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• @backlon Dieter Bohn on x

  Some Personal News! After 20 years in tech media and 10 at The Verge, I've decided it's time to move on and tackle a new challenge. More here: https://www.theverge.com/...

• @backlon Dieter Bohn on x

  I am overwhelmed with all the well wishes everybody. So...is Tweetdeck and the twitter app. Consider this tweet your fave and personal reply. <3

• @ohnorosco Ross Miller on x

  An incredible collaborator and friend. Congratulations, sir! Excited for all the puns in @lockheimer's future, and as always, excited to see The Verge + its killer leadership (note: not actual killers) continue to evolve and outlive us all (note: yes, truly outlive us all) https:…

• @plante Chris Plante on x

  Dieter has been the soul of The Verge for a decade. I'm sad to see him go, but happy he gets to flex his muscles in a new, cool way. https://twitter.com/...

• @lanceulanoff Lance Ulanoff on x

  This seems like a real loss for tech media, but I wish @backlon the best in what I'm sure will be an exciting adventure https://www.theverge.com/...

• @tcarmody Tim Carmody on x

  Just realized @backlon (now departing to work for Google) was the last of the @verge founding team who'd spent all ten years at the site: @reckless left to help launch Vox, @StarFire2258 left and returned

• @theromit Romit Mehta on x

  Unlike the other ThisIsMyNext/Verge reporter @zpower who started at Apple before leaving his current gig :-) https://www.techmeme.com/...

• @jsnell Jason Snell on x

  Dieter's video is great. My bachelor's degree is in (language and human) communication and it was like being back in class. Semiotics! Names! Handles! What does it all mean! https://twitter.com/...

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on x

  Dieter is a legend and Google is so lucky to have him!! https://twitter.com/...

• @chillmage @chillmage on x

  really I opted out of my foolish $1k promise not to tweet ever again so I can congratulate my dear friend Dieter on this next chapter in his life. I have long believed that Dieter has been the conscience of our newsroom, and I will miss him terribly https://twitter.com/...

• @lutherlowe Luther Lowe on x

  Another revolver from Fourth Estate to Big Tech. @backlon joins @qhardy @mgsiegler @dannysullivan @campbell_brown... who are some other noteworthy examples? https://twitter.com/...

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  In deciding to end one of the most impressive careers in tech media, Dieter has taken on the very chill job of fixing global messaging infrastructure https://t.co/JJfrKlPvM4

• @patog7 @patog7 on x

  Ho-ly sh*t! Excited to see what @backlon brings to the Google team! 👏👏👏 https://twitter.com/...

• @danilic Dan Ilic on x

  Congratulations Dieter.... what a legend. https://twitter.com/...

• @jhaverinator @jhaverinator on x

  One of my qualms about being a journalist in the tech space was how forgettable the work usually was Everyone has a favorite YouTuber but few have favourite writers Dieter was one of those which made being a nerd cool and inspired many young writers to improve their art and learn…

• @taynixster Taylor Lyles on x

  In December 2019, I heard that The Verge was looking for a Writer. I had applied, but I wanted to go out of my way to show how that I was the right person for the job. Out of the blue, I reached out to @backlon and one thing led to another and in January 2020, I was hired! https:…

• @starfire2258 Sean Hollister on x

  Dieter and I started The Verge's West Coast office, by which I mean that he started the office and I occasionally blogged from it. It has been a *treat* watching him kick so much ass... and I'm a teensy bit jealous he got not one but TWO dream jobs in ten years! https://twitter.c…

• @reckless Nilay Patel on x

  My friend and brother @backlon was the first person I recruited to come work at a fledgling blog called The Verge, and today he's leaving us. I will miss him but I'm very excited for his new role in product at Google, where he has promised to fix RCS. https://www.theverge.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  That @backlon is a great friend and a brilliant mentor. I've learned so much from him over the past 9+ years. Congratulations on an all-time run and cheers to the future. (Also this video is amazing) https://twitter.com/...