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twitterati
The Twitterati Have One of Those Days
Ever worked from home, felt sad, drank coffee, had a Hot Pockets, and reminisced? Then you know exactly how Politico's Patrick Gavin, web comic Alex Blagg and new media flack Leslie Bradshaw felt today. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by wanna_hear_about_my_fantasy_team?: this is on Gawker? this is Gawker-worthy? somebody wanted some coffee? some other people did nothing in particular? greatgoddurn is this... 10 Responses | Other threads
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caption contest
That's not a sweater, honey
We certainly don't know what Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore does. We have even less of an idea how Adam Hirsch, the tech blog's COO, stays busy. Hand-cranking the site's server, perhaps, to save on electricity costs? In this just-unearthed Halloween photo sent in by a tipster, Hirsch seems to be short a piece of clothing. Can you think of a better caption? Leave it in the comments. The best will become the post's new headline. Yesterday's winner: kfury, for "We can see Google from our campus!"
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By Owen ThomasComment by adamahirsch: Well, since it's me, think I should give this a go... how about: "Apparently BigFoot works in Technology" PS, TheChris2.0 guessed it... 2 Responses | Other threads
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caption contest
Mashable founder proves he loves brown sugar
Young master Peter Cashmore of Mashable ditched the vest for the last party before repatriating to Blighty one step ahead of immigration officials. Here he's caught savoring a sweet cupcake with a come-hither glint in his eye. Proffer a different headline in the comments, and the most cunning linguist will be crowned with a new title on this post. Yesterday, emnem had the climactic entry with "Eric Shmidt and wife Wendy seen in Valleywag Green #61b335." (Photo by Andrew Mager)
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By Jackson WestComment by sample032: Google to buy Mashable? Trails of cupcakes don't like. 1 Responses | Other threads
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pete cashmore
The hardest working suit vest in the blog business
Mashable founder Pete Cashmore will say goodbye to his American friends tonight in San Francisco. The faux-blogging CEO caps off his six-month visa stay with a party, booze, food, and — as always — startup pitches. The Scottish whirlwind came to the U.S. and stayed long enough to snag a documentary, as well as gals left, right, and sometimes both sides. What's the secret? Perhaps it's his dapper outfit. We chronicle Pete's magical suit vest: More »
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Comment by AudreyMaylord: Quite the douchebag, this wee lad...I didn't realize he was straight. C'mon, you sure it's not a cover for another... more » | Other threads
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great moments in journalism
In today's news, I met Al Gore!
GigaOm's Om Malik and Mashable's Pete Cashmore like to present themselves as leaders of a new kind of Web 2.0 journalism. Both turned up at Current TV's offices Friday, ostensibly to cover Current's Twitter-enhanced coverage of the first Presidential debate. Truth is, Current's publicists had called reporters to tip us off that executive chairman of the board Al Gore would be there. Gore didn't bother to use Twitter himself — he didn't even stick around for the debate. But he did take time to pose for photos. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by Nikongmer: You may have met him but how many people can say they've patted him down? Al Gore has very built... 1 Responses | Other threads
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embargo breakers
Blog about Six Apart's blog software unblogged
How absurd: Six Apart, the blog-software maker which has helped so many bloggers overturn the staid, outdated conventions of journalism and PR, has tried to use an embargo to quash news of a software upgrade until 9 p.m. tonight. Mashable published the news earlier this morning, and then yanked its story. The software in question, Movable Type Pro, is an anodyne improvement, turning MT's existing commenter features into a social network. Why this news ought to be released in a coordinated fashion is beyond me; for that matter, why it's interesting is also beyond me, since Six Apart has been trying to get into the social-network business since its ill-fated purchase of LiveJournal in 2005. News.com, admirably, has kept its post online. Here's Mashable's now-unpublished report by writer Kristen Nicole: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by emnem: @MorrisIshbob: No one can hold a candle to Kara Swisher, Our Queen of Waaaaaaaaaay Too Many Words. I have to read... more » | Other threads
