Gawker 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #valleywag more comments → raincoaster: Dylan, not if your servers go down again. more » twig: The NSA has a long history in advising to non-government security standards. Schneier's "Applied Cryptography" notes that several of the fundamental ... more » Drunken Economist: Seeing as the bulk of Windows IT and development is outsourced and offshored, how is this a bad idea? Corps and end users really don't care where the... more » scroll_lock: I had no idea this existed. Now I'm newly obsessed. more » daveyjonesisdead: apart from the privacy aspects - and I have no doubt the collaboration did not enhance privacy - why does the government cooperate with some companies... more » DTurkin: Based on the 'takes one to know one' principle, I reckon the NSA should have had some important insight on maintaining privacy. Maybe they also collab... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Oh sure, like Gawker hasn't had a long, tawdry relationship with SIS. more » Foster Kamer: #Yes. But also, I kind of do want to mail April Winchell a check. Regretsy is awesome. #ThingsWeActuallyLike #BookDealsWeCanGetBehind more » Tremonius: If the `spawn of a former Yahoo CEO' demands of a bouncer "just fucking Google me, you dumb fuck" then the search wars are already lost, and Microsof... more » random_play: Ok, I admit it. I want to see her sex video. You know there's at least one out there, and it has to be good. That mouth was designed for one thing. more » nicepony: As my grandmother said; You get the face you deserve. more » raincoaster: She always looks like a really mediocre tranny Mariah Carey impersonator. more » CumaeanSibyl: Look, netbooks already suck. Why not have an OS that's designed to suck in the exact same way? At least it won't have additional, completely useless f... more » raincoaster: My friend Yam says that soon the prompt will be "Sup?" [twitter.com] more » raincoaster: They're right about Chrome; it would suck, but you have to reset your Options to get the suckage to work. Also, Mediate needs a Tumblr so it has no e... more » -
#foodwars
The Trolling Cook
Christopher Kimball would like you to subscribe to his magazine and website, and has been trolling various media for attention. The Cook's Illustrated publisher's latest ploy: A cookoff between him and Wikipedia. Talk about a ridiculous match up. More » -
#bloggers
Which Blog Mogul's Life is the Most Valuable?
It may seem crass to put a pricetag on a human life. But you never know when a brand-name blogger like Matt Drudge or Perez Hilton might be tragically killed. Luckily, 24/7 Wall Street has calculated the economic loss. More »
-
#freespeech
Google Will Snitch On Your Anonymous Skank Blog, Says Attorney
Julie Hilden is not happy with Google. The company was "cowardly" and "fence sitting" in a lawsuit exposing an anonymous blogger who badmouthed a model, the lawyer wrote on FindLaw. In other words, Blogger.com doesn't have your back, namecallers. More » -
#crime
Andrew Sullivan's Federal Pot Favors
That frenetic political blogger Andrew Sullivan emerged as a loud proponent of marijuana legalization is no surprise; the Catholic gay British conservative is nothing if not idiosyncratic. What is odd is that federal prosecutors want to legalize Sullivan's pot bust. More » -
#bloggers
Who Is NYTPicker? Don't Ask the New York Times
Just over an hour ago, the New York Times "revealed" the identity of NYTPicker, the anonymous blogger who made good sport of critiquing its namesake newspaper. Now the paper has beat a hasty, somewhat embarrassing retreat. More » -
#law
Everybody Wants Google to Rat Someone Out
That which we feared most hath come to pass: Mean, anonymous people are being forcefully purged from the internet, with lawsuits. First the skankblogger affair, and now it's happening again! Uh, sort of. More » -
#niceandboring
The Sinister March of Net Niceness
Wikipedia, once an internet free-for-all, has announced it will now screen changes to certain articles. The New York Times' ethics columnist, meanwhile, is joining the eternal backlash against anonymous blogging. Two steps toward a nice, peaceful, boring and neutered internet.
More »
-
#branding
CocoPerez: Perez Hilton's Sad Bid for Legitimacy
It's not officially launched, but Perez Hilton sporadically allowed access this morning to his new publication for discerning 26-year-old women. Intended to class up the internet cockroach's image, the new site looks like it will just dilute his sleazy reputation.
More »
-
-
#foodwars
Prissy Food Bloggers Hate Food Blogger Movie
Julie Powell blogged her way through cooking every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking; a book deal and movie followed. Are food bloggers thrilled for her? Hardly; Powell is a foodie infidel who must be stopped.
More »
-
#meltdowns
Watch Schlubby Dennis Kneale Cry, Over a Blackberry
Dennis Kneale is in a purportedly bitter, cursing feud his internet critics. Just wait until the CNBC anchor's blogger enemies revisit this video of Kneale, pre-TV-makeover, crying like a baby because he's without a BlackBerry. More » -
#bloglash
How CNBC Dennis Kneale Begged for Blogger Bile
If half the rumors about Dennis Kneale are true, the CNBC host has good reason to fear bloggers and curse them on air. So why is he telling people privately that he manufactured his feud with bloggers for buzz? More » -
#valleywag
Slouching Toward a Coddled and Toothless Blogosphere
Remember when blogs were going to be fiercely independent firebrands who, purified of old media insidery stench, would pull no punches against traditional power structures? So much for that. Today's laptop media is shaping up to be nothing but lapdogs. More » -
#journalismism
NYT Blog Tries to Unpublish 'One of the Best Kept Secrets in Brooklyn.' Fails.
Yesterday, the New York Times' blog about the Fort Greene neighborhood published a post on a "secret underground climbing gym" in Brooklyn. Today, they took the post down. For a preposterous reason! Now it's getting way more attention. More » -
#blogwars
Getty Heir Giving Up on Feud Already!
The costume-wearing heir to the Getty oil fortune is back with a new entry on the "What's it like to be rich?" blog! Did Peter Getty bring the funk right to our face?? (No). Click through to find out! More » -
#feuds
Rich Getty Heir Wants Blog Fight!
Earlier this week we expressed dismay that wealthy San Franciscan heirs Peter and Billy Getty had decided to write an infuriating blog about: "What's it like to be rich?" And now, thanks be to god, Peter Getty wants to feud! More » -
#mediaite
Unlaunched Media Blog Has Facebook Sibling Intern. (Plus: A Preview!)
An addition to the Celebrity Media Intern Class of '09: Arielle Zuckerberg, the kid sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. She's indentured herself to Dan Abrams-affiliated media blog Mediaite.com. It hasn't launched yet, but we have an exclusive preview! More » -
#greatmomentsinpr
Tesla Flack Bitches About 'Silicon Valley Gossip Blog'
Tesla Motors, once Silicon Valley's hottest electric-car startup, has a host of real problems, like a shortage of cash and a paranoid CEO. How is its top flack spending her time? Taking "umbrage" with bloggers! More » -
#gavinnewsom
San Francisco Mayor Acknowledges Bloggers' Existence
Gavin Newsom, the shiny-haired mayor of San Francisco who's running for governor of California, told Bill Maher Friday night that things won't be that bad if newspapers die. We'll still have blogs! More » -
#tumblr
New Tumblr Stumble Renews Censorship Scandal
There's an old saying: Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity. The latest exemplar: Tumblr CEO David Karp, who keeps getting charged with squelching his users' freedom of speech. More » -
#journalismism
Bloggers Scoop CNBC Again at Apple Shareholder Meeting
Poor Jim Goldman! The CNBC reporter keeps coming up empty-handed on Apple scoops. His latest complaint: Apple didn't let him bring a laptop or BlackBerry into its annual shareholder meeting. Bloggers liveblogged it anyway! More »
