And Anderson used the power of the web to find, partner with, and eventually hire a 26 year old who he said had proven himself by making extrordinary things.
Bill Keller, executive editor at The New York Times, made a somewhat extrordinary announcement (at least for Times Watchers) this afternoon: Jill Abramson, his longtime number two for news, is going to work on the web side for a while (memo below).