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		<title>CBSi / CNET cuts CTO, SVP, and more than a dozen other jobs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like CNET / CBSi is making some more cutbacks after all; granted, with an acquisition as large as theirs ($1.2b, hundreds of employees), there were bound to be some redundancies, despite the company&#8217;s claims there would be &#8220;very few.&#8221; After CNET laid off 120+ employees earlier this year in preparation for its eventual sale [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://ryanblock.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/kortekaas.jpg" alt="" title="Kortekaas" width="210" height="141" class="imgright" />Looks like CNET / CBSi is making some more cutbacks after all; granted, with an acquisition as large as theirs ($1.2b, hundreds of employees), there were bound to be some redundancies, despite the company&#8217;s claims there would be &#8220;very few.&#8221; After <a href="http://www.ryanblock.com/2008/03/cnet-layoffs-arent-foreboding/">CNET laid off 120+ employees earlier this year</a> in preparation for its eventual sale to CBS, I&#8217;ve learned CBS Interactive (which represents CNET and CBS&#8217;s other online properties) also supposedly laid off top executives CTO Mark Kortekaas and SVP Dan Smith, in addition to 15 New York-based positions in accounting / finance.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve also heard rumblings that CBSi COO Steve Snyder and CEO Quincy Smith may not make it through the year in their current executive positions, but that sounds a bit more speculative at this point. Of course, neither CNET nor Kortekaas would officially confirm or comment on anything for me &#8212; nor can I say with certainty whether those let go are only part of a larger number of employees being laid off. Either way, definitely a bummer for all those involved.</p>
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