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DogsOfWar: Steve Jobs is now much closer to being allowed to tear down his vacant home in Woodside, CA. A group has been trying to get it named as a historic la... more »

insertsomethingcleverhere: There's nothing more hilarious than a bunch of white people demanding to use a derogatory slur on account of its use by SOME black people. As if the r... more »

hypermark-sf: Great piece. My favorite still remains Google SVP Jonathan Rosenberg's self-serving sermon on 'The Meaning of Open' wherein he pontificated how open ... more »

sfBirdie: It's a cult. BTW, this covers basically all of my issues with goog, so nice work. more »

Zach Everson: Google's the new Microsoft. more »

#playas

Tour a Notorious Tech Playboy's Party Mansion

A forthcoming Facebook movie should further Sean Parker's reputation for enjoying coke-fueled parties with college coeds. Maybe the celeb-studded soirees he's been throwing at his $20 million Manhattan mansion, Bacchus House, will class up the Facebook co-founder's rep a bit. More »

#facebookmovie

Zuckerberg's Sleepy Pants Inspire Timberlake's Swear-Finger Happy Dance

New pictures from the Facebook movie's set have none other than script-originating novelist Ben Mezrich uncertain how he feels. With clips from corresponding portions of the script, we decipher Mark Zuckerberg's sleepy-time befuddlement and Timberlake's alpha male "fuck you." More »

#lookalikes

First Pic of Justin Timberlake as Facebook President

It's always been tough to imagine Justin Timberlake fitting into a movie about the geeky origins of Facebook, even if he was slated to play hard-partying advisor and "founding president" Sean Parker. That mental struggle is over. More »

#facebook

Justin Timberlake Officially Joins Facebook...The Movie

Well, the contentious rumors have been confirmed: Justin Timberlake will play founding president Sean Parker in a little film entitled The Social Network, which everyone else just calls "that Facebook movie." Meanwhile, Jesse Eisenberg will play founder Mark Zuckerberg. [AFP]

#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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