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About Us: CB aka longhaul

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:07:00 -0000

Chris Bohn aka CB aka longhaul works on the Engineering Team, specifically on database administration. One of the many things that CB deals with on a daily basis are sprocs. Now if you don't know what that means, don't you worry, it is not your job to know about or deal with such things — it's CB's.

Notice how Etsy hasn't been crashing at all lately? CB is another member of the team that keeps Etsy operating as smoothly as possible. He's also working hard with Haim, Dusten, Ian, Paul, George, and Joe P to move our servers to a new — more optimized — space. These guys don't get enough credit ... because if they're doing their jobs well, you don't notice what they're doing!

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CB Fun Facts:

CB and his family live in San Francicso, and he brought them to NYC for an Engineering meetup so they could see New York.
CB's real name is Chris, but we already had admin Chris aka RevolvingDork, so he was relegated to CB.
He owns many guitars which cause him to "rock hard" according to various sources.
Has been known to belt out a mean rendition of Don't Fear The Reaper.
Give him a beer and swears like a sailor.
Among engineers, CB is used as a verb. In other words, if you go drinking with him, you're likely to show up to work the next day and say "I got CB'd last night."

CB of yesteryear, looking like a psyched funeral parlor organist.

CB cuteness:

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 longhaul items below...

Virtual Labs Schedule: August 18th to August 22nd, 2008

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:40:00 -0000

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers August 18th to August 22nd, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

Craft Night! — 5pm to 7pm in the Treehouse. For our Monday, August 18 craft night, we will be demonstrating how to make paper boxes. These boxes are wonderful to use as gift boxes, storing your favorite trinkets, using in displays at craft fairs....The list goes on!

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:15pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Wednesday

Show and Tell for Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress, or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

Shop Critiques — 5pm in the Lounge.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you have purchased on Etsy! Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

Learn more about the Virtual Labs here! Apply to hold your own meetings or online workshops in the Virtual Labs here! Or send me a convo. You can also check out the Events Calendar in the Storque!

And now—for no reason at all—a few of my favorite handmade undies! Enjoy!

About Us: Jason Seger aka jasonmseger

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:12:00 -0000

Jason aka jasonmseger works on the Support Team here in Brooklyn, but he drawls his lovely Virginian accent and makes us all hanker for the South. He's patient, thorough and compassionate — qualities that are needed when working in customer support. He often writes hand written notes to members who have had a bad experience on Etsy.

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Jason Fun Facts:

All of his friends actually call him Jay, but because we already had an admin named Jay, we forced him to be Jason (Jay is actually Jared, but we'd forced him to be Jay because we already had Jared). (It's also said that Jason looks like Christine aka Iheartmoustaches's father, so she calls him "Dad").
Jason is a musician and writes country-folk songs with his girlfriend. You can hear his music on his MySpace page and in his Etsy Shop JSeger.
He loves vintage clothing and can rock high waters with a light rockabilly flair.
He also loves old timey music and the Kinks.
He had a full-ride scholarship to college for his baseball playing skills.
Jason is great at accessorizing and he often wears hats and vests. Perhaps his best known accessory is his penchant for hot, women's sunglasses.
Jason is sort of a luddite, and according to Mary, prefers the original invention to new versions — for example, record players to iPods.
His first Alchemy request was for an exact replica of a vintage pair of pants that he already owns. He actually sent this favorite pair of cords to the seller to measure exactly and make him a new pair.
He is a huge fan of Old Bay Seasoning and will flavor any food with it.

Jason communing with nature:

Mini-Jason (with devil eyes and crazy feet):

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).

Below you'll find some of Jason's favorites.

Virtual Labs Schedule: August 11th to August 15th, 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:18:00 -0000

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, August 11th to Friday, August 15th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

Craft Night! — 5pm to 7pm in the Treehouse. This week we are pleased to announce a very special edition of Monday Craft Night. The Etsy Labs, the EEAT Team and Sweet Tooth of the Tiger join forces to create a recipe slam! Click here for all the sweet details.

