{"id":6157,"date":"2007-12-07T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2007-12-07T10:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/skype-developer-program-change.html"},"modified":"2007-12-07T10:19:44","modified_gmt":"2007-12-07T10:19:44","slug":"skype-developer-program-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/skype-developer-program-change.html","title":{"rendered":"Skype Developer Program Change"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"PaulAndy Abramson reports<\/a> that Paul Amery (interview<\/a>) is no longer the Director of Developer Programming at Skype. I liked Paul a great deal and he had tremendous passion and enthusiasm for his work at Skype.<\/div>\n
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You may remember Amery was a keynoter<\/a> at a past TMC event so I subsequently had the opportunity to spend a good deal of time with him.<\/div>\n
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I am not sure what the reason for this departure is but perhaps it was just time. Here is the statement the company put out:<\/div>\n
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Change has always been a constant at Skype and will continue to be. We will keep re-shaping our business to take advantage of the immediate and short-term opportunities in front of us. In this context, Paul Amery & Lester Madden have moved on from their current positions and we’re working closely with them to support them through this process.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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For more on the departure I would direct you to a guest blog post<\/a> by Amery where he spells out some of the successes which have taken place under his tenure. Specifically:<\/div>\n
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