Valleywag is Gawker's column from Silicon Valley. Edited by Ryan Tate, it carries technology and internet gossip — the news too scurrilous and juicy for the industry's trade rags.
Claire Buoyant: Online music sales growth have slowed since Apple allowed for increased prices in the iTunes music store. Edgar Bronfman, Jr. concedes that upping pri... more »
adiam7: A tacky, foreign gay with money who likes to party- there must be such a clamor for his affection from every fag hag in the city. Back to the party:
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raincoaster: Jeebus. I got bumped up to first class several times when I was on Welfare. It's all in the presentation.
JA needs to lay off the warpaint so she doe... more »
That70sDude: In with the insiders.. not those lowly outsiders.. more »
Calgetty: And I still cant get my Google Chrome to work right.
Also, hoping to see Lucy Southworth (11) on the cover and centerfold for the American Mathematic... more »
Craig Newmark, aka Mr. Craigslist, is lifecasting his deck in San Francisco's Inner Sunset, next to Golden Gate Park. A quote: "That squirrel is going to town... hello squirrel!" Risque!
This is pretty huge, at least for those who buy the myth of angelic Craigslist: eBay has effectively confirmed that cyber cherub Craig Newmark screwed over an early employee to enrich himself, then tried to cover it up.
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Katie Couricmade a list of the "most powerful" people in media for Forbes and they're all... Jews. Kidding, only six of 11 are Jews. The real power belongs to computer nerds. Couric mentioned zero old media people.
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John Batelle couldn't promote his Web summit, for want of a working website; a Wall Street Journal reporter ogled her own book and Bonnie Fuller undermined Angelina Jolie's body image. The Twitterati took self promotion to new places.
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Alex Blagg can't let go of unwatched movies; Molly McAleer wants to smack some kids; and Susan Orlean transmitted some liberal schadenfreude, via retweet. The Twitterati were feeling guilty about their feelings.
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Craig Newmark imagined burning calories with a handheld computer toy; Evan Williams got stoked about a Twitter client and a Chicago Tribune producer imagined Twitter might help her find people who hate Twitter. The Twitterati were thinking positively.
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