Gawker
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moguls
Facebook Movie Turns Sean Parker Into Rock Star
The blog ScriptShadow got hold of the first draft of Aaron Sorkin's Facebook movie. The verdict? The movie reads oddly mesmerizing, and has an unexpected hero: Sean Parker, an early investor in the social network. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: I'll see this and the Gawker movie if and when. 2 Responses | Other threads
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books
Facebook Tell-All Has Founders Banging Groupies in Bathroom Stalls
Ben Mezrich's forthcoming Facebook exposé was sold to film producers before it was even written. The Hollywood influence helps explain why the book answers such pressing questions as, "Who might the co-founders have conceivably boned, and where?"
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By Ryan TateComment by kolacek: I know I write some fairly shitty, angry, bitter commentary here on Gawker Media. But honestly...am I being punked? Because last time... 4 Responses | Other threads
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books
Facebook Tell-All Released Into Wild
Facebook's creation myth has left the building, or so we hear: Fortune is said to be readying an excerpt of Ben Mezrich's tell-all book and movie about the social network. And another publication is, naturally, trying to ruin the scoop. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Niko Bellic: Apparently, our entire future depends on men who need to make a billion dollars just to get laid. 2 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
Facebook Disappears Legal Problem
Facebook settled a long-running trademark suit from Aaron Greenspan (pictured), the Harvard student whose "Universal Face Book" system predated Facebook and was used heavily by its founder before he publicly branded his own social network. Greenspan is just the latest mess Facebook has tidied up. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Tattertotter: Cute. Nice hair. Big hands. I am so unapologetically shallow. 12 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Owen ThomasComment by RheaPollstry: Is that Owen? Mmmmmm, I do luv me some bears. And working in a bar, no less! My heart is... 4 Responses | Other threads
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birthday wishes
Happy Birthday, Mark Zuckerberg! Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
What do you get the social-networking mogul who has everything? Click to see Valleywag's gift to the 25-year-old blunderkind CEO of Facebook! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by sample032: '50s-looking? They weren't using glass like that until the '90s. That's why the largest tree is 30 feet,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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stalkers
Randi Zuckerberg's Excellent New York Adventure
Had an awesome week? Whatever. It was not as totally awesome as the week of Twittering Facebook chanteuse Randi Zuckerberg (of the Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerbergs). Except for the part where Julia Allison stalked her! More » -
flattery
Facebook Imitates Twitter Once More
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, is once again courting software developers. Where he once invited them to live on its site, he's now hoping they'll knit Facebook into desktop applications. It's another move to ape Twitter. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by SaeedaFigulus: This is EXACTLY the right direction for Facebook -- let the third-party world innovate, then cherry pick the best features... 1 Responses | Other threads
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hires
MySpace Job Is Sweet Revenge for Ex-Facebook Exec
Owen Van Natta, Facebook's former COO, is officially taking over MySpace, News Corp.'s social network. With its user numbers stagnant, MySpace desperately needs a restart. Is Van Natta the guy to do it? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Cheap Shot: I don't know why I haven't killed my MySpace account. It would be great if he rechristened it 'MySpaceBook' just... 2 Responses | Other threads
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hires
Should MySpace Hire the Hero or the Zero?
Former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta is the frontrunner to replace Chris DeWolfe as MySpace CEO. Blog lordling Jason Calacanis has been jokingly nominated for the News Corp. gig. Here's who should get it. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by nirreskeya: Obviously it's possible, but is it common for execs to live in the Bay Area and commute to L.A.? 3 Responses | Other threads
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funny
Facebook's Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Has Yankees Player Sliding Into Home
Facebook's revenues are reportedly up 70 percent from last year, when they came in between $250 million and $300 million. What's their magic trick? Junky ads with catchy photos! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Widget Economist: Fact. Google wouldn't be the business it was today if it didn't have OUTSIDE advertising (AdSense) Come Facebook's insular, doomed ad... 7 Responses | Other threads
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hires
If Facebook Needs Faux-Documentary Recruiting Videos, It's Already Lost
How do engineers decide which jobs to take in Silicon Valley? It's a complex algorithm involving money, friends, hype, and free food. Nowhere in the equation: slick videos. That's why Facebook's recruiting is failing. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Shamoononon, Vampire Grater - Now SWF: I've always hated places that think the hip new thing for Engineers is open work places where you can see... 4 Responses | Other threads
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injustice
Indian Dude Wants the Right to Be Exploited by Harvard Jerks Like Mark Zuckerberg, Too
Sanjay Mavinkurve, a brilliant Indian immigrant, wants to live the American dream — you know, go to Harvard, have some wealthy putz steal your software, then slave away as a Google code jockey! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Pinekatz: A million immigrants can illegally come through the southern border every year but one smart Indian can't get a work... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Financey
Sheryl Sandberg's Magic Facebook Finances
Facebook is already missing its CFO. Sheryl Sandberg, the social network's publicity-hungry COO now tells BusinessWeek that the money-losing social network is "profitable." Not because its revenues exceed its expenses, but because she says so! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by skahammer: On the other hand, large one-time capital expenditures are probably smart moves in a startup's growth phase -- even though,... 3 Responses | Other threads
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milestones
What Facebook's 200 Million Users Mean
Let's forget Facebook's soaring costs, screwed-up redesign, and paranoid 24-year-old CEO, and gaze at what Mark Zuckerberg has wrought: 200 million users chatting, flirting, living on one website. Has anyone accomplished a similar feat? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Hydroceph: Sigh, and among them are my father, mother-in-law, and friends of my mom's. I found myself censoring something i posted... 6 Responses | Other threads
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the way we were
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg in Prep School
Where did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg learn his imperious ways? Before he dropped out of Harvard, our social overlord was schooled in ruling others at Phillips Exeter Academy. Via a fellow Exonian, a leaked pic: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy: I always pictured the dorms at Harvard to be more butler service/leather club chairs/hardwood floors and less cheap wood furniture/70's... 2 Responses | Other threads
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breakdowns
Twitter Is Wondering Why Facebook's Down
Some people are having trouble connecting to the new, Twitter-like Facebook. So where are they complaining? On Twitter, naturally, where conspiracy theories abound. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Silverbackne: *Bleep boop beep* welcome to the Valleywag Post Generator. Please select a topic: A. Twitter is great/sucksB. Facebook is great/sucksC. Google... 8 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Who's Leaving Facebook Next?