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caption contest
Cashmore's Kazakhstani wedding pics
Mashable founder Pete Cashmore makes a living throwing parties. Tumblr founder David Karp seems to get by on going to them, if only to make people say, "Why who's that fellow dressed so much like, Chuck Bass, and how can I join any website he's created?" This must explain why the two make such good dancing partners. But won't Iminlikewithyou founder Charles Forman get jealous? Write your own caption for this post and we'll use the best one as its new title. Friday's winner is bloggerman with "And in the end the stock you take is equal to the mess you make." -
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One bubble Pete Cashmore would like to pop
Careful, Pete — get too handsy and we hear Niles could happy slap you back to Blighty, as when she's not appearing in Californication or on French Maid TV, she practices kung fu and holds a second degree black belt. Maybe next time she can torture him into confessing what, exactly, he does besides show up at parties to pose with hotties. Can you come up with a better caption? Do so in the comments. The best one will become this post's new headline. Yesterday's winner: "Lectroid Julia Bigboote's pheromonic camouflage fails at the worst possible moment " by matto. (Photo by Marc Salsberry)
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By Jackson WestComment by Shadowlayer: "Hi, I'm Peter Cashmore. I invented a website that republish PRs from flacks but call it content. Have you heard... more » | Other threads
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silicon valley users guide
Want more traffic? Throw your widgets overboard
"Some blogs, like TechCrunch and Mashable are so loaded with widgets that they take at least 30 seconds to fully render," gripes a post by frequent Valleywag commenter Alan Wilensky. So true! When I was a website producer, I used to plot page load times versus daily pageviews. Load speed affected traffic — and hence revenue and brand reach— far more than I could convince my managers. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by raincoaster: I'm sorry, but it is NOT widgets. It is ads. There is Flash everywhere, there are browser-hijacking scripts, there is AUTO-PLAYING YOUTUBE... more » | Other threads
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caption contest
Mashable indeed
Now that we all finally know what Mashable does — throw parties and charge admission — maybe you can help us write a better caption for this photo, more evidence that when you've got to get something off your chest, Pete Cashmore will be there to watch you do it. We'll rename the post after the best one. Monday's winner was abmw with: "Does that sandwich come with an RSS feed?" -
blogging for dollars
What is Mashable? At long last, we've found the answer
What's not nearly as sexy as Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore? Having to tease out an audience with discoveries like "An Almost Perfect Web-Based Twitter Management Tool." Yes, Twitter traffic is growing fast, but the vast majority of people in the world haven't discovered Twitter yet, let alone realized it's something they need to manage. More »
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Comment by Whocares: Someone once told me Mashable was a promotions and event planning company.. I didn't find it necessary to correct them. more » | Other threads
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caption contest
"It's my pleasure to announce the king and queen of the Valleywag Prom... Jimmy Wales and Julia Allison!"
Mashable was in town to do what they do best — throw parties. For CEO Pete Cashmore's sake, let's hope the faux blogger is doing a Morrissey impersonation and not Ian Curtis. Have a better caption? The best one will become the new headline. Friday's winner: "They put #$*&@! Sanger back in my bio, again!? " by mrfomoco.(Photo by Brian Solis/Bub.blicio.us)
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By Jackson WestComment by FiveStarEggRoll: Alaska Miller basically submitted my entry. :-( I guess some folks think alike. I think Wags has this one! Harry "'cause I'm... more » | Other threads
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caption contest
Anyone got a cigar they want me to light?
