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GlasgowRose: Now that's what I call Google Buzz! more »

Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: "Sure that if you turn to teach a tit camera" BYO context and/or syntax? more »

noahjacquemin: I think your posting of this had something to do with there being at least three "missed connections" postings today on craigslist referencing Chat Ro... more »

Trai_Dep: As someone who's lived in both Northern California and SoCal, I can authoritatively state "SoCal" ends where San Bernadino County begins. Then it's so... more »

rollergirl76: When I think of "stripper party", I don't think of a bunch of rich dorks, standing around awkwardly. more »

BadUncle: FWIW, Chatroulette can be hilarious. But not in the afternoon. [lolwutchatroulette.tumblr.com] more »

succinctly: Every face is bored face. I haven't tried it as I don't have a webcam but I can imagine I'd be up there. Staring, just staring. more »

aupalaras: Boooring. Betcha they did drunk algorithms at the bar. This party looks like it was thrown by any math nerd who was ever thrown out of a cool party i... more »

Penscribe: All the Google parties look like someone gave The Situation a little money to host an event. Where's Snooki? more »

kithkin: DFW could have written a solid 1079 pages about this. more »

#advertising

The Upscaling of Julia Allison

Julia Allison has signed a yearlong deal to make commercials for Sony. Let there be no doubt: This is a major coup for the fame-hungry "lifecaster." There, we said it. More »

#thecinema

Studios Marketers Are Defenseless Against Twitter, They Squeal

The latest creation in the Ass-Covering Studio Excuses R&D Dept. is the "Twitter Effect." Movies aren't making money, you see, because too many people are learning, 140 characters at a time, how bad they are. More »

#servicey

How Valleywag Got MySpace to Drop Its Sony Ban

Sony Pictures employees can now waste their time on MySpace again, thanks to Valleywag. (You're welcome.) Here's the tale, from inside Sony's Internet operations, of how our story got the ban lifted. More »

#breakdowns

Sony Moviemakers Banned from MySpace

A tipster tells us that when Sony employees in L.A. try to log onto MySpace, "it directs you to google.com." Bizarrely, Sony's IT staff is saying it's MySpace's fault. More »

#predictions