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more about #valleywag manchops: I'm. Just. Sad. and also weirdly? feel like they did all of this for the right reasons and we could all possibly learn something from it. And. Sad. more » MisterHippity: Is she getting back together with Barry Bostwick, I wonder? more » MisterHippity: Oh, bummer. I like them both. Well, I don't know them personally. But you know what I mean ... more » raincoaster: Well, technically (as Miss Manners would confirm) if you're never married you never have to announce your separation. In fact, you don't have to do th... more » jennyjammy: something is screaming to me late in life lezzi for little suzie heartbreaker more » marciax3: So, do we throw money to them or walk by and pretend you can't hear the sweet music? more » Dominant Glee Club: more » BxgrlJeri: did a gay marriage break them up? I bet it did. more » hack-a-rific: Noooooooooooooooooo! more » anyonecanwhistle: This is wrong. it is also wrong that I should spend time commenting on relationships of people I've never met, but... ah well... I would have expected... more » HaysiFantayzee: Ha! I got laid off so I don't have to do this anymore. I'll bet those people feel like idiots for still having a job. more » get the buttah: Good for them. One of the most difficult hurdles in a long-term relationship, is admitting when it no longer works for you. One gets so comfy, even in... more » euterpe35: I'd venture a guess: They separated in summer, but decided to keep it quiet in case they got back together. Maybe now they realize it's not going to... more » phlox✔: Damn it, Janet! more » rledrialmder: Is a tranist a transgendered person who plays keyboards? (In sick transit, Gloria, Monday.) more » HughJackmanOffForMoney: I love fiddling with my handheld device! I would never do it in the middle of a train station though. more » honey's dead: I'm SHOCKED. I'm heartbroken. I'm on my way with open arms, Tim. more » TroisFilles: Well at least they didn't mess with the sanctity of marriage. The conservs can give thanks for that. Actually, I respect their keeping the news priva... more » Matt Cherette: What's gonna happen when Olbermann books both of them on the same night? more » jimstoic: That's what happens if you live together before getting married! 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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#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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#geeklove
What We Know (So Far) about Google's Royal Wedding
Marissa Mayer, Google's star-dappled moon queen, married fiancé Zach Bogue this weekend in San Francisco. We hear the fashion-conscious VP's three-day wedding was positively star-studded. And that was just the help. Some names: More » -
#howthingswork
Craigslist's Dirty Secret
This is pretty huge, at least for those who buy the myth of angelic Craigslist: eBay has effectively confirmed that cyber cherub Craig Newmark screwed over an early employee to enrich himself, then tried to cover it up. More » -
#jobs
Google's Terrible Hiring Question: The Document
Google's hiring process is supposed to be a utopian system for identifying superhuman staff. Yet it needs a surprising amount of correcting. And we're trying to figure out if this "stage 2" interview test also needs fixing. More » -
#socialnetworks
Facebook Courts Have 100 Judges, Secret List
Facebook's 100+ "policy enforcers" look for pictures of exposed nipples, nude women, and putdowns of individuals or an unreleased list of "protected groups," neither of which you're allowed to hate. But you're judged only if ratted out, so "friend" carefully! -
#reversals
Eric Schmidt Bullied into Submission Twice in One Day
It's not everyday you see the CEO of Google eating his words. But Eric Schmidt has made two embarrassing reversals so far today: Admitting he was wrong about Twitter, and admitting he's got a terrible, AOL-user-esque sense of internet fashion. More » -
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#socialnetworks
Facebook Still Cleaning Up Its Redesign Mess
Someone in France stumbled across an apparent new version of Facebook with a simplified interface. It looks like the social network is still fixing the information overload introduced by its disastrous redesign. More » -
#crime
YouTube Beatings Migrate Down to Middle School
Time was, vicious YouTube beatings didn't start until high school. But police just arrested two San Francisco-area middle-school girls, 12 and 14, after finding video of them beating a classmate they lured to an open field. They face felony charges. -
#conspiracies
Microsoft Let NSA Spooks 'Enhance' Windows 7
A National Security Agency director just bragged to a Senate subcommittee about his agency's close "cooperation" with Microsoft to, err, "enhance" how Windows 7 guards a user's privacy. Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy? More » -
#printisdead
Reality Check: 80% Won't Pay for Online Content (And the Other 20% Are Probably Lying)
Forrester Research has a new study out that Rupert Murdoch should probably download: Of 4,000 people polled, 80 percent will not pay for online newspapers or magazines, and the rest are divided on how they want to pay. More » -
#sadthings
Lymphoma Diagnosis for Paul Allen, Microsoft's Least Lucky Co-Founder
Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It's more tough news for the Microsoft co-founder, who has overcome more than his share of health problems before. More » -
#conspiracies
Katie Couric Reveals Who Really Controls the Media
Katie Couric made a list of the "most powerful" people in media for Forbes and they're all... Jews. Kidding, only six of 11 are Jews. The real power belongs to computer nerds. Couric mentioned zero old media people. More » -
#lookalikes
First Pic of Justin Timberlake as Facebook President
It's always been tough to imagine Justin Timberlake fitting into a movie about the geeky origins of Facebook, even if he was slated to play hard-partying advisor and "founding president" Sean Parker. That mental struggle is over. More » -
#moguls
Ben Silverman's New College Buddy
As an NBC chairman, Ben Silverman once mingled with true media titans. But now the fallen mogul rolls with a different crowd; we hear he's besties with CollegeHumor editor-in-chief Ricky Van Veen. Now they might be in business together. More » -
#carlyforniadreamin
Carly Fiorina Announces Senate Candidacy, Immediately Highlights Political Ignorance
It's fitting that Carly Fiorinia just announced her senate candidacy with the word "Admittedly." The former HP CEO hated voting, and promises to be more engaged in politics now. Too bad she's still proving her apathy. More » -
#layoffs
Sluggish Microsoft to Fire Hundreds This Morning
Microsoft will begin its third 2009 layoff round as soon as this morning, TechFlash reports, because the software giant's growth has slowed. Conference rooms are already reserved. If you learn anything about the reboot, email us. (UPDATE: Social networking hit.) More » -
#politics
Gavin Newsom Will Not Be Governor of California (This Time)
Slick-headed Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for California governor, because he's doing terribly in the polls and can't raise any real money. Oh, also his "young family." Now he's stuck running his all-too-filthy city again. More » -
#photogallery
What Does Arianna Huffington Really Look Like?
The Huffington Post has brought back its old trick of posting embarrassingly high-resolution photos of celebrities, Portfolio.com notes, to much controversy. HuffPo defends its pics as "playful spin on our... fascination with celebrity images." OK, let's "play." With your founder. More »