Pete Cashmore, the blogger impersonator and CEO of Mashable, waves his wad at an Internet Week party in New York. Can you suggest a better caption? Do so in the comments. The best one will become the new headline. Yesterday's winner: "I'm leaving, Larry said there'd be girls here," by 26footjasontaylor. More » -
poll
Pick your career poison: Part-time Mahalo guide vs. Pete Cashmore's personal assistant
The class of 2008 has already begun to realize the tragedy of actually having to work for a living. Cheer up, kiddos; it could be worse. You could be employed, part-time, cutting and pasting Google search results for Jason Calacanis's Mahalo. Or you could serve as Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore's personal assistant — the entry-level gigs facing off in our third matchup to determine the worst job in tech. Vote below. More »
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Comment by DanLar75: Pete Cashmore's personal assistant every time! If you read this Pete, I am interested in the job! Email me at danlar75@yahoo.com more » | Other threads
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poll
Guess how much tech's 10 worst jobs pay
To come up with the estimated pay for tech's 10 worst entry-level jobs we spoke to former and current employees, HR reps and friends of friends working these jobs. But still, some of our commenters expressed disbelief over the salary estimates. "80 grand for an entry level job? Time to apply and kick those whiney losers out! Let's see how they feel about their new job bagging groceries at the Safeway," wrote mwbeeler. Loakim said:Boo fucking hoo. I clicked through about 4 of those and if they are representative, then getting paid 60-70K right out of college at an "entry" level job is nothing to complain about, regardless of the "tough" working conditions (ceiling too low? CSR work? no windows? cubicle? oh the torture!!). I spent half my life to get a Ph.D. and will barely be making that as an asst professor at a major research university.
We like our estimates, but we're willing to bow to the wisdom of the crowd, or the madness thereof. Save for IODA's unpaid internship — no point in guessing there — we've created a poll for each job. Take your best guess. More »
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Comment by jiindong: I think the poll should includes "or below" and "or above". None of the polls have my vote though... more » | Other threads
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10 worst jobs
Tech's 10 worst entry-level jobs
Soon America's most bright-eyed graduates will enter the workforce and make their workaday homes in cubes at Google, MySpace, or Amazon.com. And they will suffer not just the indignity of having to work for a living, but also the dispiriting realization that a job at a cool company isn't always that hot. These employers, and the others hiring for tech's 10 worst entry-level jobs, listed below, will look spiffy on a resume someday, but for now the only good these jobs promise the world is the pleasant feeling you and I can share knowing we're not the ones stuck in them. More » -
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Executive administrative assistant to Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore
Executive admin to Mashable CEO Pete Cashmore More »
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Comment by SonaliCachophony: The applicant for the job is supposed to work from home. So Cashmore can afford a PA but... more » | Other threads
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mysteries
What does Mashable's Pete Cashmore do? Al Gore funds an investigation
I've long been fascinated with the ubiquitous gladhandery of Pete Cashmore, the 22-year-old founder of Mashable. And I've been meaning to ask Cashmore what, exactly, he does. Al Gore's cable channel, Current, has saved me the awkward moment. As a video clip shows, Cashmore talks on his cell phone, takes cabs, and meets with Internet luminaries. He claims that this process helps Mashable "get the news." For example? He interviewed Bebo founder Michael Birch days before the company's $850 million sale to AOL. Did his facetime land him the scoop? No. For that matter, Cashmore really hasn't written anything for Mashable in ages. Understandably. Appearing to be a blogger is a full-time job. The full clip: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Web2PointOhShit: What I don't get is clearly this is supposed to make me go "oooh Cashmore has such a galamerous life". But... more » | Other threads
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caption contest
The face that launched a thousand ship-dates
With wine and women, why isn't Pete Cashmore happier? The Mashable blogger's smile had to be mashed into place by Julie Wohlberg at a party thrown by Netvibes. Suggest your caption in the comments; the best will become the new headline. Yesterday's winner: scalawag, for "On the firing line." (Photo by Andrei Zmievski)
