Jeremy Zawodny just announced he is leaving Yahoo!. Jeremy is an amazing developer who I have had a lot of respect for.
I dunno this is a major shocker to anyone that has been following the sinking ship that is Yahoo!. What a great hire he would be to any tech company. Best of luck JZ.
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June 18, 2008 at 11:09 am
Yahoo sucks, go google !
June 18, 2008 at 9:05 am
…and two more.
Today Yahoo is losing the creators of Flickr, Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011309639
June 17, 2008 at 2:20 pm
… and they lose another one.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Yahoo_stalwart_Weiner_leaves_for_two_greener_VC_pastures/1213720364
June 16, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I wish him the best with whatever he does. People move because of the company they work for but also because of other reasons. It does not always have to be a Yahoo thing.
June 16, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I think that Yahoo still has a fight in them. I have recently been marketing with them. I wish them success.
June 16, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Yeah Web Marketeer, there are now plenty of great places to go and work.
June 16, 2008 at 1:30 pm
That is very clever Terry, I like it, “Your Hired”. And then you add the TM, Great. And me.
June 16, 2008 at 8:08 am
Indirectly, definitely….seems yahoo has run its course and the rats are fleeing the sinking ship….
June 16, 2008 at 8:03 am
Seeing where influential yahoo personnel defect to will be an indication of possible future google opposition. Doubt if he’ll hook up with google, seeing as loads of their people have / are migrating to facebook, inter alia.
June 15, 2008 at 9:36 am
It seems that even the ones that eluded the spate of pink slips yahoo was issuing recently are now fleeing.
Yahoo seems to running out of both good people and new ideas.
June 15, 2008 at 9:33 am
He’ll most propably lay low for a while and come up with something big. Maybe working for a corporation for 8 1/2 years has made him want to do it for himself?
June 14, 2008 at 5:36 am
He will be joining MSN now
June 13, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Is this is any way related to the Microsoft/Yahoo bid?
June 13, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Wonder where he’s gonna go next!
June 13, 2008 at 12:43 pm
So Yahoo sucks but is still number one?
June 13, 2008 at 8:25 am
Yahoo! has lost all respect. I’m glad they didn’t give in to Microsoft’s bid though. They need to focus more on their developer network and SNS and less on search. Google is obviously dominant on Search, but Yahoo is still the #1 visited site on the internet.
June 13, 2008 at 6:52 am
The stock drop is probably due more to Microsoft not wanting to buy them any more. PLUS it just got announced that Yahoo will be hosting Google’s Ads. I wonder how that will work.
June 13, 2008 at 3:11 am
Good luck to him for his future life, will this affect Yahoo! ?
June 13, 2008 at 2:07 am
Things like this happens everyday. Workers have to look for the best for them. It isn’t act as a mercenary, it is act in a clever way.
June 13, 2008 at 1:14 am
I think the failure of Yahoo! to get anywhere with Microsoft the second time around will cause mass defections of it’s staff and only accelerate it’s downfall.
June 13, 2008 at 12:49 am
It’s interesting to see that he’s leaving Yahoo. I too am wondering who will replace his abilities!
June 13, 2008 at 12:14 am
Says something about someones character to see you and Matt Cutts speaking well of him. Nice to see.
June 13, 2008 at 12:13 am
“But the opportunity to work in a much smaller company recently presented itself and it was simply too interesting to pass up. I’ll say more about that in the coming weeks.”
Doesn’t really sound like Google does it
June 12, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Apparently not. Guess this is just a bad week for Yahoo.
Carl Icahn wants Yahoo to get serious and quote a price in reality. However, Yahoo’s board has been avoiding the subject.
Icahn wants them to sell to Microsoft for $49.5 Billion. Now thats a lot of money.
June 12, 2008 at 11:26 pm
The yahoo company will miss his service definitely…any replacement?
June 12, 2008 at 10:30 pm
If you get me a job at Google I’ll let you know.
