Goodbye Local Hello Answers

Posted on February 19, 2008
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After more than two years of fascinating and exciting work on Local Search & Maps today I’ve started a new chapter of my life as a Yahoo!.

I’m leaving with a tear in my eyes as the people and experiences during these two years have been fabulous. Thanks to all of you guys and best of luck for the challenges ahead.

Now as some of you might have heard already – Yahoo! has moved the Answers product from the US to Europe. That’s a first and very exciting opportunity for us here in Europe. For me personally this provided me with the great opportunity to help define and drive the international development of one of the most used internet products there is. So as of today I’m one of two product managers driving the development of answers globally.

It’s fair to think that going forward you will read more about social search and social platforms here than local search related stuff.

Comments

14 Responses to “Goodbye Local Hello Answers”

Barry Schwartz on February 19th, 2008 6:10 pm

Congrats and good luck!
airportibo on February 19th, 2008 6:28 pm

Congratulations! And good luck in you new position!
Matt McGee on February 19th, 2008 8:45 pm

Congrats, Frank - you know I’m an Answers fan. Guess I’ll just move your feed from my LOCAL folder to my SOCIAL folder and keep on reading.
Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing on February 19th, 2008 9:06 pm

SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 19, 2008…

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web…….
Frank Fuchs on February 20th, 2008 3:41 pm

Thanks guys! Much appreciated.
Dara on February 22nd, 2008 12:06 am

Good luck. I’ve heard more about Yahoo layoffs than anything else in the past few weeks…sounds like you are quite lucky
Phil Chambers on February 22nd, 2008 12:47 pm

Congrats Frank! Also - very nice Qype t-shirt you’re wearing there

Best of luck from everyone here!
andrew on March 3rd, 2008 12:59 am

Congrats Frank in your new position… the local search community will miss reading your blog.
Frank Fuchs on March 3rd, 2008 10:09 am

@Phil: Thanks and I give you that one looks like we ripped you guys off when we dressed our hamster

@andrew: Thanks man. Best of luck for you guys!
Pascal on March 27th, 2008 4:04 pm

Hi Frank.

congratulations.

I heard it from Uwe.

I am happy that this great Product is now in your hands. This rocks!

Pascal
Frank Fuchs on March 28th, 2008 10:08 am

Hey Pascal,

Thanks - let me know if you are in London so we can have a pint.

cheers
Jan on April 9th, 2008 9:56 am

Ok - almost two months late, but just as sincere: congratulations on the new job! In case you make it to Paris gimme a shout (probalby not for a pint, but hey - wine’s not that bad either…)

PS: the domain sociallytype.com is still available…
Frank Fuchs on April 9th, 2008 10:11 am

Thanks much! Even two month later much appreciated - am not that far from Paris today - am in Grenoble - but will not make it to Paris this time

but sure we will make that happen soon

cheers
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