Netflix's Bill Scott Leaving Netflix for Meebo

Netflix's Bill Scott, director of UI engineering, announced on his blog that he will be joining Meebo in April.

In 2007 I joined Netflix. At the time Netflix was facing another assault by Blockbuster which was making some significant inroads into the online DVD rental space. I remember several people warning me that I was making a mistake. If Blockbuster didn't take Netflix down any number of startups in the online video space would. But I went anyway. And Netflix not only survived but has thrived. And the last few years have been a total blast. I got to work with amazing talent, see the digital video revolution blossom, got to build a stellar user interface engineering team and was fortunate to learn from some of the best business minds in the world. I have also had the privilege of representing Netflix to the design & developer communities in my many talks, panels and workshops. I can't say enough good things about my time here at Netflix. You can see where this is going right?  In April I join Meebo! 

Comments

[Sock Puppet]

So he trashes Netflix movie pages and then moves on to another company?

Or perhaps he was asked to leave? Considering that Meebo is yet "Another" instant messaging service. Something which Netflix seems to feel has no relevance.

[Mom]

Get the hand out of your ass, Sock Puppet. If you actually knew anything about Bill Scott from his extensive body of work and knowledge, which you don't, you wouldn't make such an ignorant comment.

Take your persecution/victim complex over changes to the Netflix movie pages to your next "Tea Bagging" gathering.

[Hand Out]

Somebody loves Bill Scott...aka mom :o)

[Dad]

So mom... I take it we can add "momma's boy" to the list too? Or do you always defend complete strangers with vulgar language and an even worse attitude?

[Edward R Murrow]

Yawn. Meebo is Jabber's bee-otch. How can Meebo make money when an open standard exists - Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).