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Etsy’s 2nd Birthday Party

  Thank you for coming to our Two Year anniversary party, live from the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn, New York. We had a live streaming audio and webcam feed from one of the rooms hosted in our Workshop application. A great time was had by all. We love you and happy birthday Etsy! Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Charles aka winenutnyc

UPDATE: Charles has moved on from Etsy, but we know his heart remains with us. We miss you, Charles! Thank you for being there in the early days. Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We are posting a series of About… Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Zak aka zakj

Zak no long works at Etsy, but we miss him very much — especially the team here at the blog. Best wishes to you, Zak! Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We are posting a series of About Us pieces to… Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Caleb aka calebwalt

UPDATE: Caleb no longer works for Etsy. Best of luck to you! [The following was originally published April 16, 2008.]Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We’ll be posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the… Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Bob aka fumanchu

Bob no longer works for Etsy. Bob, good luck with all your future projects! Bob Brewer, aka fumanchu, is one of our Engineers working remotely from the West coast. He specializes in Etsy software and works hard to keep the cache flowing. As you can see from his polaroid photo above, he is also a… Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Alec aka scaramouche

Alec no longer works at Etsy. We wish you the best! Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We’ll be posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the Etsy admin (and since many of us work… Continue reading

Bumper Sticker Shout Outs

Here’s one of Melissa’s runner up winners. She has an Etsy shop for baby items called hardcorebaby. She just opened a shop for stickers and promo materials called monsterpromos. She got into the sticker biz when she met her partner while in school for graphic design. They started as a sign company, but with their… Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Paulie aka OhPauleez

Paulie, we will miss your dance moves! Good luck beyond Etsy, as you pursue your endeavors. Paul, aka Paulie D, aka OhPauleez, works on the engineering team here at Etsy — on the infrastructure and framework, in particular. He’s known for being a cheerful early riser and for having some serious dance moves. Even though… Continue reading

Etsy Alumni: Alex aka alexandersomma

Alex no longer works at Etsy, but we still love you and wish you the best in all your endeavors! [Originally posted April 2, 2008] Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We are posting a series of About Us pieces to… Continue reading

Behind-the-Scenes of our first Online Workshop!

Anda did a How-to on Upcycling Plastic Grocery Bags. Fusing pastic is a great way to creatively reuse your trash! Anda even appliques with fused plastic! This lil video shows the behind-the-scenes of the Workshop application, which is an online multi-user environment that uses Flash Media Server. Jared was at the helm with the equipment:… Continue reading