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Z und Vielpunkt's chick: Now we know who's been Googling "Can a human get a dog pregnant?" [gawker.com] more »

Michael Murdock: Well let's see: Murray's a fucking idiot. You don't go to an invite only event to view a new piece of technology from Apple and then tweet on somethin... more »

GlasgowRose: Is Orkut (I could type that name all day) wearing sanctioned clothing from the inaugural Google fashion collectoin in that last pic? [www.huffingtonp... more »

GlasgowRose: Hold the iPhone: I've been following @lindsayism and it isn't LiLo? #tweetcheat more »

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Alexia Tsotsis: Good call on HuffPo. more »

Purple Dave: Wow. Is it any wonder that they used Jobs as the basis for Chevy Chase's character on Chuck? more »

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#herogram

Google's Chief of Fabulous Opens a Disco — In His Penthouse

We couldn't persuade Orkut Büyükkökten to invite us to his opulent birthday-and-housewarmingparty Saturday, but we won't hold it against him. After all, Google's ambassador to the gay party scene had to fit several billionaires between his new dance poles. More »

#marissamayer

Google Princess Opens Up to Vogue on Her Fairy Tale Wedding

It looks like we weren't the only ones covering Marissa Mayers' wedding yesterday: Google's cyborg polar fairy tried to give Vogue the exclusive on her hugely extravagant San Francisco nuptials, which were even more grandiose than we'd been told. More »

#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 »

#fashion

Google Phones Too Geeky for Google's Fahionista

Marissa Mayer knows her taste matters; that's why the Google VP walks the office in Armani and Oscar de la Renta. So when she showed off her cell phone in France, it should have been one of Google's. Whoops. More »

#requestforinformation

Is Google's Cupcake Princess Planning to Electronically Track Her Wedding Guests?

We're still gathering details on the fairy-tale wedding Google's glamour geek Marissa Mayer is having this weekend. The latest: Guests are murmuring about some sort of tracking system that sounds as creepy as SkyNet — or Google itself. More »

#googleplex

Google CEO: Secrets Are for Filthy People

Eric Schmidt suggests you alter your scandalous behavior before you complain about his company invading your privacy. That's what the Google CEO told Maria Bartiromo during CNBC's big Google special last night, an extraordinary pronouncement for such a secretive guy. 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 »

#rolemodels

The Time Marissa Mayer Invented Google

Another month, another glossy fashion magazine spread for Marissa Mayer, this time in Glamour. We get it, already: the Google veep is a computer scientist in Oscar de la Renta; a nerd invited to prom. Why embellish her achievements? More »

#valleywag

A Top Googler's Ominous Radio Fight

Google is trying to break into the music business. But the squeaky-clean company is aiming at a very grungy market, as Oscar de la Renta-wearing VP Marissa Mayer discovered during a recent — ultimately contentious — radio appearance. More »

#mediawars

Marissa Mayer, Temptress of Google

It was a shocking clash of old and new media culture at a San Francisco Web summit, and Business Insider captured it on video: The editor of the Wall Street Journal calling a Google executive a media pimp. More »

#feuds

Bing Heats Google Ice Queen

It's been ten years since Microsoft decisively buried Netscape, and Silicon Valley is still frightened of the monster in Redmond, Washington. Even giant Google is paranoid; the company is increasingly said to be chasing Microsoft's tail lights. More »

#geniuses

Google Patents World's Simplest Home Page

After a five-and-a-half-year fight, Google and its attorneys have managed to convince federal bureaucrats to bestow a patent on the company's iconic home page. We always thought the page was brain-dead simple, but apparently it's an innovative "graphical user interface." More »

#twitterati

Squirrel Porn, Rappers Dot Twitterati Wish List

Jennifer 8. Lee sought a "20something architect... construction worker... rapper," presumably for her Village People tribute band ; Elliot Holt ran into two squirrels and snapped a money shot; and Marissa Mayer mulled literature. The Twitterati were definitely seeking something. More »

#googleholics

How Marissa Mayer's Stud Pumps Her Up

#google

In Twitter Space, No One Can Hear Marissa Mayer Laugh

Look who's joined Twitter: Google's head of search products, Marissa Mayer. Apparently she finally got around to listening to her ex-boyfriend. More »

#trendwatch

The Workaholic Google Couple That Will Crush Your Spirit

We learn this week in Vogue that Google executive Marissa Mayer and her husband fiancé are insanely addicted to work. Like Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner before them, their manic overachieving can and will put you to shame. More »

#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 »

#hubris