They just couldn’t take things beyond the concept of a “homepage.” Oh well, there’s myspace, and other sites that introduced better paradigms.
Yahoo pulls the plug on GeoCities
Web Archivers Preserve GeoCities
A GeoCities Tribute by TechCrunch readers
Goodbye, GeoCities
Looks like Flickr got hit, including several engineers from the Flickr team who have decided to quit too. It’s likely that in addition to a lot of key people that have already left (or were laid off) from Flickr, there will be more layoffs of more senior people, including people at the director level.
Yahoo’s company line, of course is to deny that cuts were targeted at Flickr (seeing that they are laying off 600+, it actually makes sense that they are cutting staff all over the place). For example, they also killed GeoCities.
Flickr Takes Some Shots from Yahoo Layoffs
Flickr Hit Hard by Yahoo Layoffs
Pretty freaking generous if you ask us:
The sad stories are coming in, but if that “four months of severance of rumor” is true, then we are not as sad for them.
Managers are in early and tv crews are outside. Commence bloodbath. about 3 hours ago from txt
I checked the employee directory and a couple of people are gone from the East coast that I know. about 2 hours ago from web
They have pretty pre-printed signs on doors of the rooms where they are telling people unlike the red sharpie signs from the last round. about 2 hours ago from web
Five people I trained were cut in NY, none from Boston. One girl in NY that started at the same time as me also got the axe. about 2 hours ago from web
Four months of severance is the rumor. Plus they’re herding people to an employment service after they’re told the news. about 2 hours ago from web
FUUUUCK, just saw my new hire trainee from October go into The Room with her manager. They are laying off an amazing employee 10 yards away. about 1 hour ago from web
My work BFF Michelle who helped me get my training job and taught me so much is out. The tears are coming. I hate crying at work. about 1 hour ago from web
I’m kicking myself for not bringing some Bailey’s for my coffee. about 1 hour ago from txt
The campus gym just sent an email offering 20 min. $20 massages starting at 11. Doubt that’s a coincidence. HAW! about 1 hour ago from txt
Some haters say that bloggers are turning the layoffs into a sport. I think that’s bullshit. about 1 hour ago from txt
I’m out. 14 minutes ago from txt
Four months of severance is a lot of time-off, and for some of those laid-off, it won’t feel that much different than when they were on the payroll!
