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  • #printisdead

    Forbes Layoffs Are Here, and They're Brutal

    The layoffs at Forbes, which we first reported on three weeks ago, arrived today, and we hear from inside the magazine that they're "real big.... huge," with a rumored 50 or so editorial staff let go. (Updates: LA+London bureaus gone.) More »
  • #rumormonger

    Layoffs at Forbes?

    A source close to Forbes tells us another layoff round is imminent, the third this year. Ouch. More »
  • #therich

    A Tech Idol's Comedown

    Remember how brightly Peter Thiel's star was shining just last year? The PayPal co-founder's early Facebook investment started looking brilliant, his hedge fund returns were stellar and he debuted on the Forbes 400 list. My, how things change. 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 »
  • #shutuptwitter

    Longest Tweet Ever Sucks Up to Boss

    Exploiting a loophole in Twitter's gateway for external software, a Forbes reporter posted what the magazine claims is the longest tweet ever. What did fearless Taylor Buley do with all 247 characters? Buttered up publisher Steve Forbes, of course. More »
  • #scandal

    Did Apple's Ex-CFO Rat Out Steve Jobs?

    Forbes has a cover story on how Steve Jobs got himself in hot water with the SEC over stock options. The magazine is part-owned by former Apple CFO Fred Anderson. Do the math. More »
  • #twitterati

    The Twitterati Attract Another Stalker

    Looks like we have some competition for tracking the media elite's bleat-replete tweets! Our competitive edge: We bring you the very worst of the Twitterati. Today's targets: More »
  • #printisdead

    Power-Hungry Censor Gutting Forbes?

    Multiple sources tell us Forbes, the troubled, Bono-backed right-wing business magazine, is set to lay of 50 or 60 employees tomorrow. And Carl Lavin, a power-hungry editor, is behind the bloodbath. More »
  • #internalmemos

    Forbes Dotcommies Kick Another Print Guy Out

    The fighting following the merger of Forbes and Forbes.com continues. The latest casualty is print veteran Stewart Pinkerton, who's "retiring," but a tipster says he was "pushed out in a coup after knocking heads with Carl Lavin, his power-mad counterpart from Forbes.com." More »
  • #deathofprint

    Forbes.com, Magazine United at Last by Layoffs

    We hear Forbes, the fussily conservative business magazine, is laying off Web and print staff today, and merging the surviving editors and writers into a single newsroom. It only took them a decade. More »
  • #deathofprint

    Forbes memo confirms print, Web staff merging

  • #bloggingtheautobloggers

    ForbesAutos.com Staff Laid Off, I Start Saying Nicer Things To Ray Wert, Nick Denton [Jalopnik]

  • #politics

    Forbes, Cox pay blogs to run anti-gay-marriage ads

  • #leaks

    Two promoted at Forbes

  • #deathofprint

    Forbes.com, Forbes careerists gird for battle

  • #deathofprint

    Forbes writers clueless on magazine's fate

  • #deathofprint

    Forbes.com exacts revenge of nerds on Forbes

  • #onlineadvertising

    Publishers try to pop ad-network bubble

  • #geeklove

    Marrying into billions still acceptable so long as you're a smart girl

  • #bloggingfordollars

    Dan Lyons quits Fake Steve Jobs before the real Steve Jobs drops dead on him

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