Happy Two Year Anniversary, Storque-lings
The Storque, Etsy's blog, is turning two-years-old this week. We, the Etsy Admin who fluff the Storque's feathers and keep her flying (Alison, Tara, EricB, our intern MichelleT and myself), celebrated today by munching on a plum torte I baked last night. We're still settling into our new nest; the new Etsy office in …
About Us: Vanessa
Vanessa Bertozzi, a.k.a. Etsy blog editrix-in-chief Vanessa, is a beloved figure around these parts. This Massachusetts native is one of the most talented and driven folks I've ever known. While she always strives to get the job done, she simultaneously maintains an ever-optimistic, forward-thinking and …
Do You Love Etsy's Blog? Be Our Summer Intern!
Hello faithful readers! We are desperately seeking Susans! We at the Etsy Blog are looking for a summer intern to work with us May through August here in Brooklyn. We're looking for someone who is very detail-oriented (find the errors on the job page, please!) and creative. Most of all, we want to work with …
Etsy Alert: Scheduled Storque Maintenance
UPDATE: All done! We will be taking Etsy's blog, the Storque, down for maintenance on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, from 10:30pm EST until 12:30am Wednesday. When you return to reading the Storque — as we hope you do obsessively — you'll find pages loading a lot faster. Many of the other changes we're making will likely be …
Etsy Alert: Scheduled Storque Maintenance
On October 7, 2008, Tuesday morning at 1:00am ET, the Storque database will be going down for five minutes of necessary maintenance. This should be just enough time for you to make a cup of tea (or for those of you in Australia, have an afternoon beer), listen to a favorite song, or read a short magazine article …
Tech Update: Tweaks to the Storque
Dear Readers, (sound of airhorn)Did the new Storque reach out and bite ya? Have you noticed? We've made some tweaks to the Storque's layout: The homepage of the Storque now defaults to the "all articles" lay-out. Many of you wanted a more blog-like layout in order to see the most recent posts at a glance. This will …
You be the Judge: Vuitton and Darfur
This article was originally published on May 6, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! I’ll admit it: as Etsy's in-house attorney, I love reading legal disputes and thinking about what important issues each side should stress. I especially like to analyze pending copyright …
Team Tip: Success!
This article was originally published on April 22, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! How do you measure success of your Etsy Team? Well, if you define success as meeting or achieving your goals, then it looks like your Team should be sure it has clear goals! Each Etsy Team is …
Quit Your Day Job: rachelaustin
This article was originally published on August 11, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy!Rachel of rachelaustin was able to quit her day job after a year and a half of selling on Etsy. She and her husband made the decision together, and not long after, her husband was able to …
Earth Tones: Giving It Up
This article was originally published on April 18, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! This installment of our eco-friendly indie series Earth Tones brings us Mandy, aka moxiedoll. An example to all of us, she has undertaken an impressive exercise in restraint! She shows …
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