Comments on: For Earthlink Black Tuesday Looms: Job cuts, restructuring

By: Construction Delays For Silicon Valley WiFi Network - GigaOM

Construction Delays For Silicon Valley WiFi Network - GigaOM — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:22:10 +0000

[...] 6, 2007 at 9:09 AM PT Comments (0) The problems facing the MuniWireless business, highlighted by Earthlink’s decision to throw in the towel , are spreading. Tyler van Houwelingen, founder and CEO of Azulstar recently [...]

By: August 29, 2007 | Keku.com [alpha]

August 29, 2007 | Keku.com [alpha] — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:37:36 +0000

[...] play in court. Sick of gPhone rumors? Well too bad, here’s more. Earthlink lays off hundreds. Burning man burns…but not on purpose. Don’t worry, there are lots of pictures. [...]

By: Curious

Curious — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:00:45 +0000

So what do they do with New Edge? Is it a decent company outside of ELNK? Who would make sense to acquire New Edge?

By: EarthLink Announces Third-Quarter Employee Loss | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:08:38 +0000

[...] even though the company was successful in signing up quite a few cities for MuniFi networks,” Malik writes. “But EarthLink’s San Francisco effort, for example, is mired in a political morass. The [...]

By: » Earthlink feeling the pinch from the broadband duopoly

» Earthlink feeling the pinch from the broadband duopoly — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:50 +0000

[...] 10 and punt 900 souls in the hopes of regrouping and finding a way to win. article on news.com article on GigaOm [?] Share This Filed under Wimax, States, AT&T, Verizon, DSL, Comcast, Wifi by admin [...]

By: Annoyed Ex-Employee

Annoyed Ex-Employee — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:49:45 +0000

I hope this company burns. They are locusts. They show up, consume morale and money, and leave the brittle corpse behind on a good day. It would be the best birthday gift I get this year.

By: 7 years at ELNK

7 years at ELNK — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:04:11 +0000

Boy, or boy! And how great was working for ELNK 7 years ago… and 5, and even 3… When Garry was still alive… He knew was he was doing…Bye-Bye, ELNK!

By: New Edger

New Edger — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:38:48 +0000

Well it’s black tuesday and some of your article is correct however Newedge stays in place as a owned subsidiary but operating on it’s own. with 25 Laid off at new edge. simply trimming and streamlining. no “sell off” of newedge is in the works at this time.

By: bueller

bueller — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:27:19 +0000

this sounds more complicated than rocket science. i say they just fire everyone and start over

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By: former elnker

former elnker — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:09:14 +0000

It’s about time that the company realized it made some really stupid moves. As an aggregator of technology, the company lacks true innovation and creatitity. As a former employee, idea people were often shut out by those who are used to doing more of the same. The muni business was a predictable bust. The acquisition of New Edge was a mistake when it was discovered that there was more than $40M in receivables. Due dillegence was done by inexperienced M&A folks. However, what EarthLink is good at is commercial finance and analysis. And analysis by paralysis proliferates the organization> Most are concerned with job titles, seniority and less concerned with actually making a difference. All those in the VP levels really need to take a good hard look at themselves and what contributions they can effectively make without drinking their own coolaid! I really enjoyed working at EarthLink. But they didnt recognize the value I could bring to the company on the planning side. Maybe too self absorbed at the exec. level.

By: John

John — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:14 +0000

As a former employee of Earthstink, I can say this… They have no vision and no investment in a quality infrastructure. It all starts with hiring good people (experts) and taking care of them. Furthermore, Earthstink rode the tail of Mindspring and that’s the only reason they were profitable for a short time. They don’t have a clue how to do ‘real’ business. I’m sorry, but they deserve what they get.

By: Radical Georgia Moderate » Black Tuesday: Earthlink announces restructuring

Radical Georgia Moderate » Black Tuesday: Earthlink announces restructuring — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:32:20 +0000

[...] For Earthlink Black Tuesday Looms: Job cuts, restructuring [...]

By: Blacknell.net » Arlington Wifi On Hold

Blacknell.net » Arlington Wifi On Hold — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:28:30 +0000

[...] that equipment in Alexandria simply sits on the poles while Earthlink sorts itself out (Om Malik is reporting that Earthlink is considering selling its municipal network division). You can leave a comment, or [...]

By: For Earthlink Black Tuesday Looms: Job cuts, restructuring - GigaOm : Small Black Business Owner: Operating in the black

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:02:22 +0000

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By: COUGAR

COUGAR — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:39:18 +0000

With divisions like New Edge being run by a group of rookies I wouldn't doubt it. "Hey, I have a great idea, lets buy a couple of companies to change our dying business model!" "Also, when we buy these companies lets do just about everything wrong with them so that the reason we bought them no longer exists within a year!" I can say this because I have seen this happening internally and externally at this company. Instead of Right.Now it should be Right.Divest!!! The only way I can describe this company in the past, before Rolla, was a good old boys club of folks who made money and survived the hey day of telecom, but when the going gets tough and they had to do "REAL" business they failed. Inflated salaries and titles only carry you so far!

Cheers!

By: TechBlog

TechBlog — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:15:50 +0000

Bloodletting to come at EarthLink?

Om Malik, who made his name as a reporter covering broadband and Internet access companies, says EarthLink could announce massive restructuring and layoffs as early as Tuesday. EarthLink (ELNK), the Atlanta-based Internet Service Provider that has been...