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:15pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Wednesday

Show and Tell for Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress, or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

Shop Critiques — 5pm in the Lounge.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you have purchased on Etsy! Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

About Us: Paul aka pasilveira

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:39:00 -0000

Paul aka pasilveira is on the Engineering Team where he works on System Operations. The Sys Ops engineers work with the databases and the servers — the framework on which all of us rely. He is very vocal and passionate about keeping Etsy up and running — and has even been known to go head to head with Etsy founder and engineer Haim, a very intimidating debater, about the best Sys Ops methods.

Notice how Etsy hasn't been crashing at all lately? Paul is one member of the team that keeps Etsy operating as smoothly as possible. He's also working hard with Haim, Dusten, Ian, CB, George, and Joe P to move our servers to a new — more optimized — space. These guys don't get enough credit ... because if they're doing their jobs well, you don't notice what they're doing!

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Paul Fun Facts:

Paul is from the town next to where Vanessa grew up in Southern Massachusetts.
Despite living in North Carolina for many years, he has a detectable New England accent (which is how Vanessa identified him as a "Masshole.")
He moved to North Carolina because the weather is so awful in New England.
Bob pointed out he uses ellipses ALL of the time!
He plays hockey.
He's a Red Sox fan.
According to Joe P., he likes to use "deltas" to describe standard deviations in a graph.
His management style is closest to Scrum.
He is very susceptible to Etsy Office Plague.
He loves his coffee from Dunkin Donuts and he's certain the secret to the DD is a constant 200 degrees.
He has a daughter, twin boys and another baby on the way.
Paul is of Portuguese descent and we think he can speak Portuguese though we need Beth aka bethela to confirm that.

Thank you, Paul, for digging this baby picture out of your parents' closet. Very, very cute.

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).

Below you'll find some of Paul's favorites and also some special sellers from North Carolina.

13.5 Questions about Showcase

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:12:00 -0000

1. What is Showcase?
Showcase is Etsy’s internal cooperative advertising program. We don't sell outside advertising to companies, but we do sell ad space to our sellers. By purchasing a spot in a Showcase, Etsy sellers can show off their items and help boost their sales and shop awareness. The Showcase is a great way to get more hearts, favorited items, and sales.

2. How does it work?
Showcase spots are sold as 24 hour chunks.

For $15, Etsy sellers can purchase a 24 hour spot in the Main Showcase, which is linked to from a prominent banner on Etsy's homepage.
For $7, Etsy sellers can purchase a 24 hour spot in The Storque Showcase, which cycles through on the homepage of the Storque, Etsy's blog.
For $7, Etsy sellers can purchase a 24 hour spot in one or more of the Category Showcases. As of mid November 2007, we offer showcases in each Category. These Showcases are located at the top of the respective Category's pages.

3. How many Showcases are there at a given time?
Usually there is only the Main Showcase, The Storque Showcase, and the Category Showcases one at any given time, but for holidays and special events, we often create additional themed Showcases.

4. Showcase spots were selling out so fast, I could never get a spot. Did you ever do anything about this?
Because of the great demand for promotional opportunities on Etsy, we started to expand Showcase throughout the site. We will always keep it affordable so we can help as many sellers as possible have access to this excellent promotional opportunity. See bethela's Showcase Deconstructed article and the Shiny New Showcases announcement.

5. What currency are the $7.00 and $15 fees in?
US Dollars.

6. What time zone determines the twenty-four hours of the day?
Eastern Time in the USA. This is GMT -4:00

7. Can I cancel a spot after I'd made a reservation? Is the fee refunded?
We will only cancel and refund spots under very special circumstances. Deciding you are no longer interested in your spot does not fly. If you feel like you really have a valid case please email support@etsy.com.

8. How many spots can I reserve?
You can purchase up to two spots per Showcase each month. On a given Showcase, each seller can have only one spot per day. For example, your jewelry can be in the Main Showcase, the Storque Showcase, and the Jewelry Category Showcase all on the same day. But you cannont have two spots in one of those Showcases on the same day.

9. How do I choose which items appear on the Showcases?
The Category Showcases only draw from your items in the corresponding category (with the corresponding first tag). Go to Your Etsy and look for the Showcase link under the Promote section. There, you can manage which correctly tagged items you want to feature. With the Main Showcase and Storque Showcase (and our occasional holiday Showcase), you can change up which items you want featured on the fly and the changes will be reflected live in the Showcase.

