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Layoff Round-Up: Google (10,000?!), Time, Salon, Buzznet, Sezmi

Written on: November 24th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Google may lay off up to 10,000 employees, according to a WebGuild report. The layoffs began in August and so far, hundreds have been let go. While the Internet titan is supposed to report layoffs publicly and with the SEC, WebGuild reports that Google has side-stepped the requirement [...] more...

E-mail Error Notifies Carat Staff of Impending Layoffs

Written on: September 4th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Ah, the innocuous little send button. The twee bearer of bad news not meant for your eyes strikes again. A top HR exec, Rosy Zory, at Aegis Group’s media-buying division of Carat, accidentally sent an email to the entire company (meant for top managers only) detailing a restructuring [...] more...

Layoffs Happening Now at AOL

Written on: August 20th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – AOL has started another round of cuts, according to a report in the Silicon Alley Insider. About a dozen staffers are rumored to be headed out the door (reportedly product managers and marketers). Rumors of layoffs at AOL have been swirling for weeks — it looks like the [...] more...

Report: Platform-A To Fire 100-499 Staffers

Written on: April 18th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Happy Friday! AOL’s Platform-A honcho Lynda Clarizio is firing scores of staffers today, according to a Silicon Alley Insider report. A source told the blog that the bloodletting will begin today, and the dead pool will amount to “less than 500.” Severance packages reportedly “stink.” AOL told the Insider [...] more...