After blogging here on a mish-mash of topics for a number of years, I'm shuttering this blog and moving on to a new domain, focused on web development and technical management. I hope you'll join me at Obi-Wan Kimberly!

Kimberly Blessing Hi, my name is Kimberly Blessing. I'm a computer scientist, Web developer, standards evangelist, feminist, and geek. This is where I write about life, the Web, technology, women's issues, and whatever else comes to mind.

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The Big Announcement

Posted December 3, 2006 at 12:16 AM EST in Web Stuff, Work

Some of you suspected something was afoot when I added the disclaimer to the footer of my site; even more of you caught on when I added another location to the list of places I call home. Finally, here’s the big announcement!

Since November 6th I’ve been an employee of PayPal (an eBay company). I’m managing the Web Development Platform team — our mission is to create, document, evangelize, and assist in the implementation of standards that improve the user experience! (We also so some other very important stuff, but that all applies internally and ultimately still contributes to the larger mission.)

This job may sound familiar to some of you, because this role is very similar to the one I played on the Product Integrity team at AOL. Of course, one big difference is that I now have the benefit of experience, which should make things go a little smoother. Still, a new company will present new challenges, which is partly why I’m there. The other part is that I’m excited about what’s going on at PayPal. And that’s what matters!

Comments (6)

  1. Kevin stopped by on December 4, 2006 at 9:12 AM EST to say:

    Congrats! So, does that mean you’re still commuting by airline?

  2. Justin Stockton stopped by on December 4, 2006 at 11:59 AM EST to say:

    Congrats! I guess that dinner at TGI Friday’s during SXSW last year paid off.

  3. Over at steve.ganz.blog » Change of Place on December 13, 2006 at 11:00 AM EST, someone said:

    [...] Leaving PayPal was the single most difficult decision I’ve had to make in my career. I am really going to miss the incredible people and the endless opportunities that I’ve been blessed with over the last 15 months. It’s been one great experience after another and I am truly sorry I had to leave. The good news is that Kimberly Blessing of WaSP is taking over the Web Development Platform helm at PayPal and there are few people better than Kimberly at evangelizing Web standards in large corporate environments. It’s comforting to know that the work I started at PayPal will be taken to all new heights under her watch. [...]

  4. Jason Wishard stopped by on December 18, 2006 at 11:40 PM EST to say:

    Congrats Kimberly!! Good luck with the commute. :)

  5. Kimberly replied on December 19, 2006 at 12:48 AM:

    Thanks everyone! The crazy commute hasn’t begun yet, because Kevin is deployed at the moment… but he’ll be back in January and then the fun will begin. I’ll singlehandedly bring Northwest out of bankruptcy!

  6. Rob Cherny stopped by on December 22, 2006 at 9:20 AM EST to say:

    Congratulations Kimberly! Since I recently joined the ranks of the telecommuters I can certainly say it’s a challenge, and definitely keeps you on your toes. Thanks for all your help recently and please keep in touch!

    Best of luck to you of course!