10. What happens when an item being displayed sells?
When one sells, it pulls up the next featured item in your shop, then the next, then the next etc… If all your featured items sell and you do not add more, the Showcase will randomly pull another item from your shop (or in the case of Category Showcases, it will pull another one of your items from the corresponding category). This random item will change each time the Showcase is loaded.

11. What happens if the site is taken down for maintenance and I am on the Showcase?
You will be given bonus time to make up for the trouble.

12. How do I purchase a spot?
Step 1: Go to the Showcase Gateway.

Step 2: Choose the Showcase in which you'd like to reserve a spot.

Step 3: Select from the available dates on the top right side of the page.

Step 4: Hit the purchase button.

Yay! You are all set, the fee will be added to your normal Etsy bill.

Still having trouble? Check out the Step-By-Step Showcase Help Guide.

13. I cannot remember my scheduled Showcase day! What Do I do?
Remain calm! No need to post in the forums or email support. Instead, please login to Etsy, click Your Etsy, and check out your Etsy Bill. It will tell you the day of your Showcase and serve as a receipt for your purchase.

13.5 How do I know if the Showcase is right for me?
Some sellers have done very well with the Showcase in terms of exposure and sales, some not so much. We recommend you check out bethela's article Showcase Deconstructed for tips on what considerations you should think about before purchasing. Exboyfriend also did a great 2-part series for the Storque all about online advertising, A DIY-Friendly Guide to Online Advertising.

Virtual Labs Schedule: August 4th to August 8th, 2008

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:34:00 -0000

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, August 4th to Friday, August 8th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

Craft Night! — 5pm to 7pm in the Treehouse. This week we are pleased to announce a very special edition of Monday Craft Night. The Etsy Labs, the EEAT Team and Sweet Tooth of the Tiger join forces to create a recipe slam! Click here for all the sweet details.

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:15pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Wednesday

Show and Tell for Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

How-To: Creating a Great Blog with Mary — 2pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you have purchased on Etsy! Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

Community Chatt with Matt - 12pm in the Treehouse. Join us for a live, online discussion of topics of interest to the Etsy community. Our intention is to give buyers and sellers alike the opportunity to speak directly and candidly to Etsy Admin.

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

About Us: Erin aka ErinHaldrup

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0000

Erin aka ErinHaldrup works on the Support Team and was one of the first Etsy employees after Matt and Emily joined the founders. She hails from Indiana originally and went to painting school here in New York City.

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As a New Orleans enthusiast, Erin did a number of Storque posts with videos about her trips there post-Katrina, her visits with some Big Easy Etsy sellers, and her time living there before the hurricane.

Erin is very passionate about Etsy. She's a painter herself and spends her free time in the studio, and she's a huge advocate for fine art on Etsy, as Anda pointed out. Her sensitive soul always prompts her to think about customer support issues from the artist's perspective.

Erin Fun Facts:

Erin and Tim were dramatically evicted (along with everyone else in the building) after only having lived in their Bushwick apartment for three days. After that experience, Erin vowed to never rent again and bought an apartment.
She likes tie-dye.
Tim and Erin have been friends since high school.
Erin once dined with her hero, Lou Reed.
She went to the Super Bowl in 2002 to see another one of her heroes, Bono.
During Pet week, Erin brought her budgie birds, Elvis and Priscilla, into the office.
Her favorite painter is Max Beckmann.
She is an amateur ballerina.
As quite the jetsetter, she has been to Japan, England, Italy, and even attended a wedding in India.
Erin got really mad at me (Vanessa) when I added a joke to her cloth maxi pad Etsy Find.
According to Jim, she has possibly the loudest cell phone ring in the office.

As you can see, she was an equestrienne in middle school:

Adorable babe:

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 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).

Below you will find some of Erin's favorites.

Virtual Labs and How-To Schedule: July 28th to August 1st, 2008

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:35:00 -0000

The Virtual Labs are Etsy's interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills. We've also started Show and Tell for Buyers, so if you have a bit of an Etsy shopping addiction, these are your peeps. Come on by and show us what you've bought on Etsy this week! It's also the last week of How-To Month, but don't worry we'll keep them coming in August. Hope to see ya around the Labs!

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, July 28th to Friday, August 1st, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

Craft Night! — 5pm to 8pm in the Treehouse. Come by and shrink plastic with us! Click here for a list of supplies to have on hand.

