Very sad to hear of the passing of Om Malik (@Onmyom), one of the OG tech bloggers. Our blogs worked together at the Crunchies in 2007 (https://cybercultural.com/p/026-rww-redesign-2007-crunchies/) and earlier that year I'd met up with him at a local SF cafe (https://cybercultural.com/p/024-readwriteweb-key-hire-hustle-culture/). Even though we were jostling for position on the Technorati charts at the time, he was the nicest, wisest, most generous with his advice person in Silicon Valley. RIP Om, you were one of the original minds of tech. https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/

I will say this about the fediverse: it’s not the kind of place where a company or someone still working there will post “We’re expanding and hiring!” just a few months after it laid off 75% of its staff. Small mercies.