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By Owen ThomasComment by BobDope: yo you spelled face with a t maybe CIA backing FaceBook is typo-related, too. more » | Other threads
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nerdfight
Michael Arrington, Pete Cashmore puff up egos, traffic
At last night's PopSugar-TechCrunch party, I hadn't hoped to become part of the story, but LA Times reporter David Sarno suggested Arrington's 86ing of my date inspired Mashable's Pete Cashmore to invent a story about his own ouster. I don't know whether there's anything to Sarno's theory. But I do know this: Cashmore and Arrington are full of it if they think either of their operations are "top 10 blogs." (Photo by Robert Scoble)
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By Jackson WestComment by CharBo: Mashable Pete is an uneducated a-hole more » | Other threads
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party report
Peter Cashmore too handsome for Michael Arrington to bear
Rumor has it that Pete Cashmore, the unfairly handsome Mashable blogger, has also been kicked out of the PopSugar-TechCrunch party. His offense, if any, is still unknown. [Twitter]
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jimbo Wales: If any of you Valleywag malcontents are still inside, can you ask Arrington why he never returns my calls? more » | Other threads
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the 250
The photo Pete Cashmore would pay to delete from the Internet
Saturday's Twitterati Drinkup, a self-mocking gathering of the 250, almost saw the ruin of blogger Pete Cashmore, if you believe Pete Cashmore. In an effort to keep the following image out of the hands of "the media," Mr. Mashable offered compensation to photographer Andrew Mager in the form of blogging about him, and when that didn't work, actual money. As he explained to the lady whose tit he's tilting at, Nikol Hasler of the video podcast Midwest Teen Sex Show, "This is the sort of thing Gawker and Valleywag would have a field day with." Sorry, Pete, but we're not sharing this one with Gawker.
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Comment by CharBo: Yo - this dude is scared of tits...in fact, he can't even talk to anyone who possesses them. He's... more » | Other threads
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Moving to Bay Area, Cashmore confesses: "I'm completely corruptible"
Mashable founder Pete Cashmore isn't dating Julia Allison. Still. But he is moving to San Francisco today. In this clip he sounds like he's lived here for years. Mahalo's Sean Percival asks Cashmore: "How long do you think its going to take before classic American greed and venture capitalists corrupt you?" Cashmore's swoon-inducing answer: "I think it's happening. I'm completely corruptible." Jump into our arms again, big boy — we think we're in love.
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Comment by Fidel on the Roof: Not that I care about his safety, but someone please give him a body condom! :-D more » | Other threads
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trendspotting
New social networks fighting against ebb tide of user interest
Social network fatigue is nothing new, at least to The 250, and VCs are finally catching on — the Starbucks social network might be the watershed moment when everyone stepped back from updating their umpteenth profile, put down the double-tall soy mocha and said to themselves, "You know, maybe we've reached the point of diminishing returns." More »
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By Jackson WestComment by BillyShears: I've had social network fatigue for YEARS. From Friendster to Orkut to MySpace to Facebook... I'm done after Facebook, I don't... more » | Other threads
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bad ideas
Mashable introduces video commenting, terrifying new reality
Embedding videos into Valleywag comments is as easy as dragging and dropping a YouTube URL into the comments field. One advantage this method holds over Mashable's video comments: Embedding a YouTube video of yourself takes at least one extra step. Trust us: No one wants to hear you talk. Especially me. I get paid by the pageview.
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Comment by Whocares: Yeah, because the video responses on youtube proved to be a huge success.. more » | Other threads
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mashable
Blogging for Mashable: so easy a caveman can do it
Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins wasn't cutting it, so Mashable founder Pete Cashmore found his replacement at Rana Sobhany's Crush Party at Six Lounge Monday night. A disclaimer: as far as we know, Hopkins still has a job and that isn't a real caveman. As far as we know.
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Comment by corbett3000: I have a feeling Pete didn't make this, but a caveman morph of mr. cashmore just showed up on iheart... more » | Other threads
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"Want a lift, Pete?"