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:15pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

How-To: Packaging Your Items with SaraWearsSkirts — 5pm in the Treehouse.
- Supplies needed: pen and paper for your ideas!

Choosing The Right Fabric with BurdaStyle at Mood Fabrics at 6pm in the Treehouse. . Join us virtually while we shoot live at Mood Fabrics in NYC and learn how to choose the right fabrics with Mood Fabrics owner Eric Sauma and Nora and Benedikta of BurdaStyle. Exciting, no?

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Wednesday

Show and Tell For Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

How-To: Heat Transfer at Home with Kim — 7pm in the Treehouse.
- Supplies Needed: Iron-On transfer paper, iron, fabric, scissors
- Download this design we made for our own Iron-On patches if you like!

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you have purchased on Etsy! Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the Mary — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

How-To: Make Paper Boxes with Mary — 4pm in the Treehouse.
- Supplies needed: paper, scissors, bone folder (optional)
- Download this design and print it out if you like!

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

Learn more about the Virtual Labs here! Apply to hold your own meetings or online workshops in the Virtual Labs here! Or send me a convo. You can also check out the Events Calendar in the Storque!

About Us: Sinohe aka sinoheterrero

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:27:00 -0000

Etsy's accountant Sinohe Terrero, aka sinoheterrero, balances our books and runs a tight ship over here at the Etsy offices in Brooklyn, NY. He's a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and loves spreadsheets.

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This native of the Dominican Republic moved to the Bronx at the age of 7 and — besides his love of crunching numbers — loves the Red Sox, despite living around the corner from Yankee Stadium. For Sinohe, accounting and baseball stats go hand in hand. Sinohe also has two kids and proudly talks about his little ones.

He's a great member of the Etsy Admin Team and we're lucky to have him. You can see some of his previous posts on the Storque here.

Sinohe Fun Facts:

The name "Sinohe" was his aunt's idea. She saw a movie with an Egyptian doctor named Sinohe and loved it.
His full name is Sinohe Kenny Terrero and his twin brother is Kenny Sinohe Terrero.
Twins do not run in Sinohe's family. He and his brother are "special."
According to the Biz Ops Team, "He likes frappuccinos and other sweet and frilly drinks."
He and Etsy lawyer SarahSays have a running contest of who can eat more M&Ms.
When he was younger, he and his brother wanted to be big time music producers. Now he's an accountant and his brother is a lawyer.
When he got the job at Etsy, his twin took all his suits.

Did his twin get his fedoras too? Sinohe can't remember which one he is.

Darling Sinohe and Kenny, pumped about their new toys.

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 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).

Below you will find some of Sinohe's favorites.

Etsy Announcement: New Roles at Etsy Inc.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:39:00 -0000

Dear Etsians,

Here are a couple important news items, from Rob and Maria.

From Rob:

I am happy to announce that, with high hopes and expectations, Maria is now Etsy's CEO. My new title at Etsy is Chief Creative Officer (CCO), a nice loose moniker that will allow me to focus on what I'm best at: product work and long-term, big-picture thinking.

I will also be spending time developing Etsy.org, a non-profit organization that will focus on the educational side of how to make a living making things. (Lots more details about this are coming soon. Right now, it's in the planning stages.)

I've been filling many roles since Etsy began, all of them new to me in some way. It's been an incredible and exhausting education, much of it public. Watching Maria, with her experience and expertise, has enabled me to make this decision. I'm excited to get back to what I enjoy most, and maybe even work less than seven days a week for the first time in a long time.

From Maria:

I am thrilled to announce that Chad Dickerson will join Etsy in Brooklyn as Chief Technology Officer September 1, 2008. As Etsy’s CTO, Chad will be the company’s top technology executive and will join Rob, me and the Etsy team in helping to shape Etsy’s strategic direction, development, and future growth. Chad will manage our entire technical organization, including application development, network infrastructure and quality assurance. He will report to me.

In my recent “Long View” article, I spoke about seeking “…a few talented, experienced people to join Etsy and help us more quickly and successfully do things we’ve never done before, while continuing to celebrate Etsy’s creative, quirky and independent culture.” Chad is the first of these few folks. He’s an experienced leader of technical teams and a home brewer!

