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A Fond Farewell
Last week Chris and Haim announced to us that they're moving on from Etsy. They'll be at Etsy through the end of this month, sharing their knowledge of Etsy's systems, network architecture, and all things technical.We owe so much to these two guys. They have given their lives to Etsy, all the way down to their …
Swimmy & Co. Update
Hi all, A couple months ago I asked Etsy sellers if they'd like to mail us some small orange fish, in this article. Many wonderful submissions came in from around the world in dozens of mediums. This is a quick update to show everyone what the array looks like. Click here to see it huge. We spent many hours …
Etsy Announcement: New Roles at Etsy Inc.
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 …
The Long View: Rob & Maria
REMINDER: Rob and Maria will be in the Virtual Labs this evening July 9, at 7pm EDT. I'm moving the date up so this post sits on the top of the chronological heap. The following was originally posted on July 2, 2008.In the following post, Rob Kalin aka rokali and then Maria Thomas aka pesmou speak their vision for …
Tech Update: Etsy DNS issues
This is an update for everyone having trouble connecting to Etsy right now.What happened?This past Thursday we moved Etsy's DNS servers to our new datacenter. This is an important step in making sure the site can grow and scale.This DNS move caused a ripple in some people's access to Etsy.com. By our …
Etsy News Alert: 4 Month Listing Extensions for Vintage and Commercial Supply Sellers
Update:Please get your items in the proper categories! Original post from June 23:Back in February when Etsy announced upcoming changes to the way search would work, we made a promise to our Vintage and Commercial Supply sellers that we would extend the life of their item listings by four months, for free …
My Visit to a Luthier in Tennessee
In early May I went to Barren Plains, Tennessee to visit James Peters, a luthier and Etsy seller Armor Guitars. He plys a trade after my own heart, as a fellow woodworker, though I’ve yet to muster the patience required to build a fine instrument.I remember when James first joined Etsy and listed a guitar. It was …
Adweek Video with Rob Kalin
Adweek interviewed Etsy's CEO, Rob Kalin aka Rokali, talking about the changing face of advertising and Etsy's approach. Adweek is one of the premier magazines for the advertising industry.Click here for a direct link.Please see our EtsyinthePress series, where you'll find links to articles and video …
In Case of Emergency: Off-site Blog for Updates
In the event that Etsy becomes unreachable, please head over to http://fix.etsy.com for updates. This blog is hosted off-site, which means it's not inside our main cluster of servers in New Jersey. Instead, it's on a server in Virginia. Since we'll only use this blog in the event that Etsy itself is totally …
