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Story by
amydec,
Vanessa
Published on May 15, 2009 in Etc |
Photo by Morgan Evans |
Amy DeCicco, a.k.a. amydec, joined the Etsy Admin in April of 2009. She comes to us via National Public Radio and brings her expertise as a librarian. Amy will be working on Etsy's taxonomy, specifically the organization of the Etsy Categories and how they relate to tagging.
Fun Facts:
- In college, Amy wanted to be a sociologist or anthropologist, but decided academia wasn't for her.
- According to her former boss at NPR, "When Amy is upset and disagrees with something, she sends her boss memos so well written, so clear, specific and precise outlining her disagreements that her boss has no choice but agree with her!"
- Her first gig at NPR was interning for the music librarian, which has to be one of the best jobs ever. That's where she fell in love with opera. Which brings us to our next Fun Facts...
- Her favorite opera singers are Enrico Caruso and Juan Diego Flores.
- Her former NPR boss weighed in on the opera theme too, "She has been known to travel to the suburbs to catch the Met Opera simulcast in HD. (On public transportation, of course!)"
- She's a good cook and likes to host dinner parties.
- Her celebrity look-alike is Brittany Murphy.
- She grew up in the Blueberry Capital of the World in South Jersey (Exit 28, Expressway).
- Amy dreams of joining a marching band.
- From looking at her flickr stream, I got the feeling she's into shoes. This Fun Fact has been verified by her NPR blog post about librarian fashion. She also told me her taxonomy inspiration is Endless.com.
- She has worked as a barista, florist, cheese monger, research coordinator, and news librarian. No, she is not a taxidermist.
- Her To Do List for the year includes organizing a double-dutch jump rope team and learning to play the xylophone.
- She can drink wine seven nights a week with little or no after-effect.
- Amy can write backwards in cursive.
- She's an example of the reason why you shouldn't get a tattoo in high school. She wouldn't spill the beans until I guessed what it was on the first try! Now I'm sworn to secrecy.
- Don't challenge her to a game of dice.
- According to other folks on the Product Team, Amy is preparing to blow everyone else in the "messy desk contest" out of the water.
- Her first concert was Faith No More and Helmet.
Amy (on the right) gives Tara a run for her big-haired money. I love how the bouffants seem to be casting shadows along the far wall.
Amy got into karaoke before everyone else, way back when blue shag carpet, Mr. Potato Head, and — as Eric put it — "Burt and Ernie shirts" were de rigeur. Amy, "You should be dancin', yeah!"
Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We've been posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the Etsy admin (and since many of us work remotely, for the admin to get to know each other!). You've seen the admin badge, and maybe you're a bit curious about the person behind it! For more on Etsy's mission and about the company, please see our About page (the link is in the little blue footer of every Etsy page).
Some of Amy's favorites below...
| Tags | About Us, admin, amydec, Amy DeCicco, categories, employee, ETC, librarian, staff, tagging, taxonomy |
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LaveMeSoapCo
novadesigns
qwynwyn
Welcome to etsy! Tagging and categorizing - sounds like a fun challenge!
PoleStar
SusanFaye
Love that bouffant! I'm campaigning for a main category of "Custom and Personalized Gifts"...What do you think?
FrucciDesign
Vanessa
Amy, welcome to the team! It's great to have a fellow shoe-hound in the house.
VintageEye
the big hair photo is awesome!
there is something about opera, isn't there?
moonovermaize
Hi! I can definitely see the Brittany Murphy in you!
How have I only just found out about 'The Storque'? This is great....now I have to go read all the previous articles :)
EJPcreations
lovelygifts
Congrats Amy! I spent my summers at the Jersey shore! I also like some opera and confess that one of my most moving moments was hearing Pavarotti in concert when he was at his peak.
SilverSynergy
BululuStudio
IcingOnTheCupcake
adam
1. You need to bring back that hairdo.
2. Nice handwriting!
3. I'm thinking butterfly, dolphin, fairy, or ex-boyfriend's name. Lower back region.
3. Craps, on the roof, 6 p.m. Bring some $1's.
worksofwhimsy
Welcome.Cheese monger? What an interesting resume you must have. Living in the blueberry capitol sounds delicious!
ButtonsAndSocks
Welcome Amy! I'm excited about the new ideas you are bringing to this great company.
FlanneryCrane
AnaStella
TheCottageCheese
Nice meeting you, welcome Amy! And you're a fellow baseball fan...
Chesterella
holy moly Amy, we looked EXACTLY alike in the one of you singing!!!
That70sShoppe
BlueNostalgia
Welcome AMY! I thought you looked familiar! Brittany Murphy....seriously!