Chad joins us from Yahoo! where he has spent the last three years leading technical teams in innovative product development. He is currently Senior Director for Yahoo!’s Brickhouse & Advanced Products team, a group outside of Yahoo’s! corporate structure designed to be more nimble and customer-focused. In this role Chad heads up a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers who incubate and launch Web-based, high availability, consumer-facing products.

Before Yahoo!, Chad was CTO at InfoWorld Media Group / IDG for five years and before that, CTO at Salon.com for three years. In both CTO roles, Chad was the senior executive responsible for technology strategy and execution.

Chad started his Web career as an Internet Developer and Gopher Administrator at "The News & Observer" (http://www.newsobserver.com/) in Raleigh, NC. He is a Tar Heel native, and his parents will be very pleased to have him back on the east Coast.

Read more about Chad at his blog: http://www.chaddickerson.com/
Here is his corresponding announcement.

Welcome, Chad. We're happy to have you.

Here's the forum thread, if you'd like to discuss the news.

Virtual Labs Schedule: July 21st to July 25th, 2008

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:28:00 -0000

The Virtual Labs are Etsy's interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills. This week we're starting Show and Tell Your Purchases. Come on by and show us what you've bought on Etsy this week! It's also week 3 of How-To Month. Hope to see ya around the Labs!

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, July 21st to Friday, July 25th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

Special appearance with Abby Pecoriello, author of Crafty Mama in the Library Room — 12pm EDT, details here.
Craft Night! — 5pm to 8pm in the Treehouse. Come by and make stencils with us! Click here for a list of supplies to have on hand.

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:15pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

How-To: Incredible Shrinking Plastic with Iheartmoustaches — 5pm in the Treehouse.

*UPDATE!* No Shop Critiques with Michelle this week — she's on vacation!

Wednesday

Show and Tell For Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

How-To: Setting up your jewelry torch with Danielle — 5pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you have purchased on Etsy! Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

How-To: Glass Etching with MissBatch — 4pm in the Treehouse.

About Us: Eric aka likeomg

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:37:00 -0000

The master of SEO, likeomg! Eric is like a magician, casting spells with keywords. He's got his finger on the pulse of Etsy, and he's always masterminding how to get Etsy and sellers' shops higher up in Google rankings. You can see some of the posts he's written for the Storque — some show off his delightful dude's perspective on shopping and some have tips for sellers for tweaking their SEO status.

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Eric Fun Facts:

Eric wrote a tear-jerking chronicle of his dog, Soda Pop.
He owns more domains than anyone ever. He used to get up at 5am and watch CNN in order to find out the new buzz words, and then buy those domains.
He was in the Navy and that's where he learned how to sew, while doing laundry for sailors and mending their skivvies.
He makes music and sings in his spare time. He commissioned a personal soundproof recording booth on Alchemy.
Eric has waaay too many pairs of sneakers, and he writes his domain names on them so that people will see it on the subway.
The Bronx loft that he's building out is in a clocktower building, just like the Etsy Labs.
The engineers are thinking of buying him the url GIVEUPERICOWNSIT.COM as a gift.

Wait. Was Eric a professional surfer in California? ...No. He had this portrait taken with a skurfer at the mall in Minnesota.

Eric has furnished us with this cute, yet mildly awkward photo of him as a (blonde!) child. Weird how hair color changes that way.

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 favorite shops below...

Virtual Labs Schedule: July 14th to July 19th

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:47:00 -0000

The Virtual Labs are Etsy's interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills. This week we're starting Show & Tell Your Purchases. Come on by and show us what you've bought on Etsy this week! It's also week 3 of How-To Month. Hope to see ya around the Labs!

Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, July 14th to Saturday, July 19th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

Craft Night! — 5pm to 8pm in the Treehouse. Come by and make cupcake themed crafts with us!

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 5:15pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Envelope Pillow with Anda - 7pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 3 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Wednesday

Show and Tell For Sellers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

Dollhouse Collectibles Xmas in July - 6pm in the Treehouse. An online trunk show showing collectible miniature gifts to get and give for the holiday season.

Bath and Body Labeling & Legalities with Mary Helen — 7pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 3 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Show and Tell For Buyers — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you have purchased on Etsy! Come with links to your purchases in their new home or directly to the items you have collected this week!