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nerdspotting
How not to pitch Pete Cashmore's puppet
Mashable's adorably awkward Pete Cashmore really, really wanted to get a photo with the Valleywag crew during SXSW's opening parties. Lost in the middle-school-dance ambiance of Six, the Austin bar which served as our first stop for the night, I mistook the official Mashable hand mascot for "the shocker." But when Pete popped up again sans puppet at the way more laid-bac Gingerman, he tried again — and lightly punched my tit area . Casual approach, yes, but why not just pitch me like I really was one of the guys? That seems easier. (Photo by mashable)
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Comment by matto: So titpunching works better than emailing Paul? How about titpunching Paul? more » | Other threads
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caption contest
Mashable? I'll show ya mashable!
Mashable's Pete Cashmore (left) and CenterNetworks blogger Allen Stern (right) met for a beer on Saturday. But things turned ugly when Cashmore insisted on being so damn handsome. More »
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Comment by sogrwig: Although I'm late for the party, here's one: Stern (thinking bubbles): Blogging used to get me laid... until this punk came... more » | Other threads
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party report
All the hot Pete Cashmore action you can handle
Mashable's Pete Cashmore visited New York from Scotland over the weekend and his blue steel gaze (pictured) failed to melt only the icy roads which caused planners to cancel a MashMeet set for Friday. Our hearts, however, withstood not. After a Saturday FlashMashMeet, one Cashmore fan — seeming to level her aim at two birds — said, "Valleywag should have a contest awarding an iPhone to anyone who can prove they hooked up with Pete Cashmore at SXSW." Valleywag, of course, would never promote such sexual objectification. So you people will have to settle for what's below: Pete Cashmore and his girls, girls, girls. Consider it a warning, ladies. He's moving to San Francisco. More »
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Comment by sample032: @mandarin: Something lie "likwid" or "Muh Lishis," maybe, but Cashmore is spelled just too damn correctly. more » | Other threads
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geeks gone wild
Mashable's female readers like to get naked
Mashable founder Pete Cashmore is "hot," StyleDiary's Patricia Handschiegel told me the other night at dinner. Overhearing us, another chimed in. "Oh yes, he's hot," she said. Keep your pants on, girls! Literally. Cashmore doesn't have to worry about Handschiegel stripping — she's a lady — but a screenshot of "recent visitors" who have built profiles on the site indicates some of Cashmore's readers aren't. After the jump, see their profile pages. A warning: Not safe for work. More »
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Comment by bstrackany: I dunno Alaska, I sometimes click on Sandeep to cheer him up a bit. It's hard to compete with KL... more » | Other threads
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geeks gone wild
Take it easy on the Crystal (Geyser), Zuck
A tipster sends this shot of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg with Mashable's Pete Cashmore. Our tipster says the photo captures Zuck and Cashmore "drunker than skunks." Don't buy it. Zuck's got a straight-edged reputation and he's holding a bottle of Crystal Geyser, not Cristal. A better explanation for Zuckerberg's awkward pose? He's camera-shy. That jibes with what Zuckerberg told egoblogger Robert Scoble during a three-hour walk the pair took around Davos over the weekend.
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Comment by alleylurker: best quote from the Scoble blog post (why the f did I read THAT): "Anyway, back to Zuckerberg. It will forever be... more » | Other threads
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hulu
A gift for our dear readers: 10,000 Hulu Invites
I saw a theme this morning as I perused the various other tech sites: Hulu invites! Hulu, the video-streaming partnership between News Corp. and NBC, is throwing open its doors to many early adopters by offering up thousands of invites on several tech sites. If you haven't gotten a chance to play around with Hulu and want to see just what the hell Paul Boutin is complaining about, here's your chance. GigaOm, Read/WriteWeb, TechCrunch, and Mashable are giving away 2,500 invites each. All, we note, are clients of Federated Media, John Battelle's online-ad network. Coincidence, conspiracy, or just part of a future Hulu advertising campaign?
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Comment by insertcoin: Mashable is offering the same thing... however, if you miss this opportunity you can always checkout [hellohulu.com] and watch Hulu... more » | Other threads
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