SundraSandrusi
vilte
kotibeth
weirdwolf
objecked
snazzy handwriting! snazzier hairdo! my guess for the tattoo is TAZ from Looney Tunes.
I hereby challenge you to a cursive writing contest!
recycledwares
I wish you all the luck with the esty categories. Thanks for sharing those pictures - they bring back memories of my own childhood.
CutieDynamite
ireneagh
friedasophie
I learned how to dance disco to the Bee Gees record, very cute
TianaCHE
amydec
Hi Everyone!
Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm really happy to be here!
--Amy
MothHouse
VintageJamie
Ozknits
HangsaLittleLeft
whitemetal
MegnificentCo
Hi Amy! Isn't it fun how us Jerseyans identify ourselves by exit numbers? I'm Exit 153, nice to meet you!
bddesigns
PipocaHandmade
wovenstones
Glad you are here, Amy! Can't wait to see what you have in store - sorry for the pun - for us with the category searches. While I am sorry for NPR's loss, its truly our gain!
michon
aimeesarmoire
That's it... I'm growin' the hair, breaking out the Aqua Net, and having a BIG HAIR FREE-FOR-ALL. Amy, you've inspired this Aimee (who was once a librarian!).
littlepinkpebble
Hi Amy *wave*
welcome and many wonderful years ahead.
Visit my shop too *giggle*
LushPunk
hmmm - regretting a tatt from high school days...
I'm also gonna go with a ex's name!
truLuxe
Amy, I can appreciate how hard you had to work for that hair. I personally know it involved starting the blow-dry with your head up-side down. And a lot of product. I mean a lot.
Morado
baconsquarefarm
Hello Amy, great pictures of you~ enjoyed the article about your life thus far. Welcome to this big family.
violetjulia
mojospastyle
Hi Amy,
So there are more people working on making Etsy better. Really like the items you chose. I love buying T-shirts too.
littlealouette
RabbitHoleArt
ClareBears
sirenedelmare
Rokemet
Juan Diego Florez IS the greatest bel canto tenor. And the cutest! if you love him your heart IS in the right place. Welcome!
littlemoandfriends
What a crazy wondrous selection! the kidneys in a jar is pretty cool!
spongetta
PuzzleBoBuzzles
Mymothersgarden
Hi Amy! Welcome! Hope you have a blast here at etsy! I'm looking forward to seeing the improvements and changes to categories and searching. Interesting favorites!
mloartwear
What a great idea to hire a librarian. Etsy really needs some help with the art categories. Thank you and welcome Amy!
heronkate
Welcome Amy, love that hair-so!!
The fine art categories really need some tweaking. Hope you can find a way to separate original paintings from prints of original paintings. Thank you.
orcapeppa
Art2ArtColorado
Furiousdreams
Welcome, welcome Amy- we are so happy to have a real live librarian on board.
One challenge for the Art Category is how to separate multiples of any kind (reproductions, prints) from original works of art. Hope you can help make that happen!
-Victoria
Furiousdreams
Sorry, did not mean to imply above that hand-pulled prints are not originals. My issue is with unlimited editions of prints, either digitally produced from a home computer or offset.
Not with original handmade prints!
MysticSilks
Welcome Amy,
Taxconomy, that is a real word--WOW! At 1st I thought it said, taxidermist, and I wondered why etsy had hired someone who had experience in stuffing and mounting animals?--:)
Now, someone who knows how to orginize--that is special!
And do please make sence out of our 'fine arts' category, as to what is an 'original painting', and what can be tagged as an 'original painting'--that would help serious buyers of 'fine arts' to find the 'fine artist's' work on etsy---:)
MysticSilks
ablemabel
debhillart
This is exciting! Welcome Amy, Your mission should you choose to accept it.....................:) We are only anticipating a minor miracle in the tagging and category area so just relax........no really, it's great to know someone is going to put their focus on this area of Etsy!!! Especially the fine artists here.
LGraceOriginals
bazketmakr
wow, Amy, welcome! I am sure you will have lots of constructive ideas on how to help us out!
WindandHoney
Welcome Amy. I look forward to seeing how you might help the fine artist of esty to get more exposure. Thanks in advance.
workingforpeanuts
sealmaiden
HighDesertRose
i love blueberries! just wanted to say hey to a fellow Jersey girl, now transplanted....I grew up in Piscataway, not too far from Rutgers.
Piscataway used to be called New Market, but the name was changed in the 1960s to honor the Piscataquaw Indians (at least that's what we kids were told.)
thanks for coming aboard, I am sure you'll enjoy using your mad skills here.
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