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

Intro to Metalsmithing with Daniellexo — 11am in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 3 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

Saturday

Paper Puppet Making with Crankbunny — 2pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 3 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

About Us: Lauren aka stellaloella

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:38:00 -0000

Best known to the Etsy Community as Stellaloella (or Stellllllla!), Lauren was already a very familiar face as an extremely helpful presence in the Etsy Forums before she was hired in February 2007. Lauren has worn many hats as an Etsy Admin — working as official Forum Admin, leading up the Community Team, and now as a guru of Etsy policy, among many other things. She does a truly tremendous job of communicating and bridging the remote-worker gap, despite being all the way over in Central Time (that's far away from Brooklyn!). You couldn't ask for a more thoughtful or wonderful coworker, and we're so lucky to have her on the Etsy Team.

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Lauren Fun Facts:

Lauren is a picky eater. She won't eat anything that's green; she's anti-chlorophyl. She also won't eat anything that lived in the sea or any food that has "touched."
She does, however, love cheese.
The moniker StellaLoella is the combination of Lauren's two beloved grannies' names. Aww!
When Lauren tried to update her avatar with a new photo, the Etsy community protested, so she stuck with her old one.
Her dogs scared off a robber — what heroic pups! (Their names are Toast and Scooter.)
She previously sold pottery and handmade books before joining the Etsy Admin team.
She is originally from Milwaukee.
Matt once rented an apartment for her that was haunted, with a billion roaches as well as ghosts.
Lauren is a great writer and communicator. She's pretty articulate!
She has awesome design sense. When she learned to knit, the very first things she made were perfect.

Lauren being a teenage star. (Or runaway?)

Baby Lauren!

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 items from Lauren's favorite shops below...

Virtual Labs Schedule: July 7th to July 11th

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:03:00 -0000

The Virtual Labs are Etsy's interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills. This week Rob and Maria are holding office hours (find out more here). It's also week 2 of How-To Month. Hope to see ya around the Labs!

Are you new to Etsy? Don't miss our Newbie chat! What to get some input from other Etsians on a new project? Check out Show and Tell. Want to host your own workshop or meeting in the Virtual Labs? Fill out an application here!

The following schedule covers Monday, June 30th to Friday, July 4th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Craft Night! — 5pm to 8pm in the Treehouse. Come by and make origami with us!

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:30pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Applique with with Anda - 7pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 2 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Wednesday

Show and Tell — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

Beaded Earrings with MaryMary - 5pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 2 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Office Hours: Rob and Maria - 7pm in the Treehouse.

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 1pm in the Storque Room.

Screenprinting with Matt - 5pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 2 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

Metal Etching with Daniellexo - 11am in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 2 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

About Us: Christine aka iheartmoustaches

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:18:00 -0000

We first met Christine aka Jackrabbit aka iheartmoustaches at the Bazaar Bizarre/Maker Faire in San Mateo. She'd won first place in the Upcycling Contest with her Wiener Bench, and as her prize, she received a free booth. Her crocheted video game console and other fabulous wares proceeded to catch the attention of every passerby and the Etsy admin on hand for the event.

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After having made such an unforgettable impression, Christine applied to work at the Etsy Labs, and we were impressed by her BFA in Crafts and her previous work in web design. She now makes tons of handmade Etsy swag, helps with Brooklyn Labs classes and the Virtual Labs. You might have seen her posts about the Design Face-offs she's been heading up.

Christine also happens to be one of the most unique people in the world. She is hilarious and creative and passionate about her job. All of the admin here at the office adore her and want to be her future girlfriends or boyfriends. She also has a super cute pooch named Satchel who we don't get to see very often at the Labs anymore, due to some wilding out.

Christine Fun Facts:

Christine has been a pioneer of the moustache craze.
She has a very cute Boston Terrier named Satchel and a crazy cat that has no equilibrium and stumbles around.
She seems really sweet and quiet but she's a maniac. In high school her nickname was "Domaniac."
This little miss has a BFA in crafting and stays up until 3am crocheting mushrooms and cacti.
She used to design websites, and she once had an odd job for a girls-gone-wild type website and she had to crop all the breasts from the photos...hundreds and hundreds of photos.
She owns a house.
At an earlier time, Christine ran a gallery in Pittsburgh.
She wears the same, taped up glasses that she has had for 15 years, like some kind of a hobo.
She's a fan of yacht rock.
Recently, while sporting a snappy cardigan and skirt set and a fresh haircut, she was mistaken for a nun on the New York subway.

