Update: Until I hear from Bradley or an official Y! source, I'm going to leave that be. That said, Bradley is an awesome guy. Beyond smart. He's a bhodisatva nerd. He was one of the reasons why I wanted to return...
Today wasn't too cool. The layoffs happened at Yahoo. I knew they were coming, but I wasn't sure when. I guess I should have known. Too many people I knew got cut. There didn't seem to be much rhyme or reason. At least no discernible pattern to who or why. But somehow, I escaped. The whole thing doesn't feel right. I can't pretend to know how these things work, but some very talented people were let go. Salim, my boss, took a package. Not an easy decision, I know. And now there's word that our department head, Bradley Horowitz is leaving for Google. I came back to Yahoo to help Yahoo. This is still my mission. Hopefully they'll let me do that.
Other than that, we had the Search SIG at Yahoo tonight. The event was well received and we had a big turn out. Thanks to everyone who helped out and attended.