The wheels seem to be coming off at Facebook after the ouster of CFO Gideon Yu. We hear another executive is leaving the social network to spend more time with his family. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Pope John Peeps II: Where do these photos keep coming from? It looks like all the Facebook senior staff had their pictures taken at... 12 Responses | Other threads
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leaks
Mark Zuckerberg's Status Update: Paranoid as Hell
Is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hunting leakers? His internal memo about CFO Gideon Yu's departure got forwarded to bloggers. Perhaps he was hoping that would happen, and not just so his spin would get out. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by clipper: Geez, did this guy piss in your cheerios or something? 3 Responses | Other threads
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facebook
Resign, Mark Zuckerberg, Resign
It's time for Facebook to unfriend its 24-year-old college dropout CEO. Mark Zuckerberg had a decent run. But he's the wrong person at the wrong time to lead his social network through its growing pains. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by bmoreDLJ: I feel like he was smart enough to write the code for the Facebook matrix, but makes him a businessman,... 8 Responses | Other threads
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exits
Cash-Crunched Facebook Loses Its CFO
One by one, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has driven away his cofounders and close confidants. The latest to go: chief financial officer Gideon Yu. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by dado: At least they all have a way to stay in touch. 5 Responses | Other threads
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surrender
Facebook Surrenders to Users' Redesign Revolt
Congratulations, Facebook users! You've successfully gotten the message through to user-surly CEO Mark Zuckerberg that his redesign is made of fail. He sent product director Chris Cox to blog an apology. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by VoxPopuli: So...still no way to see in your feed when people add friends? That's the best way for people to randomly... 8 Responses | Other threads
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facebook
Facebook Haters Reach a Million Strong
More than a million Facebook users have voted against Facebook's latest redesign, which displays an unreadable spew of friends' status updates on the homepage. A flack says the company is "listening carefully." Yeah, right! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by metoometoo: My boyfriend and I, and a number of our friends, all joined Twitter within the past week. 8 Responses | Other threads
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facebook
Even Facebook Employees Hate the Redesign
The feedback on Facebook's new look, which emphasizes a stream of Twitter-like status updates, is almost universally, howlingly negative. Why isn't CEO Mark Zuckerberg listening to users? Because he doesn't have to, he's told employees.
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By Owen ThomasComment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: Can someone explain what exactly is the problem with the redesign? (other than perhaps not enabling users to revert) To me... 18 Responses | Other threads
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nerdfight
The Facebook Faithful Turn Against Mark Zuckerberg's Redesign
When will Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wake up and realize he made an idiotic mistake by copying Twitter? The Facebook-loving masses loathe the new look — as do Facebook's best pals in Silicon Valley. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by i'm a bottle: The worst thing about the redesign is people's quiz results showing up constantly in the news feed because people have... 11 Responses | Other threads
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debacles
What Was Mark Zuckerberg Smoking When He Redesigned Facebook?
Has Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg been driven mad by envy? In his effort to redesign his social network in the image of Twitter, he may well end up destroying everything good about it, users say.