Christine looking like a wild child from the heart of NJ.

Precious Christine baby, a timeless porcelain doll from the 50s. Classic shot, Christine!

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).

See also Christine's Moustaches Top 10 List. Some favorite shops below...

Virtual Labs Schedule: June 30th to July 4th

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:44:00 -0000

The Virtual Labs are Etsy's interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills. This month we're launching more How-To's than ever! So come on by and learn a new skill.

Monday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Craft Night! — 4pm to 8pm in the Treehouse. Come by and knit or crochet with us!

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:30pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Fusing Plastic Bags with Anda - 7pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 1 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Wednesday

Show and Tell — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

Print Gocco with Julie - 5pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 1 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Crafting with Acrylic Sheet with Daniellexo - 2pm in the Treehouse. Check out the Week 1 How-To's article for more info on this tutorial.

Office Hours: Vanessa, Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 4pm in the Storque Room.

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.

About Us: Adam Brown aka adam

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:08:00 -0000

Adam Brown aka adam works at Etsy on the Marketing and Press Team. He heads up the Cooperative Advertising program, which many of you know and love, as well as writing the regular Press Club and Etsy in the Press series for the Storque. He's also an all-around great guy, who occasionally makes a hilarious snarky comment in the IRC (the group chat Etsy admin use to communicate throughout the day), punctuated with "Zing!"

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Fun Facts about Adam:

Adam loves softball and plays left field for the Levee Cheeseballs. Michelle coined his softball name, which is Adam Brown Betty, or Brown Betty for short.
He does yoga with his parents.
He used to work in the television industry.
He's a good poker player.
Perhaps one of his most beloved qualities, his storytelling abilities are famous amongst the admin.
As he occasionally will display with a quick flip of the tongue, he has a fake tooth. The original was knocked out in a really hardcore way.
He likes mugs, but hey, who doesn't like mugs?
He rides his bike a lot.
He was Laura Bush for Halloween!
Very fond of costuming, he's a regular at Coney Island's Mermaid Parade. Last year, he was one of the Four Seahorsemen of the Apocalypse.

Ah, the gel, the rayon shirt. But all together, he was doing a lot better than many of us at that age. Such a smooth operator!

This is so intensely cute, it's really quite amazing.

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 favorite shops below...

Virtual Labs Schedule: June 23rd to June 27th

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:22:00 -0000

The Virtual Labs are Etsy's interactive classrooms, a place to hang out, throw paper airplanes and share skills.

The following schedule covers Monday, June 23rd to Friday, June 27th, 2008 (all Eastern Daylight Time). The schedule posted in the Virtual Labs is magically in *your* time. So if you are confused, just click here to see what's coming up in your real time.

Monday

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 3pm in the Treehouse. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Craft Night! — 4pm to 8pm in the Treehouse. Come by and sit in on tutorial, crafting and chit chat!

Tuesday

Newbie Chat with Danielle and Julie — 4:30pm in the Treehouse. Newbies! Get your questions answered here! Julie and Danielle can help get your shop started on the right foot!

Wednesday

Show and Tell — 4pm in the Lounge. Come share what you are working on! Everyone will get their own time to talk about a project they are working on and get feedback. Come with links to pictures of your work in progress or if you have a webcam, you can show us live!

Shop Critiques with Michelle — 9pm in the Treehouse.

Thursday

Weekly Teams Meeting with Sara and Danielle — 12pm in the Teams Room.

Office Hours: Vanessa and Alison, Tara and Bre (Storque Admin) — 4pm in the Storque Room.

Office Hours: Mary (Etsy Community Advocate) — 7pm in the Treehouse.

Friday

Community Chatt — 12pm in the Treehouse.

On-The-Fly Critiques with the EtsyLabs ladies — 12pm in the Lounge. Pop in for a mini-critique with some experienced sellers and Etsy admin.

Office Hours: RobWhite (Forum Admin) — 7pm in the Lounge.