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Housekeeping
Valleywag: An Instruction Manual
Dear Ryan:
As I head to NBC to run its Bay Area site, I'm leaving you one Silicon Valley gossip blog, used but in good condition. A few thoughts on how to keep it that way. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by RheaPollstry: Is that Owen? Mmmmmm, I do luv me some bears. And working in a bar, no less! My heart is... 4 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Very Worst of Twitterati
Day in, day out, as I've collected tweets from the media elite in our daily Twitterati, readers keep asking: Is this the best you can do? A fundamental misunderstanding: Twitter is best at its worst. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by resipsaloquacious: This is what I find so annoying about Twitter. You spill eel sauce in your hair and your first reaction... 10 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Refuse to Sell a Horse for an Aeron Chair
These tweets are made for venting. Joanna Pearlstein, Susan Orlean, Jim Louderback, and other media twits found plenty to complain about on Twitter: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by MrInBetween: Dear Cranky Hiring Manager: Don't make me tell you how my hiring would benefit WIRED. Tell me why a barely-breathing... 1 Responses | Other threads
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birthday wishes
Happy Birthday, Mark Zuckerberg! Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
What do you get the social-networking mogul who has everything? Click to see Valleywag's gift to the 25-year-old blunderkind CEO of Facebook! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by sample032: '50s-looking? They weren't using glass like that until the '90s. That's why the largest tree is 30 feet,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Shut Up, Twitter
Why #googlefail Is Really a #twitterfail
An hour-long outage of some Google services this morning has turned into a full-fledged Twitter storm. What this really shows is a failure of Twitter to be meaningful and relevant to anything but Twitter. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by badasscat: I hereby coin the phrase "twitstorm" for this sort of thing. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Schadenfreude
Peter Thiel's Richer Than You, But Not as Rich as He'd Like You to Think
It's one of many casually accepted, unchecked assumptions in Silicon Valley: Peter Thiel, the cofounder of PayPal and Facebook investor, is a billionaire, right? Leaked documents from his hedge fund, Clarium Capital, show he's not. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by ADismalScience: I'd be shocked if you're right. 1.) 2006 is a faraway time. Most hedgies have seen the wisdom in putting less... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Leaks
Parking-Lot Typo Roils Apple Campus
Did contractors pave imperfection into Apple's parking-lot paradise? A controversial photo showing a misspelled traffic warning sent one employee out on the asphalt to disprove yesterday's report of a chip in Steve Jobs's flawless facade. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by saintjim: Someday soon there will be no observable reality left. Only Photoshop. 7 Responses | Other threads
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sex trade
Craigslist Clarifies: It Wants to Be Paid to Get You Laid
Here's the backwards result of the legal crusade against Craigslist: The site never used to make money from its "erotic services" ads. But the service tells Valleywag that it's now planning to profit from porn. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by pooks: Just legalize it already. Perhaps then we can clean up the industry a bit. Make these "professionals" get certified in... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Shut Up, Twitter
Finally, Twitter Learns When to Shut Up
The Twittersphere is up in arms over a move the message-broadcasting service made to make its site a bit less noisy: You can no longer easily eavesdrop on conversations with strangers. Hurrah!
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By Owen ThomasComment by Soup: There is a simple solution to this. Make it an option. The default can be set to turn off @... 5 Responses | Other threads
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sex trade
Craigslist Employees Will Be Paid to Read Sex Ads All Day
Under pressure from state officials after a Boston medical student reportedly killed a masseuse he met on Craigslist, the classifieds site is cancelling its racy "Erotic Services" section with a new one reviewed by employees. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Private Hangnail: Sex workers just need to create a new and exciting set of euphemisms. Might I suggest two hundred barnacles to... 4 Responses | Other threads
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spy photo
Why Apple Is Doomed Without Steve Jobs
What happens when Apple's famously perfectionist CEO takes a six-month medical leave? Everything at Apple goes to hell. Like the parking lots. Feel better soon, Steve! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by QADude: I smell Photoshop. The colors are all messed up around the letters, as if someone was trying to blend in... 3 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Stay Up All Night Cursing Their Honda
Don't take an iPhone to a movie screening, don't Twitter when you should be making coffee, don't buy a 2002 Honda, and don't be Meghan McCain. This and more we learned from Twitter today! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by PrettyNotPretty: "Can't you just take a vacation tonight mr. insomnia?" Can't you just take a motherfucking Ambien and a shot of bourbon... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Flirt140
Meet Your Mate in 140 Characters or Less
FuckedCompany creator Philip "Pud" Kaplan will soon be a married man. So why did he just unveil Flirt140, the world's most awesome online flirting site? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Ladies and Gentlemen-Mr. Burt Bacharach: This thing is like date rape/ a hate crime waiting to happen... 5 Responses | Other threads
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copyfight
If You Steal His Books, Stephen King Will Mock You
Writers are getting mad as hell about digital versions of their books getting pirated online. Ursula K. Le Guin and Harlan Ellison will sue you. But we like horror mogul Stephen King's approach: insults! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by bayktdin: My brother let me read his copy of Cujo when I was in Jr. High, was that piracy? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Nerdfight
New Yorkerers in Scandalous Twitter Brawl
Our dreams have come true! New Yorker contributor and Twitterati regular Susan Orlean is whaling away on whiny, blogorrheic ex-staff writer Dan Baum on Twitter. Grab some popcorn, follow @susanorlean and @danielsbaum, and enjoy! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by I.am.the.1: Our dreams have come true! New Yorker contributor and Twitterati regular Susan Orlean is whaling away... whaling away?? Certain you mean... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Leaks
Tesla Motors Moneyman Revs His Mouth on Camera
A mysterious video of a Tesla investor talking about a rumored investment in the company has popped up on YouTube. Valleywag has identified the blabbermouth: Victor Morgenstern, chairman of a Chicago private-equity fund. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Joshman Gesamtstrecke: Somebody please chop the first 30 seconds off the video. Also, ye with sports cars, please hang up and drive,... 2 Responses | Other threads
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death of print
Will David Geffen Gay Up the New York Times?
