What do you do when your job working for a big music label disappears? You go to work for a pirate-friendly file-sharing service that’s being sued by the big music labels.
File this one under “hard to say it’s news”: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company would consider more layoffs–if the economy falls off another cliff. Gotta credit him with consistency: He said the exact same thing a week ago.
There’s no good way to get fired, and a fond farewell from the TV program that just fired you won’t help pay your COBRA. But it’s better than a kick in the pants.
In late 2008, this is what passes for good news: The lengthy layoffs at Time Warner’s publishing unit are just about over, says Executive Vice President John Squires in a conversation MediaMemo had with him. Before anyone drowns in holiday cheer, a Time Inc. executive I double-checked with stressed that Squires had qualified his statement a couple different ways. Noted. But in late 2008, this qualifies as good news.
Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »
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