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By Owen ThomasComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Same story every time they redesign. After a couple of weeks, the noise dies down. 14 Responses | Other threads
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mark zuckerberg
Oprah Pal Plays Yenta with Facebook CEO
How much coffee did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg drink before going on Oprah? We've never seen the 24-year-old Harvard dropout talk this fast. Instead of nervous pauses, he filled the air with spew. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by lobstr: he looks like he'd fucking suck to date... he's so fucking nerdy smug and not in a cool emo way,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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anniversaries
The Web at 20: Not Quite Old Enough to Drink, Yet Drives Us to It
Dear important scientist Tim Berners-Lee: Thank you for inventing the World Wide Web 20 years ago. It's really great and stuff! But were you aware of the crimes committed in your name? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by tetragami: Oh Christ, someday I will be explaining to kids that I am older than the internet. 11 Responses | Other threads
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pop psychology
What Facebook's New Look Means
"What's on your mind?" It sounds like something a therapist might ask you on the couch. But it's become the new question Mark Zuckerberg is asking the world, as his latest Facebook design rolls out. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Widget Economist: Mundanities. Exactly. Truth is, the only profiles you view are: 1.) Love interests (Stalking) She thinks you're wierd and pities you. You're... 6 Responses | Other threads
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self-promotion
Mark Zuckerberg Jumps the Couch
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Oprah share one goal: They want to know what you're feeling. Zuckerberg prefers you tell him via computer, though, so why's he going on her show tomorrow?
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By Owen ThomasComment by Aaron Altman: So, billionaire who lost a billion to be on billionaire's show watched by billions? 4 Responses | Other threads
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Zuckerfreude
Facebook Founder's Phantom Fortune Fizzles
Mark Zuckerberg owns 27 percent of Facebook. That's great, right? Except Facebook is not worth $15 billion anymore (if it ever was). That means he's no longer a paper billionaire, says Forbes.
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By Owen ThomasComment by DaTruf2: Facebook is 1-2 years away from being just another website that used to be cool (a la MySpace). Facebook will... 3 Responses | Other threads
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morale
Employees: No 'Awesomeness' at Facebook
Mean-mom Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, bringer of order to Mark Zuckerberg's children's crusade, has turned the too-cool-for-school startup into a place where employees fill out employee surveys. At Facebook, though, they call them "awesomeness" surveys. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by djdavetrouble: You may hate it as much as I do, but lord people are addicted to it. As I walk around... 5 Responses | Other threads
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twitter
Mark Zuckerberg Outs Himself on Twitter
Facebook almost bought Twitter for $500 million last year. The deal didn't happen — but the service found a fan in 24-year-old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This morning, he revealed himself as "finkd" on Twitter. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Social Crimer: As of this comment-time, Zucky (aka Finkd) has made 16 "updates," two of which use the word "neat." Neat. 2 Responses | Other threads
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exclusive
Another Exec Unfriends Facebook
Facebook is fun to use. But it's not a fun place to work — as confirmed by the defection of Net Jacobsson, a key executive in Facebook's effort to cash in on your life online.
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By Owen ThomasComment by thecowardlylion: Gee working for a 24 year old is no fun? I can't imagine. This is why investors insist we bring... 5 Responses | Other threads
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facebook
Facebook's Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
"Once every hundred years, media changes," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2007, predicting a sea change in online advertising. The reality: His social network is leading the way in online scams.
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By Owen ThomasComment by Rachel Marsden: Fuck it. Just charge for it already. I'd pay. It's one of the few valuable tools on the web for... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Facebook Death
Aspiring Male Model Left Suicide Note on Facebook
"Facebook suicide" used to mean leaving the ubiquitous social network for the real world. But Paul Zolezzi, an aspiring Brooklyn model, used Mark Zuckerberg's creation to announce the end of his actual life.
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By Owen ThomasComment by Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): Don't make jokes guys--if he's really dead, this is a tragedy. His poor mother.. 8 Responses | Other threads
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great moments in pr
How Mark Zuckerberg TOSsed Facebook Under the Bus
Only lawyers and nerds get excited about debating a website's terms of service. And yet Facebook managed to turn a change in its legalese into a PR nightmare. Here's an anatomy of the debacle. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by FunNaturalFun: Dear World,Anything you post to the internet, in any public forum, on any webpage, is pretty much accessible to anyone,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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great moments in pr
Facebook Gets the Fortune Cover Curse
A breathless Fortune story — "How Facebook Is Taking Over Our Lives" — reports that more people use Facebook than watched this year's Super Bowl. Facebook's board of directors must be thrilled, right? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Widget Economist: Regarding Fortune: Don't RTFA. This is even more evidence web 2.0 shits don't measure success in dollars. You people fail to recognize... 9 Responses | Other threads
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schadenfreude
Facebook's Value: $3.7 Billion and Dropping
What's Facebook really worth? The fast-growing social network is adding to its 150 million users effortlessly. But revenues aren't growing as easily. And that has Mark Zuckerberg's company tied up in legal and financial knots. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Tamar Weinberg: This may belong in the previous day's post, but given that we're still focused on the recent ConnectU disclosure, I'm... 5 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
Facebook Settlement Revealed by Incompetent Lawyers
How much did it cost to put a lingering dispute over the creation of Facebook to rest? $65 million, according to the lawyers who hammered out the — oops — confidential settlement with rival ConnectU. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Lymed: Imagine the essay Castro would write about that law firm! 1 Responses | Other threads
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