This week: Some Net execs will do practically anything to escape Seattle. Two are returning to New York to consult on content; another is even running for the U.S. Senate. Never mind that every time the Dish has visited the Emerald City (that's Seattle, not Dorothyland), it's been sunshine — in the world of Dish, hearing is believing, and reliable sources swearSeattle is usually covered in a wet blanket of misty rain.

With weather like that, is it any surprise that people are fleeing? Here are four north-by-northwesterners with their eyes on drier climes. MORE >>