a racist, xenophobic populist demagogue... he's also a... more » flossy: ... and here's hoping they twist the knife and give his job to a Hispanic news anchor. Preferably Mexican, for maximum spite, but really anyone brown... more » Buttafooco: I wonder if he's going to take his trusted sidekick, Kato (Kitty Pilgrim) with him........no doubt he chose her because her last name philosophically ... more » jasonelias: His voice sounds funny, he choking back the tears, he sad. #loudobbs more » Plawf: O'Reilly. Hannity. Beck. Huckabee. Dobbs. By your powers combined .... MECCA AYN RAND. RAAAAAAAAWRRR! #loudobbs more » Unsolicited Advice: Later, racist motherfucker. #loudobbs more » -
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What's So Unbearable about Working at Google New York?
Despite its celebrity chefs and razor scooters, Google's New York office houses a surprisingly disgruntled workforce, judging from one informal survey: of 14 Gotham Googlers profiled by Business Insider, more than a third are said to be eyeing an exit. More » -
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Lou Dobbs To Become Emigrant Refugee from CNN
Lou Dobbs will announce tonight that he's leaving CNN, sources tell the New York Times. The professional xenophobe's contract isn't up until 2011, but Dobbs reportedly met with Fox News chief Roger Ailes last month. Update: It's official. Video below. More » -
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Ãœber-Programmer Ditches Yahoo Over 'Lame' Microsoft Deal
No one likes Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft. Wall Street wanted more up front money; tech elites called it an abdication, a "shame" and "seppuku." Now Yahoo is losing a programming icon over the embarrassing arrangement. More » -
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Wired Loses Reddit Founders, Just Like We Warned
The founders of Reddit.com confirmed the rumors first aired here two weeks ago: they are leaving Wired Digital, which acquired their site in 2006. Bad news, but not unexpected. Here's Reddit's growth after spoiled Condé Nast execs took it over: More » -
#bungalow8
It's the end of an unnecessarily protracted era: Amy Sacco's Bungalow 8 has closed.
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Unwiring Wired
For a digital bible, Wired has been turning surprisingly analog over the past year. The latest regressions: The publication just fired two top editors from Wired.com and may soon lose the founders of Reddit.com. More » -
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A Dramatic Google Goodbye
Today was Kristin Kovner's last day at Google, after three years with the company in New York. And what better way for a YouTube marketer to say goodbye to cherished colleagues than with a serenade, uploaded to the intranet? More » -
#synergy
Wall Street Journal Editor's Newsroom Dig At Fox News
The Wall Street Journal's managing editor Robert Thomson is close to News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, personally and professionally. But that doesn't mean the Aussie is above somehow roughhouse ribbing of his corporate siblings. More » -
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Investor Takes Over Management of Huffington Post
As the Huffington Post bulks up, the company is apparently changing management: CEO Betsy Morgan is on her way out, replaced by Eric Hippeau of investor SoftBank Capital, PaidContent reports. More » -
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Longtime Editor Departs L.A. Weekly
(UPDATED) After eight years as editor in chief, Laurie Ochoa is leaving LA Weekly as Village Voice Media severs more of its own legacy. More » -
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Google's Still Got a Crush on Flickr, How Cute!
Yahoo has started its latest round of layoffs, which hit its pixel-cute photo-sharing site Flickr, a formerly sacrosanct fiefdom. We hear Google has its eyes on some of the Flickr employees Yahoo let slip. More » -
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Peaches Geldof Loses Her Gas
Apparently Peaches Geldof skipped town back to London without paying her utility bill. Her neighbor, who sent us this photo, writes: More » -
#jobs
A Soft Landing for Peter Kaplan
Following his departure as editor of the New York Observer yesterday, Peter Kaplan is set to land at Condé Nast Traveler, Women's Wear Daily reports. It's a cushy gig he's earned. More » -
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Friendship with Boss's Wife Can't Save MySpace CEO
Sucking up to the CEO's wife is usually a wise move. But did it doom MySpace chief Chris DeWolfe? More » -
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John Koten, Fast Company's volatile CEO, has reportedly departed, as underlings suspected he would.
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Boat-Loving Fast Company CEO Out of His Office
John Koten, the nautical-enthusiast CEO of Fast Company and Inc. publisher Mansueto Ventures, moved out of his office last week ... into a cubicle. The move has magazine workers "freaking out," a tipster tells us. More » -
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Musical Trendsetters at Rolling Stone Say San Francisco Is Over
Rolling Stone gives up on birthplace: "The business just is not in San Francisco now." -
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Google's Top Salesman Ditches the Company at Its Peak
Google, surprisingly, had an okay quarter, with revenues up 6 percent. This optimistic figure buried the bad news: Sales chief Omid Kordestani is stepping down. More » -
#rumormonger
Who's Leaving Facebook Next?
The wheels seem to be coming off at Facebook after the ouster of CFO Gideon Yu. We hear another executive is leaving the social network to spend more time with his family. More » -
#recessionomics
Why USA Today Publisher Resigned Unexpectedly
Craig Moon's retirement as USA Today's president was "largely unexpected within Gannett," the Wall Street Journal reports. Apparently Moon couldn't work for a paper that is having trouble giving away copies. More »
