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Shadowlayer: 500M for a "company" nobody outside SF uses or even knows about... Thats it, google just went fucking retarded. more »
Pope John Peeps II: Tech people seem to believe that the entire digital world is a brand new realm, whose laws and fiats they can cavalierly disregard, or invent to their... more »
BowlingForDollars: This may sound lame, but I have Creative Commons on all of my material on Facebook. If they make it available in search, isn't that exploiting my "wor... more »
CumaeanSibyl: A lot of times, when something that awful happens, it doesn't sink in all at once. You're numb, and your first instinct is to keep doing the things yo... more »
Magister: Re: Penelope Trunk I'm not even bothering to fake the lie - The computer I'll be buying this Christmas will be for me, so that the kids can have the ... more »
GooberSaysHey: Kevin Smith is the ultimate (disgusting) oversharer. Ever seen that filmed speech he gave detailing the first time he nailed his wife? Ick. more »
MyNameIsChris: Re: Avatar Is twittering reviews on films you didn't see the new blogging reviews about films you haven't seen? more »
econdave: "Gilfriend"? She's a fish? more »
AndPreciousLittleofThat: "Nominally married?" Is that like a barely civil union? more »
ArleenCabango: had this merely been a message about her son dying, it wouldn't bother me. but there are realms of tweets all the time by this woman. tons of them on ... more »
fuzzymuffins: martha, how much for the matching set of housekeepers? will they be available in chartreuse and linen? more »
SidAndFinancy: Thank goodness for that Gateway settlement; I need to sell my own personal information to feed my Phonics jones. more »
ArdelisDeeson: Wow, is it time to treat women like subhuman shit again? George Carlin must be smiling in his grave. more »
sparklyharempants: I'm not really familiar with this case other than what's above, but I can relate to this woman on some level. There is an overshare below, so if you ... more »
Dominant Glee Club: When will Gawker be introducing a "Hide Posts from this Author" feature? more »
sfBirdie: Whacky Patty (Overstock ceo Patrick Byrne) has been using this info to create a list of "enemies" (via DeepCapture). That is, anyone who has been crit... more »
raconteur: So you are criticizing a an influential site for throwing parties, having feisty commenters who sometimes go too far, and finding a way to make money?... more »
joefuntime: NOW Facebook will want an "Unlike" button. more »
Uncle_Billy_Slumming: How are they making that money exactly? From selling user info to advertisers? It sure ain't from the little ads they have on the site itself. more »
lobstr: These type-A mothers obsessed with blogging about every damn thing their kids-with-dumb-names do seem to be in overabundance now, I'm surprised this d... 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. More »
#notafraidtobeservicey

The Valleywag Guide to Restoring Your Privacy on Facebook
Facebook's privacy rollback is especially terrible because it's so hard to reverse. Settings are so bewildering that even CEO Mark Zuckeberg has fiddled his two-to-three times this month. So here's a guide to re-privatizing your profile. More »
#rant

Facebook's Great Betrayal
Facebook's privacy pullback isn't just outrageous; it's a landmark turning point for the social network. Facebook has blundered before, but the latest changes are far more calculated. The company has, in short, turned evil. More »
#media

The New iTunes for Magazines (Or an Irrelevant Venture) Is Here!
Today, four prestigious magazine publishers, and News Corp, officially announced their new "digital storefront" for magazines and stuff. Buy it and put it on your E-reader! Are you sick of E-readers yet? You will be! And you'll be using one. More »
#media

A Glimpse of Google without News Corp.: No Big Loss
The media world is in a (relative) uproar over what the implications of News Corp. pulling its content off Google would be. But! A three-part Gawker investigation-type thing indicates the impact might be quite minimal for you, the consumer. Observe: More »
#printisdead

Condé Nast Is the Latest to Convert in Apple's Secret Tablet Faith
Condé Nast says it is already racing to repackage its magazines for Apple's forthcoming tablet, starting with Wired, even while toeing Apple's line that the device doesn't exist. Publishers are clearly betting Steve Jobs can save their business model. More »
#marissamayer

