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#valleywag
Local review repository Yelp walked away from Google's $550 million acquisition offer this weekend. [TechCrunch]
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#twitterati
Preparing for the Worst
Chris Lehmann went shopping for end-times food with end-times people; Kevin Smith prepped his readers for more ass talk; and Evan Williams tried to adjust your movie expectations. The Twitterati braced. More » -
#printisdead
Esquire's iPhone Issue Ruined by Lack of Fantasy Product
After watching make-believe demos of hypothetical e-magazines running on unreleased tablet computers, it's hard to get excited by Esquire's new iPhone app, running on a puny, non-magaziney screen. At least v2 could be ported to the Apple Tablet! -
#rumormonger
How Google CEO's 'Ex' Girlfriend Keeps Tabs on Him
Eric Schmidt's rekindled relationship with sometime girlfriend Marcy Simon may be heading into another season: After a summer of hanging out and an autumn jet ride, they've been spotted again this winter. And Simon's keeping a close eye on Schmidt. More » -
#yourprivacyisanillustion
Making Facebook Pay
Facebook doubtlessly hoped forcing open user profiles would help the social network compete more profitably with open systems like Twitter. But there could well be a multi-million-dollar price to pay for the aggressive change, particularly if Facebook broke the law. More » -
#publicrelations
Google Attempting to Swallow Trashy-Tasting Yelp
Google is more likely than not to buy Yelp, say news reports. Which raises one glaringly obvious question: Will Google exacerbate or correct the local review site's worst tendencies, which have brought extortion allegations, porny bacchanals and physical violence? More » -
#shutuptwitter
Twittered Toddler Death Immediately Converted into Flame War
Shellie Ross lost her two-year-old child when he drowned in the family swimming pool. She tweeted about the incident, hoping for emotional support. How do you think that went? More » -
#twitterati
Martha Stewart's Obscene Nog Bowl Drowns Slurring Twitterati
Martha Stewart prepared for a shocking quantity of egg nog; Lindsay Lohan got into a race thing; and Sara Gilbert reveled in old media. The Twitterati overindulged on tradition. More » -
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#commenters
The Internet's Candidate for California Governor Wars with the Internet
Meg Whitman would like to be governor of California, but the former eBay CEO should demonstrate she can govern her own website first: The commenters on MegWhitman.com are in open revolt. It's brutal. More » -
#celebrityscience
Why Tiger Woods Is the First Internet-Scale Scandal
After three relentless weeks, the Tiger Woods scandal looks infinite. (The disgraces continue as we speak.) That's hardly because Woods' philandering was unprecedented. No, it was just perfect for internet exploitation. More » -
#rumormonger
More on Meg Whitman's Fratty Princeton Son
A defacto bodyguard lived at Princeton with Griff Harsh to assuage the kidnapping fears of his mom, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, according to a longtime Gawker commenter close to the university. And the rich kid's suspension? Probably academic. More » -
#shutuptwitter
How a Fake Twitter Death Report Tragically Came True
Last night on Twitter, someone impersonating a newspaper writer falsely reported the death of football player Chris Henry. Henry died about 12 hours later, according to news reports, finally making one of Twitter's many fake stories come true.
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#richkids
Why Did Meg Whitman's Son Get Suspended from Princeton?
California gubernatorial candidate and tempestuous eBay billionaire Meg Whitman doesn't use her kids on the trail. Is it because she respects her Ivy League sons' privacy, or because at least one of them is a liability? More » -
#twitterati
Stabby Twitterati Dance on Graves
MC Hammer pumped up a Silicon Valley rap battle; Nick Denton mocked a laid off New York Timesman; and a Fox Newser lashed out at the "hippies." The Twitterati love a fight. More » -
#yourprivacyisanillusion
The Facebook Privacy Settings You've Lost Forever
While covering Facebook's systematic elimination of privacy, we've been deluged with questions from readers asking how to restore certain Facebook privacy protections. Sadly, many such settings appear to be lost forever. Here are the most glaring examples.
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#cubicleculture
'Evil Meg' Feud Shows Why You Should Never Badmouth Your Boss, to Anyone
Meg Whitman would love to be California's next governor, but now she has to deal with chatter she was called "Evil Meg" by eBay underlings. All it took to sidetrack her campaign was a purportedly chatty staffer and a lawsuit. More » -
#worldofwarcraft
Battlefield iPhones to Run Facebook of War
Raytheon made an iPhone app for mapping units a combat zone, and for new types of communication, like "friending" other tanks. It'll presumably sell for, like, $50,000 in Apple's military app store, and still earn less than iFart. (Pic) -
#layoffs
The French Resistance to Yahoo's Cost-Cutting CEO
Carol Bartz's lacerating eccentricity may captivate Silicon Valley, where she's cutting costs left and right. Not so in Europe: When Yahoo tried to shut down operations in France, workers made this surreal, defiant video. And went on strike, naturally. More » -
#crime
Alisher Usmanov: The Scary Russian Oligarch Seducing Silicon Valley
Alisher Usmanov is nicknamed "the hard man of Russia," but he's good at seducing the softies in California's tech community: An investment firm he backs lead a $180 million investment in Zynga, the gaming company that trafficked in scammy ads.
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#censorship
Blocked on Facebook: Gawker Facebook Privacy Guide
A reader sent in the attached screenshot, showing his fruitless attempt to post our guide to enhancing the privacy of your Facebook account. Apparently Facebook found that content to be "abusive." More »