Maybe Google should compete with the Apprentice and start a show. Instead of “You’re Fired”…They can use “You’re Hired” ™
Ok, I just trade marked “You’re Hired”…Google can contact me if interested
~Terry
June 12, 2008 at 10:17 pm
What up is he unto? Google HQ? Microsoft?
June 12, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Seems like the writing’s on the wall for Yahoo. First the Microsoft fiasco, now the deal between Google, are they running out of ideas? Anyway good luck to Jeremy, I doubt it will be long before he gets a reasonable job!
June 12, 2008 at 5:41 pm
There stocks dropped like 12%. Not looking good for Yahoo.
June 12, 2008 at 4:13 pm
My company is going to try and go after Jeremy… although I can’t say what that company is, but it is a popular tech firm.
June 12, 2008 at 4:00 pm
It is not a suprise to see yahoo’s talent jumping ship. Get out while the getting is good!
June 12, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Yahoo’s Loss & Probally Googles Gain lol !
June 12, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Good idea, Jeremy. Hope he can cash in on his stock options before Yahoo TANKS.
June 12, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Best of Luck Jeremy Z, and good timing most likely. Yahoo is looking like the search engine that became a news portal site… and there are already lots of those.
Can’t wait to check out some of your personal projects now that you have more time on your hands!
June 12, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Sounds like a truely nice guy. I like the fact he did not bad mouth Yahoo one bit. I think that he will go to a smaller company for a portion of the business and hopefully turn it into an empire. Good luck from someone who doesn’t know you.
June 12, 2008 at 2:26 pm
I guess some companies just don’t understand the value of employees; surely Yahoo could’ve (and should’ve) done SOMETHING to keep someone like Jeremy…!
Argh. Yahoo doesn’t make too much sense these days, with some of the things they do.
June 12, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I can’t imagine he would leave that sort of position without having something else already picked out. Someone has probably wooed him away from Yahoo and they just aren’t making it public yet. Perhaps Shoemoney Media? Maybe Microsoft or Google? Hmmmm…..
June 12, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Looks like Jeremy isn’t the only one leaving: http://blog.unitedheroes.net/archives/p/2929/leaving-las-sunnyvale/
June 12, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I went College and worked with Z while there. I believe that his next adventure will be with a smaller company. I am sure that wherever he goes he will make some more trouble there.
June 12, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I believe they are a powerful brand as well but they don’t seem to be able to figure out a solid vision for the company. Ask somebody on the street what Yahoo is, then ask somebody what Google is. I think the results would definitely be interesting.
June 12, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I bet Jeremy will take 1 year off and then go work for Google. He probably signed a non-compete contract for 12 months after he quits.
June 12, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Wow, that’s wild. It’s one more notch in the crumbling Yahoo landscape. Kind of wonder what’s next.
June 12, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Yahoo is loosing ground under their feet!
June 12, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Get out while you can. Google you think…
June 12, 2008 at 12:21 pm
You have to go where it is best for you. I am sure he will surface again real soon.
June 12, 2008 at 12:10 pm
is it really that good to work on googleplex?
June 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm
A big loss for Yahoo. And maybe after him there will be ather loses. Yahoo is a powerful brand but they dont have something, maybe real soul like google. And because of this they can’t reach what they really want.
Goog Luck Jeremy.
June 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I thought Microsoft was buying Yahoo? what the dillio?
June 12, 2008 at 12:06 pm
That’s really unfortunate, I though Yahoo was actually starting to pick up lately but it looks like he has some other plans in mind. Best of luck to him.
June 12, 2008 at 11:45 am
What? I am really surprised to hear this. He is the man over at Yahoo. Maybe he wanted to hop off the sinking ship before it went under…. probably tired of all the pressure and BS he was having to deal with while the company went downhill. I’m sure he doesn’t have to work now with all of the stock he cashed in on over the years, but he will most likely take on a huge project and become filthy rich.
June 12, 2008 at 11:41 am
Is he moving to Nebraska?
June 12, 2008 at 11:29 am
Google ‘did’ say they would want to hire Jeremy so my moneys on Google for the mo