07refugees: Barak resigns as CEO of Six Apart

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	amenosakura 2007-09-14 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	This does not bode well with me. They seem to think that change of CEOs isn't something their users need to be concerned about when it greatly concerns the users. I sense the end is nigh for them. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	keieeeye 2007-09-15 01:17 am UTC (link)
	And/or they're trying to play it way, way, way down. Because it's not at ALL ominous. No, no, everything's fine here! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	amenosakura 2007-09-15 04:37 am UTC (link)
	OT, but I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or whathaveyou. xD But I'll be laughing my head off if 6A/LJ ends up getting their ass handed to them on a rusty, old iron platter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	keieeeye 2007-09-15 04:40 am UTC (link)
	I usually am. I've been infested with the dread sarcasm illness. It is dreadfully tragic. I have a life of woe. :) Me too. XD (Reply to this) (Parent)

	marginalia 2007-09-14 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	the disabled comment bit is classic. i'm waiting for the teeming masses to dig up dirt on this guy. he claims blogging is teh awesome, but does he actually provide more content than a youtube link or a photo or two a month? no. he does not. (Reply to this)

swansong33
2007-09-14 07:52 pm UTC (link)

I'm actually most interested about the fact that he was in charge of their professional products before taking on the role of CEO. To me, that says 6A is moving ahead even more with their corporate view of what LJ should be, and what content is allowed v TOSed. I foresee even worse things for fandom than before with the new leadership they have over there. It was especially telling that in both of the links provided, greater attention was paid to the professional products 6A has and seemed to downplay LJ's role in it all. Very worrying. I'm glad I moved ship to IJ.

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cat_mcdougall
2007-09-14 08:03 pm UTC (link)

Popcorn and beer at my place!

Seriously, WTF? Disabled comments and really just a quick blurb, and no explanation. How much do you want to bet that they're doing this for several reasons:

1 - Barak made an ass out of them with the whole LJ mess.
2 - Someone finally got pissed off at his smug smiling icon.
3 - They realised the BBB complaints were not stupid petty stuff, and that paying users were migrating like mad.
4 - They actually lost money, not just from users, but from Pepsi.

... My vote is #2.

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	ex_13874 2007-09-15 12:43 am UTC (link)
	2 - Someone finally got pissed off at his smug smiling icon. I laughed. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sukeban 2007-09-14 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	Meanwhile, at Valleywag: http://valleywag.com/tech/six-apart/six-apart-parts-with-ceo-300118.php <<As for Berkowitz, there is no word on his next professional move -- a spokesperson for Six Apart said that he was taking a "well earned vacation" immediately following the handover and would then "explore new opportunities.">> (Reply to this)

	ehrlichkeit 2007-09-14 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	Disabled comments seems pretty telling... I wonder how things will change around LJ under new management... probably not for the better, I fear. (Reply to this)

	medjed 2007-09-14 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	I can't believe they went from allowing comments to screening them and then ultimately just disabling them. Way to care about the users... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blktauna 2007-09-14 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	You seem so surprised. They don't give a shit about the users. The users are product and should be quiet and accept gratefully what's given them. I'm actually shocked the comment lockdown didn't happen before this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	medjed 2007-09-14 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	I am shocked in the way it played out. Normally, they would have disabled / screened them straight out. But they gradually increased the censorship which portrays badly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	keieeeye 2007-09-15 12:54 am UTC (link)
	Don't spose you got screenshots? :P (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	medjed 2007-09-15 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Nope, I was on my DS browser at work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	keieeeye 2007-09-15 01:08 am UTC (link)
	Ah well, worth a try. :P I still need a browser for my DS - the shops only stock the DS lite version, which as I understand it isn't compatible, so it's a case of being lucky enough to find one second hand. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	deborak 2007-09-14 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	I'm so happy I left, and will rejoice when the last vestiges of my paid account there runs out in October. I'm sure the new head honcho's plan of action will be to continue purging LJ to make it as boring as the applications he sprang from. (Reply to this)

	keieeeye 2007-09-15 12:50 am UTC (link)
	They don't think REPLACING THE CEO warrants a news post? Coz, you know, THAT doesn't affect the site or anything... (Reply to this)

	haruka 2007-09-15 12:56 am UTC (link)
	I notice that on page 29 of the previous post's comments, people started leaving the comments that they couldn't leave on the shut-down one: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_biz/242136.html?page=29#comments Nice screenshot someone took of the post before the comments were deleted/turned off, too. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	keieeeye 2007-09-15 01:16 am UTC (link)
	:D Awesomesauce and major-yaisse! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	*spams the post* keieeeye 2007-09-15 02:19 am UTC (link)
	I also find it interesting that, yet again, they've made a post with new information at the END of the working week. (Reply to this)

	honoo_no_kyuubi 2007-09-17 01:19 am UTC (link)
	I thought things over at LJ were going a bit too quietly.. Guess my little suspicion was right. Shit's gonna hit the fan soon, if not already. (Reply to this)