photo by Scott Beale
Sometime in the Spring of 2010 Laughing Squid will be expanding to the East Coast. My wife Lori Dorn and I have decided to live in New York City for a while, to take on new challenges and adventures. Lori is originally from NYC and I’ve always thought about living there at some point. Of course San Francisco still remain a big part of Laughing Squid and I plan on traveling back fairly often.
I’m sure some of you have questions, here area a few answers:
- How will this affect Laughing Squid Web Hosting?
Nothing at all will change with our web hosting services. We’ve always been a virtual company and will continue operate as we always have, providing reliable hosting and top notch customer support. - How will this affect The Squid List?
The Squid List will remain unchanged. Simone Davalos has been maintaining it for a while now and will continue to do so. It’s been in very good hands with her. - How will this affect the blog?
The Laughing Squid blog will continue on as it always has, the only difference is that you may see a few more posts related to NYC and the East Cost as I explore the other side of the country. Of course our San Francisco guest bloggers will continue to posting great stuff and I’ll probably add a few more East Coast guest bloggers to the mix over time. - What about the Laughing Squid Events in San Francisco?
After a over decade of organizing large events we had our last one in San Francisco back in 2008. We’ve since started doing smaller Drinkups, not just in San Francisco, but around the country. When I visit San Francisco I’m planning on doing periodic gatherings with our guest bloggers.
Overall not much will really change, aside from our physical location. In fact both our customer base and blog readership has been national, even international for a long time now.
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Scott,
Best wishes for the move to NYC! I've been reading LS for a few years now from Sydney, Australia, and it never ceases to inspire art and culture beyond San Francisco.
Thanks!
Selfishly sad that we'll see you less, but wishing you the best! Hope you guys have fun in New York!
Now you have one more reason to visit NYC.
Wow, that's big news Scott. Best of luck to you — show 'em how us left-coasters do it! :)
if you need anything over here in nyc, let me know – happy to help
Thanks, I appreciate that.
Welcome to NYC, an outer borough of New Jersey. You picked a WONDERFUL time of the year to move here. Bring your snow shovel!
Welcome to the east coast!
Very exciting! Travel well 'cross the country. Look forward to hopefully seeing you in your new city sometime!
Yes and hopefully I'll be able to visit yours as well.
Welcome to the east coast, Scott!
Welcome to NYC! I always enjoy the LS now I will even more because you will be posting some local stuff!
I have loved reading Laughing Squid ever since I left San Francisco five years ago as a way to maintain some connection to my favorite city. Now what am I supposed to do?
"Scott Beale: San Francisco Edition" will be missed.
Welcome to the neighborhood (I'm in New Jersey). @Liz is correct. :)
WIll we be seeing Laughing Squid Drinkups in the city?I
I've been doing Drinkups in NYC for years.
Oh awesome! I've been fantasizing in the back of my head about going bicoastal, but so far it's been nothing more than a dream. I so look forward to hearing how it goes for you and wish you the best of luck.
my my my!! i had no choice but to leave SF this Sept because of my job. was so depressed. no alphabar, no superhappydevhouse, no more moscone conventions to get drunk and pick up freebies at:(, most of all, no laughingsquid! but you are here now in the city! yes i tracked your events when you were around earlier. how awesome. finance and fashion reigns NYC, technology serves as a means to an end (hyper sad)… now please spread out the love and throw more tech fun over here:)
Think of it more as expanding to NYC, rather than going a way. I'll be back from time to time and Laughing Squid will still have a presence in San Francisco. Instead of a going away party, I'm thinking about having our 15th anniversary party in NYC.
Not sure yet, but it would be somewhere in Manhattan.
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