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more about #valleywag more comments → GlasgowRose: Forget the Four Seasons... the top Google search result for "fairy tale wedding" dictates that Mayer & Bogue tie the knot here. #zachbogue more » GlasgowRose: It all sounds pretty Bogue-us to me. #zachbogue more » raincoaster: Perhaps what she's saying is, if she's writing it, people shouldn't even TRY to understand it? #wereadtwittersoyoudonthaveto more » raincoaster: Have you pitched Denton on a Geek Shelter print mag? I see potential there... #twitter more » SpyMagician: DJ in the lunchroom, I know, I know, it’s serious. #twitter more » A Message To Rudy: A DJ in the lunch room. Really. #twitter more » manchops: razor scooters: the new hummer #google more » PontiusPirate: I hear you have to mail in your transcripts prior to receiving your invite. #zachbogue more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: "Even the invitation came wrapped in a heavy red velvet box, said a tipster." so. not. green. #zachbogue more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Dear Unmarried People: When the time comes, (a) take a deep breath, (b) say to yourself, "Other than our parents, no one wants to come to a fucking w... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Also: #optionsunderwater #strikeprice #dotbomb #google more » A Message To Rudy: Yeah, but where's the conference/ping-pong table? The on-site basketball court? The yoga break room? God, those Google bosses are slavedrivers. #google more » SpicyMeatball: What? No Foosball or nerf guns? C'mon. #google more » TheCaliDude: Looking at that I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thinking it'd be nice to have a job at Google. #google more » The Sneak: Needs more kiddie slides. #google more » -
#mediawars
Why News Corp. Keeps Threatening to Leave Google
For the second time this week, News Corp. has promised to yank its content from Google, this time within "months." The conglomerate said loudly that search is profitless. But maybe that's just its way of making search hugely profitable. More » -
#exits
Ãœber-Programmer Ditches Yahoo Over 'Lame' Microsoft Deal
No one likes Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft. Wall Street wanted more up front money; tech elites called it an abdication, a "shame" and "seppuku." Now Yahoo is losing a programming icon over the embarrassing arrangement. More » -
#feuds
Microsoft Flacks Banned 'Forever' Over a 'Significantly Less Blue' Scoop
Michael Arrington, the TechCrunch publisher and noted feuding diva, has "banned" Microsoft's PR firm Waggener Edstrom for a blown embargo. Forever. What huge scoop was stolen from him, by Microsoft's terrorist network? 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 » -
#feuds
Jealous Google Lets Employees Flirt with Microsoft, But No Petting
Google takes it all back, baby. The company now acknowledges it was wrong to begrudge programmer Jon Skeet a Microsoft MVP Award, just because it came from The Enemy. He can accept the prize. But no whispering sweet nothings. 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 » -
#startups
The Retreat of King Twitter
With great power comes great responsibility, and with great responsibility comes great headaches. So after years as the hottest, most talked about startup in Silicon Valley, Twitter is ready to relinquish some control of the national conversation. More » -
#badideas
AP's Betting the Farm Microsoft Will Crush Google
The Associated Press, self-declared enemy of internet evildoers, says it has seen some awesome new Microsoft search technology — top secret stuff — that will return its content to a position of total world domination. Google is so history. More » -
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#twitter
Selling Your Tweets to the Enemy
Tech bloggers are in a tizzy over the prospect of tech giants Google or Microsoft getting real-time access to the thoughts of Twitterers, but Valleywag has learned that cash-hungry Twitter is already selling access to its "firehose" of data. More » -
#feuds
Google Tells Employee to Decline Microsoft Award
Each year starting in 2003, Microsoft has honored Jon Skeet for his extensive work helping people code in a Microsoft-developed programming language. But Skeet joined Google last year, and his new employer is apparently the jealous type. More » -
#therich
The Home Where Microsoft Got Reamed
Microsoft is notorious for sticking it to enemies and business partners alike, especially among the tech elite of Silicon Valley. How satisfying for them, then, to hear how a hometown boy took the company to the cleaners. More » -
#badvertising
Host Your Own Awful Party For Windows 7
Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7, is available to the public Oct. 22. So why not host an awkward launch party for a perfectly diverse group of your friends? Microsoft made an unbearable video tutorial to get you going. More » -
#feuds
Steve Ballmer's Two Minutes of iPhone Hate
Microsoft's CEO seems determined to live out a career of comical self parody. Steve Ballmer, who suppposedly hurled a chair in an anti-Google tantrum, has acted out his iPhone rage in a Seattle stadium. How Big Brother can you get? More » -
#google
After All That Drama, Google China Loses Leader
Poor Google! The company's Chinese expansion hasn't been easy: they've been shamed for giving into government censors and continue to play second-fiddle to a state-supported competitor. And now they've lost their regional leader. What will become of the company? More » -
#microsoft
The Scariest Boss in Redmond
Chairman Bill Gates famously cursed out Microsoft programmers. CEO Steve Ballmer screams and throws chairs. But online chief Qi Lu is as subtle as he is lethal, a corporate terminator who will hunt Google endlessly until it is dead. More » -
#politics
Who Is On Team 'Screw Google?'
Microsoft convenes regular "Screw Google" meetings on Capitol Hill, Daily Finance reports, as part of an effort to tear down rival Google's image. Who would want to help Microsoft do this? The better question is who wouldn't? More » -
#racebaiting
Microsoft's Sorry about Online Segregation
Microsoft has restored a black businessman to its Polish website and offered "sincere apologies" for replacing him with a grinning white guy, usingPhotoshopMS Paint. More » -
#photoshopofhorrors
Does a Black Guy Belong in This Ad? Microsoft Can't Decide.
If you speak English, Microsoft's IT tools will please your entire, diverse staff, including that nice, dark-skinned gentleman with the laptop. If you speak Polish, don't worry about that guy! Photoshop can un-diversify your board room. More » -
#deals
Yahoo Learns New Definition of 'Safe'
In September, Yahoo touted Firefox to Internet Explorer users as a "safer" browser. Now it's doing just the opposite. Funny what an innocent little "search agreement" can do to one's perception of the world. [TechCrunch] -
#thingsweactuallylike
The Real Microsoft Future
The best thing about this satirical remix of a utopian Microsoft video is that you don't need to watch the original to appreciate it; anyone familiar with Microsoft software appreciates how frequently the company's grand visions go awry. More »
