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more about #valleywag more comments → raincoaster: If the guy in the picture wants a stalker, I can be contacted on my Messages page here. Just sayin'. #google more » JennaW: I had no idea JK Rowling's black ops team would act so quickly to avenge their queen. [io9.com] #wereadtwittersoyoudonthaveto more » resipsaloquacious: That sucks, Lev! I loved the Magicians and I was excited to read the sequel. I hope this does not delay the publishing too long. more » Airvault: I bet he makes that face a lot. #gavinnewsom more » BullfightsOnAcid: I imagine his Life Coach must spend at least an hour a day coaching him on his hair. "Repeat after me. Feel your follicles. Feel your fibers. You are... more » Conchie Birdie: I was beginning to forget we even had a mayor. #gavinnewsom more » TheSometimesWhy: Does the phrase "Appalachian Trail" take on a new meaning after this revelation? #gavinnewsom more » nirreskeya: If the BBQ was truly awesome he'd have remembered where it was. #google more » mattchew03: When is the novelty people associate with all of this stuff going to wear off? Because I want to be there, watching all of their "I just sharted and i... more » Magister: Countdown until it's subpoenaed. #google more » Steverino Begins: Very scary, but I predit it'll be the norm within the next decade. It's sort of Facebook photo tagging taken to its logical, evil conclusion. #google more » MsMuffinMcGuffin: That is beyond scary. #google more » ifstone: Someone "invented" PHP? I'd always assumed it had plopped out of the collective asses of a thousand webmonkeys. Seriously, if I'd invented PHP, I woul... more » lionel-mandrake: They're moving to LA, ultimately they'll be closing down all the SF production. #currenttv more » Unsolicited Advice: We're not losing money, these 80 people are just useless! #currenttv more » -
#passiveaggressive
Yelp's Lost Chance to Prevent a Brawl
Yelp couldn't have guessed one of its reviewers might end up in a vicious wrestling match with a store owner, right? Wrong: the owner had visited Yelp HQ the day before the fight, been ignored, then turned away. More » -
#games
The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
Silicon Valley pundits like to talk about social media as a potential geyser of cash. What they leave out is that one of the only ways social networks like Facebook, MySpace have done that is joining league with online scammers. More » -
#geocities
How to Blow $3.5 Billion
Yahoo finally shuttered Geocities today. Acquired in 1999, Geocities was one of the costliest dot-com duds of of all time: $3.5 billion for an ugly, cash-bleeding homepage hosting service. And to think Google's founders were simultaneously begging server funds. More » -
#socialnetworks
Pretty Boy MySpace CEO Has Dumb Surrender Plan
MySpace now says it is no longer competing with Facebook, the rival social network with far more users. No, now MySpace will focus on the niche of music and digital entertainment. And compete with Apple and Google. More » -
#journalismism
How to Hype Your Tiny Social Network in the New York Times
Foursquare has a piddlingly small user base. Which is precisely why it's is going to rule the world, say people quoted in today's New York Times story on the mobile-phone social network. This should sound familiar. More » -
#socialnetworks
Harvey Weinstein Finally Sells MySpace for Millionaires
Weinstein Company is selling its exclusive social network for rich people to a Swiss heir, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. At last, circumstances have forced the company to do what it should have done years ago. More » -
#publicitystunts
Martha Stewart Seeks Army of Laptop Zombies for Show
Martha Stewart is inviting bloggers with iPhones and laptops into her studio audience. If it's an odd move for the notorious control freak, it's also a recipe for free publicity — and awful television. More » -
#socialnetworks
Facebook Gaydar Emerges From Breakthrough MIT Project
Are you quietly stalking someone and too dense to figure out their sexual orientation from Google searches, Flickr party photos and real-life gossip? Well, a couple of MIT geniuses invented just the tool for you.
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#outages
Flaky Facebook Hinders Employee Procrastination
Some people can't log in into their Facebook accounts, according to widespread reports on Twitter. Apparently, a subset of these people have even resigned themselves to becoming productive employees, on this Monday morning. Horrifying. [Business Insider] [Pic] -
#modernandawkward
Right to Trash Boss on Facebook Defended by Aussie Heroes
Sure, Americans preen about their commitment to freedom, but who's out there standing up for our God-given right to curse the boss on internet social networks? Australian prison guards, that's who. More » -
#moguls
Mark Zuckerberg Rolling in Cash If Not Profits
What advertising depression? Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook is cash flow positive a year ahead of schedule, hitting 300 million users and growing ad sales. Great. Now the social network needs to achieve actual profit, and ditch its beloved funny numbers. -
#facebook
Facebook Movie Cast Not Quite Geeky Enough
Scriptshadow, which obtained the first leaked script for Facebook movie The Social Network, now claims to have casting choices, including Justin Timberlake as Napster's Sean Parker. News In Film created this handy graphic. More » -
#socialnetworks
Learn to decode subtle Facebook brags, and become annoyed with your "friends" all over again.
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#geeklove
Web 2.0 Proposal Produces Twitter Storm
The proposer: Adam Hirsch, COO of geek business hub Mashable. The courted: Sharon Feder, Mashable's Managing Editor. The location: On stage at the Social Good conference at the 92nd St. Y. And the verdict? More » -
#niceandboring
Why Is Everyone on Twitter So Maddeningly Positive?
It's so hard to start a good fight on Twitter. Praise someone effusively, it gets "re-tweeted" endlessly, while nice juicy feuds get smothered in the crib. Every Twitter user is president of his own fraternity. How stale! More » -
#surrender
The Steady Reversal of Facebook's Disastrous Redesign
Facebook obsessives were atwitter last night about a "Lite" new version of the social network, which strips away much of its ballooning trove of information. Wait, how did Facebook get so cluttered in the first place? More » -
#socialnetworks
New Social Network to Make Capitol Hill Socializing Even More Incestuous
National Journal has announced the development of 3121, a social network "exclusively for congressional members and staff." Because Congress is just too in touch with its constituents, and Capitol Hill workers rarely socialize together! Of course, this will fail. More » -
#shutuptwitter
Finally, Twitter Learns When to Shut Up
The Twittersphere is up in arms over a move the message-broadcasting service made to make its site a bit less noisy: You can no longer easily eavesdrop on conversations with strangers. Hurrah!
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#ourrobotoverlords
Facebook Relationships to Become More Robotic Than Ever
Oh great. Some geniuses in the Middle East are developing a robot with a Facebook account. Easier than it sounds, considering how mechanical our online interactions are anyway. -
#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 »
