Talking Product: An Update on 2009 Site Feature Priorities
Hi friends,Welcome to the latest installment of Talking Product. For those of you who are unfamiliar with these posts, they are part of a regular series from my colleagues and me. Our CEO, Maria, started this series last year with her Talking Shop posts. In 2009, we’ve offered more posts by disciplines: Talking …
Talking Marketing: Onward and Upward Into Fall
Hi all, While September is under way, here at Etsy we’re well into preparations for the coming holiday season. Before we look ahead, we wanted to share some good news from the past two months. If you’ve read the latest Etsy Weather Report, you know that Etsy drew record traffic in August. And the best part is, the …
Party Planners: Garden Swap with Food & Wine Magazine
As the proud cultivator of a tiny urban plot, my efforts have so far yielded a grand total of two tomatoes. Yes, two tomatoes. They were delicious, but a far cry from my garden fantasy, which goes something like this... After a full summer enjoying the bountiful fruits and veggies from my expansive garden …
Party Planners: Picnic Party Like It's 1969 with Food & Wine Magazine
As a child of the '70s, I have fallen prey to the American nostalgia for the late 1960s, when political action was passionate, fashion was off the wall and popular music got its groove. While developing my own taste in music as a youngster (we didn't have the neologism "tween" way back then), I even dressed up as a …
Party Planners: We Heart Julia Child Party with Food & Wine Magazine
Julia Child was a contributing editor to Food & Wine when I arrived at the magazine in 1995. Coming from a non-food background, I was intimidated to meet her. I made a trip up to Boston, where she gave me a tour of her wonderful pegboard kitchen and then drove us to lunch (I learned that Julia was a much better cook …
Party Planners: Ice Cream Party with Food & Wine Magazine
No matter the weather, Food & Wine Associate Editor Kristin Donnelly lives for ice cream. She loves making her own, inspired by a recent F&W story on Ohio ice cream artisan Jeni Britton. But you don’t need an ice cream machine to throw an incredible sundae potluck party. Just set out a few of your favorite …
Talking Marketing: Planting the Seed
Hello Etsy, My name is Nizzi Renaud, a.k.a. missniz, and I recently joined the Etsy team as the new director of marketing.* There are some new faces and some familiar ones who currently make up our marketing team. Together, we wanted to say hello and share with you some of the marketing activities underway at Etsy …
Handmade Weddings: Wedding Photography Unveiled with Jacqueline Tobin
We invited Jacqueline Tobin, author of Wedding Photography Unveiled, to share her knowledge with our readers. Jacqueline is a great resource for insider info for both newly engaged brides-and grooms-to-be, as well as photographers interested in breaking into the wedding business. She'll be live in …
Party Planners: French Riviera Soiree with Food & Wine Magazine
Food & Wine Associate Food Editor Emily Kaiser considers pretty much anything French to be good. Her love affair with the country has been lifelong, but only intensified after she spent one summer after college as a private chef to a French count and countess. In honor of Bastille Day on July 14, inspired by …
Talking Product: Etsy Site Feature Priorities for 2009
Hi friends,Following up on our recent Talking Shop podcast, I want to provide a few operational updates from the Etsy Product Team. We are excited to summarize what we’ve accomplished since my last Talking Product update and to provide a glimpse into the priorities for the second half of the year.So, what …


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