Hello, Pink Lady! David Geffen, the wealthy friend of Dorothy, wants to buy the New York Times. Fantastic news for the paper's gay mafia. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by WindowSeat: 'd lk t s ths pst r-wrttn s "Wll Crls Slm Spc p Th Nw Yrk Tms?" wth sm clrfl... 8 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Twitterati Give Their Divorce Lawyer a Porn Name
The problem with Twitterati isn't so much oversharing as undercaring. Laurel Touby's apartment woes, Lockhart Steele's porn name, and Penelope Trunk's divorce bill are as good as the media elite's tweets get! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by JulesNoctambule: Penelope Trunk -- isn't she the one who stalked a guy about some comment he made and posted all about... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Craigslist
DABA Girls Find Exciting New Option for Romance
We don't think this Craigslist ad from a supposed Goldman Sachs banker is real. For one thing, whoever heard of an employed investment banker? Still, his kink is a real kick! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by WaterTart: "inducing lactation in you using wholly natural means" Wait- I have to have a baby? Gross. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Murder
The Class That Got a Wesleyan Student Killed
If Johanna Justin-Jinich hadn't taken "Sexual Diversity in Society" at New York University in 2007, she might be alive today. Her ex-classmate, Stephen Morgan, is in custody after allegedly shooting her at Wesleyan University's bookstore. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Cecil's Wielder: Wow, 11 pages of writing, way to make 'em work for it NYU. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Stalkers
Randi Zuckerberg's Excellent New York Adventure
Had an awesome week? Whatever. It was not as totally awesome as the week of Twittering Facebook chanteuse Randi Zuckerberg (of the Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerbergs). Except for the part where Julia Allison stalked her! More » -
blogging for dollars
Perez Hilton Wins Ruling That Says His Blog Is Illegal
Color us confused: Hollywood gossip Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira, the queen of the knockoff disguised as parody. So why is he suing PerezRevenge to get it to change its name?
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Silda Spitzer Goes Out With a Blogger
Eliot Spitzer, the prostitute-hiring ex-governor of New York, has been seen in public with his wife, Silda, for the first time since he confessed to paying for sex with aspiring musician Ashley Dupré. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by DaveCrabtree: I'm sorry, but I just can't forgive Silda for apparently forgiving him. I know stuff like this happens in lots... 6 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Power Goes Out on the Twitterati
Picture Martha Stewart sitting in the dark, unable to get anything accomplished. It's like the perfect metaphor for how Twitter fails to illuminate the lives of media people! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by allyzay: there is literally nothing more horrible on the entire internet, and i'm including the entire internet, even cumonherface.com and danny... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Politics
Is Google Heading For an Antitrust Trainwreck?
Everyone has misunderstood why Google, from CEO Eric Schmidt on down, is cozying up to Barack Obama. It's not out of some likeminded geekiness. It's out of desperation and fear.
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By Owen ThomasComment by FormerEnglishMajor: Terrific incentive for all you guys who want to build a business - as soon as you succeed, Uncle Sam... 6 Responses | Other threads
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So Gay
Digg's Fratty News Site Has a No-Homo Policy
If you wanted to imagine a topsy-turvy world where straight 19-year-old jock-nerds ran the media, just visit Digg. The site is so laden with antigay epithets that it automatically censors the word "homo" from headlines. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by coyote1284: P.E.T.U.: OMG, Owen Thomas, are you reaching for outrage or what? Digg has an automatic filter that censors the common obscenities... 1 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
J-School Identifies Apple-Friendly Financial Aid Loophole
Congress is debating whether journalists should be subsidized. But hey, did anyone know that we're already coddling J-school students by letting them take federal loans for iPhones? More » -
twitterati
The Twitterati Help Us Realize What Blueprint Cleanse Tastes Like
Twitter is like a real-time conversation! And just like many conversations, sometimes you want to cover your ears, Eric Eldon, Micki Maynard, Ellen McGirt and others teach us: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by stanhalen: How come theres no dirt floating around on PBS/NPR on air personalities? Not that I'm paying that close attention, but... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Principles
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Taxpayer Money
Clever libertarians don't just rail against government spending: They do something about it. Facebook investor Peter Thiel took $8 million from New York's pension fund — while setting himself up to avoid millions in taxes. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Carol Gardens: How is the Roth IRA situation even possible? Since you can only contribute $5000 per year? And it was even... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Politics
Why Can't Obama Find a Good Geek?
The White House has tapped two D.C.-area techies to run the government's tech infrastructure. His CIO, Vivek Kundra, turned out to have a rap sheet. Now his CTO Aneesh Chopra, has a drug problem. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by sample032: In a perfect world, there's only a 0.04% chance two Indians would be chosen for this job in the US... 6 Responses | Other threads
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