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Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
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Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 22, 2009 12:31 PM
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First, I'd like to start by thanking the eBay Partner Network affiliates for a great 2009. It's been an exciting year and we've seen a lot of great integrations with the Daily Deal contest and adoption of tools like custom banner, along with a lot of folks taking advantage of the opportunities with Quality Click Pricing and optimizing their affiliate businesses. And I know that there's a lot more innovation to come next year and beyond.
To that point, I’m actually saying farewell to eBay Partner Network and am moving on to a new opportunity on the East Coast starting in the New Year. I’m extremely proud to have been part of the eBay Partner Network team, and moving forward, I know that eBay Partner Network will continue to be in great hands with Will Martin-Gill (of will1111@ebay.com fame) taking over my role, and the rest of the team continuing the great work they’ve been doing.
So for now I will say farewell, and would like to wish you a very happy, healthy, and safe Holiday season. I hope that you are able to take some time off and enjoy the season with friends and family. And last, as we close out 2009 and the ’00 decade, I hope that the upcoming year and decade are filled with happiness and prosperity.
Happy Holidays,
Steve Hartman
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(15 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Jan 10, 2010 02:49 AM
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onelung,
One of the reasons I find Auctionbytes so wanting is that short article on Steve's leaving is nothing more than a repeat of the eBay press release.
At one time I used to respect Auctionbytes but they have turned into little more than an extension of eBay.
Bought and paid for in my book.
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(14 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Jan 9, 2010 03:46 PM
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Bail out.
Good luck to ya stevie boy.
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(13 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Jan 8, 2010 08:22 AM
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And you better make sure your boat is "engaged!"
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The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
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(12 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Jan 8, 2010 07:53 AM
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Here's where he went... http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i05/s04
I have my Bass Tracker stored in a U-Store-It for the winter. I guess I had better move it before they suspend my access and demand I turn over the raw maintenance logs for my outboard. 
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Thin isn't thin unless it's OneLung Thin
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(11 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Jan 8, 2010 06:09 AM
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GOOD RIDDANCE STEVE! I have bit my tongue long enough! Your "QPC" program has hurt a lot of hard working webmasters and turned one of the internets best affiliate programs into dark and shady algorythm nonsense. I am sure ebay is feeling it, and thats probably the real reason your are leaving...ADIOS!
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(10 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Jan 2, 2010 05:52 AM
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Good luck with your future endeavors Steve.
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(9 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 31, 2009 05:26 AM
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Welcome aboard, JJ! Hope to see you here on the boards once you've settled in.
HNY,
-h
[Some Handy Aggregated Reference Info for ePN Affiliates and eBay Developers]
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(8 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 30, 2009 06:50 PM
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Hi everyone,
I just wanted to follow up Steve’s post with a couple of thoughts. Steve will be missed. He put a lot of energy into building up eBay Partner Network and getting the resources to increase our investment in the platform over the last two years. He’s found a good opportunity on the East Coast and we all wish him the best of luck in his new venture.
I’m excited about stepping into this new role. We are making a number of investments in the platform in 2010 and will have some new announcements around new reporting features and tools sometime in the first quarter. I look forward to the good opportunities we’ll create together in the coming year.
I also want to introduce JJ McCarthy, who joined the team in November and will be taking over my former role in managing the US affiliate program as I step into the global eBay Partner Network lead role. JJ joins us with significant ecommerce and marketing experience from several companies he started/grew, including having been an affiliate himself as part of his latest venture – please welcome him to the team! You’ll likely be seeing him start to post on these boards in the coming weeks.
I wish you and your families the best for 2010, and a happy new year,
Will
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(7 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 28, 2009 12:37 PM
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HA! So Steve is getting as far away from epn as he can get without leaving the country!
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Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 26, 2009 07:08 AM
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Thanks for the kind words Steve. And ditto on the projections/wishes for the future. 
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Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 23, 2009 08:33 AM
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Good luck Steve and all the best for 2010! 
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(4 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 23, 2009 05:29 AM
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Good luck to you in your new position Steve. You realize, I hope, that we here in the metro NYC area are having what used to be a "normal" type of winter (snow, cold, etc), so you might need some clothes that are warmer than your San Jose stuff! Happy holidays, and thanks for all of your help.
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(3 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 22, 2009 10:54 PM
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Best of luck, Steve, with the new East Coast position! I hope we'll cross paths again at an upcoming conference or two.
Happy Holidays,
-h
[Some Handy Aggregated Reference Info for ePN Affiliates and eBay Developers]
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(2 of 15)
Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 22, 2009 12:49 PM
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Hi Steve,
Firstly Merry Christmas to you and yours - hope you have a happy,
healthy & prosperous 2010!
Was good to catch up with you at the Expo in Amsterdam earlier
in the year. Best of luck with the new job - hope it goes well for you!
Thanks
Steve
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Re: Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Farewell
Dec 22, 2009 12:48 PM
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Best of luck with the new job Steve. Have a great holiday!
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