George Ou's departure from ZDNet

george_ou@lanarchitect.net — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:08:00 GMT

This is a note to my valuable readers. CNET Networks, owner of ZDNet, laid off 10% of its North American work force on Wednesday March 26th 2008 and I was caught up in this round's layoffs. I was one of two permanent editors on staff at ZDNet but despite being one of the top draws with ~1 million page views a month, CNET/ZDNet let me go. I provided valuable insight to ZDNet while I was there with in-depth analysis and insight from an IT Engineer's point of view and I enjoyed stimulating your minds and entertaining you. CNET is in some financial trouble and they took some desperate measures and they made the decision that I am expendable. While I may disagree with that decision, it isn't mine to make and I'm going to move on to greener pastures.

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George Ou's departure from ZDNet