The Google Princess' Fairy Tale Wedding
Marissa Mayer, Google's data-driven planner extraordinaire, has gone to work on her personal life: Friends of the VP are showing off the fancy wedding invites she just sent out — and talking about the three-day nuptials she's planning. More »
#exclusive

The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted Because Only 0.027% of Iranians Are on Twitter
Remember the storyline about a new Iranian revolution after the elections this summer? The one fuelled by the internet generation? The one that got the state department to intervene to help Iranians Twitter? Not so much. More »
#fameballs

Buy a Private Jet Trip with Ice Cream-Licking Art Star of Silicon Valley

Drue Kataoka sells engulfing quick dips in art and culture to rich Silicon Valley workaholics. Now she's selling the ultimate fast immersion: the chance to "leave your mark" on Kataoka's art during a private jet ride. More »
#exclusive

In Messy Divorce, Ex-Yahoo President Accused of Being a Druggy, Philandering Spy
Sue Decker's tenure as Yahoo president was full of corporate intrigue. But it's nothing compared to her ongoing divorce in which her husband's lawyer is brandishing accusations of illegal drug use, "extramarital affair(s)" and secretly recording him at home. More »
#twitter

Tracy Morgan Joins Medium Designed Expressly for Him
Tracy Morgan joined Twitter. Like, mere hours ago. The microblogging service is the perfect forum for a man known for his entertainingly insane 30 Rock non-sequiturs. Plus, there's already a thriving Twitter sub-culture devoted to Morgan sightings. They are gifts. More »
#iphone

Five Augmented-Reality iPhone Apps We'd Actually Buy

Sometime next month, new iPhone software is supposed to ease the way for "augmented reality" apps, which digitally superimpose data on the world, as seen through the phone's camera. Very cool idea and, so far, very boring execution. Think, people! More »
#badvertising

Everything Wrong with the Internet in One Gaming Banner Ad Campaign
If you believe technology is rapidly turning us all into hedonistic degenerates, these advertisements for an online video game give you a perfect case study. The game, Evony, is about empire-building strategy. The ads, increasingly, are about boobage. More »
#phones

Google Voice Is Cool, But Do You Need It?
You've read about the features, you saw the invites going out, but you might be wondering what, exactly, Google Voice could do for you. Here's our guide for the curious and uninvited on whether your phones need some Google juice. [Lifehacker]
#nerdspotting

First Sighting of Steve Jobs Officially Back at Work
Apple won't say whether Steve Jobs was at the office today as part of his official return to the company. But a Valleywag spy spotted the CEO on his company's Cupertino campus. Jobs apparently left early: More »
#therich

Bill Gates in Cambridge Slob Shocker
Notice something about Bill Gates in the attached video? Shuffling along a procession at Cambridge University, the Microsoft founder is the only dignitary without a tie. And he looks plenty sheepish about it. More »
#badvertising

Dell Discovers Ladies Use Computers For More Than Diet Tips
In response to widespread internet backlash, Dell has revised "Della," its website marketing netbooks to women, purging it of references to calorie counting and shopping. [Jezebel]
#hackers

Did Someone Hack Into the New York Times Twitter Account?
Earlier tonight I received an email from Gawker's eagle-eyed publisher Nick Denton (Seriously, nothing gets by this guy!) with an iPhone screengrab that contained an ad for naked webcam action on the Times' Twitter feed. More »
#rumormonger

Could Apple Buy Twitter?
Facebook tried to buy Twitter. Google and Microsoft have been giving the red-hot Internet-messaging startup the eye. But we hear it's Apple that's closest to sealing a deal, possibly for as much as $700 million. More »
#printisdead

Why the Large-Format Kindle Is Not a Life Raft for Newspapers
Terminal patients often suffer colorful delusions. But none is as cruel as the fantasy Amazon.com has kindled among dying ink-stained wretches, who believe a magical electronic reading device will cure what ails magazines and newspapers. More »

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