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How Tila Tequila's Maid Totally Ruined Her Day

Ryan Tate — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:50:25 EDT

Twitter's co-founder gave some free advice to Google; Heather Gold talked about starting a brothel; and Tila Tequila complained that her inconsiderate maids aren't grateful enough. The Twitterati had some suggestions for you.

Tila Tequila's maid came an hour early and it was a HUGE imposition. It just screwed up the professional attention-getter's whole day, to say nothing of her poor little dog Onyx who has to rush through her meal outdoors like some sort of ANIMAL.

San Francisco comic Heather Gold played "freak out the neighbors" with her landlady. Cool landlady!

Twitter's Evan Williams tossed a product suggestion at his old employer. The guy does have a track record, Google, although this sounds more like an Odeo than a Blogger.com.

Online brander Damien Basile rushed out a Google Wave/tsunami joke while it was still in good taste.

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Trib Reporter Bemoans 'Racist, Semi-Literate' Readers

Ryan Tate — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:36:00 EDT

Wailin Wong has had it with the homophobes on the Chicago Tribune website, which is just as well, since Ana Marie Cox has had it with people insisting she wear pants. The Twitterati, in short, said they wanted a revolution.

Wailin Wong of the Chicago Tribune lamented the knuckle-draggers reading her paper.

Washington, DC local TV reporter Brian Bolter pulled what is now known in the industry as a "Chris Matthews." Must be contract time!

Comedian Heather Gold
practiced her non-sequiturs.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom reminded everyone he practiced gay marriage before it was cool. Or technically legal, actually!

Onetime pajama blogger Ana Marie Cox, presently of the Daily Beast, took a suspiciously personal-sounding stand in support of the half naked.

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The Twitterati Ride a Train to Unemployment

Owen Thomas — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:19:18 EDT

You know the media have fallen when former Star editorial director Bonnie Fuller can't get a car and driver. Also, another writer dude is newly unemployed! More vital information from the Twittersphere today:

Fomer Town Car passenger Bonnie Fuller rode the train.

Web comedian (and future mom?) Heather Gold made a purchase handy for tracking ovulation cycles.

GDGT cofounder Ryan Block witnessed a street brawl.

Ex-Access Hollywood animator Lee Stranahan chased the latest media trend.

Guardian writer Jemima Kiss contemplated reader feedback.

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Cheating Media Moguls Across the Twittersphere

Owen Thomas — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:36:33 EST

For the media, Twitter is the new confessional. Xeni Jardin admitted to watching an illicit movie, Peter Kafka overcharged his boss, and Jeff Jarvis admitted to being an all-around fraud. Today's crimes against Twitter:

Xeni Jardin, Boing Boing's sci-fi-tastic blogueuse from another galaxy, cheated on Hollywood.

Jewnadian Web-video comedienne Heather Gold lost her hat.

Political Lunch videoblogger Rob Millis smelled.

Jeff Jarvis, the world's most annoying new-media pundit, faked it.

AllThingsD blogger Peter Kafka stuck Rupert Murdoch with a recession-what-recession bill.

Julia Allison crashes SXSW, explains it all

Melissa Gira Grant — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:17:58 EDT

Professional funnylady and amateur gossip Heather Gold just invited Julia Allison, professional gossip and amateur tech event crasher, onto her panel on — ha, ha — Gossip. "Explain to Shaila [Dewan, New York Times correspondent] what you do again," asks Heather, "since her coverage is of real disasters and not the Internet." Her response?

Provided by an audience member: "How much did you pay Julia, Owen, to come up here and make Valleywag more sympathetic?"

Update: The audience is now actually liveblogging our liveblogging. We stand by our "slutty, cheap" headline about her panel crashing, including the photo accompanying of the official SXSWi admittance badge hanging around her neck.
As for the rest of the crowd?

Six Apart's Anil Dash thinks it's all of our fucking faults.

Lane Becker of Get Satisfaction says "this was the best SXSW panel ever" —

— and then thanks Valleywag emeritus Nick "Leave Julia Alone!" Douglas for running that hot tub photo years back.

Game shows and lectures

Megan McCarthy — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:21:37 EST

Go to a game show with your favorite videobloggers, get all scholarly, or spy on Yahoo's new digs, all in tonight's Valleywag Calendar.

Om Malik's Internet video blog, NewTeeVee, hosts its NewTeeVee Live conference today in Mission Bay, south of the ballpark. Not interested in talking business with videobloggers? Check out the game show tonight at 7 p.m., where contestants including Diggnation drinker Kevin Rose and Wallstrip siren Lindsay Campbell will compete in a Family Feud style contest hosted by comedienne Heather Gold. [NewTeeVee]
Lotus founder Mitch Kapor gives a talk today at 4 p.m. at UC Berkeley's School of information. [UC Berkeley]
Nate Bolt, CEO of Bolt Peters, gives at talk at Yahoo Brickhouse about UX research with an emphasis about life instead of just interfaces. I don't know what the hell that means either, but it's a chance to test morale at the Brickhouse. [Upcoming]