Too little time, too many choices, most of them wrong.
Having just started at Yahoo!, I’m particularly interested in all the new things that they’re releasing. Yahoo! Audio Search (link) is pretty cool. You can search music, podcasts, and other clips (some with transcripts). Check it out!
Yahoo! Audio Search : Lifehacker
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I’ve been looking for a job for about a month now, but so far few of the positions I’ve interviewed for really have caught my eye. Part of that has to do with the fact that New York City has a lot of financial jobs. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, especially since those jobs tend to pay a lot of money, but I have really been looking for something more creative — specifically a UI position.
So a few weeks ago, I mentioned to a co-worker that I might be interested in relocating to California if the right opportunity came up, and she told me that she knows someone who works at Yahoo!. She passed my resume along, and a few weeks (and hours of nail-biting) later, I’ve accepted an offer to relocate to Sunnyvale to work as a web developer for Yahoo!.
I don’t think I could possibly be more excited. It’s definitely going to be a little moving across the country to an unfamiliar place, but the benefits outweigh my apprehension by a million miles. Not only am I going to be working with some of the smartest people in the industry, but I’m going to be living somewhere where people are more laid back (and hopefully a bit nicer) than New York City.
I’ve only heard great things about the Yahoo! culture, and I can’t wait to be a part of it. Expect the theme of my blog to change over the course of the next month or so — from me ranting about useless crap — to me ranting about CSS, JavaScript, DOM, AJAX, and all the other really cool stuff that I’m going to be immersed in.
It’s still “squeaky toy”, but each time it squeaks, you just might learn something. 
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Today I received this email from Flickr, which solidifies my long-term relationship with the best photo-sharing site in existence!
You may have heard on the grapevine that we planned to
reward our dear Flickr members who bought a Pro Account in
the early days. Well, it’s true! And since you’re one of
those lovely people, here’s a little something to say YOU
ROCK!
1. Double what you paid for!
Your original 1 year pro account has been doubled to
2 years, and your new expiry date is Jan 25, 2007.
2. More capacity!
Now you can upload 2 GB per month.
3. 2 free Pro Accounts to give away to your friends!
This won’t be activated for a day or two, but when it
is, you’ll see a note on your home page telling you
what to do.
Thank you so much for putting your money where your mouth
is and supporting us, even while we’re in beta. Your
generosity and cold, hard cash helped us get where we are
today.
Kind regards,
The Flickreenies.
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