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A Vile Day for the Twitterati
Was it the sad news of Steve Jobs's ailments? Or just bad fish-oil capsules? Something was off in the Twittersphere today. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Alaska Miller: Why bother having a Twitter account? Just check this Valleywag feature constantly! 1 Responses | Other threads
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android
Mossberg blesses Googlephone as "first real competitor" to iPhone
It's not an iPhone killer. But the G1 is the first viable iPhone alternative, says the Sage of Potomac. If you don't have time to read his full review, I've listed Walt Mossberg's talking points: More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by Barce: The battery swap out is a huge score over the iPhone. more » | Other threads
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nerdfight
Michael Arrington mocked by Kara Swisher at Demo
In the war of words being fought between the organizers of the DemoFall and TechCrunch50 startup conferences, AllThingsD reporter Kara Swisher unleashed quite a salvo yesterday: "Being lectured on journalism ethics by Michael Arrington is like getting parenting tips from Britney Spears." Zing! She proceeds to call out the TechCrunch50 organizers attacks on Demo for what they are — "Marketing 101." Walt Mossberg was a bit more diplomatic, offering more subtle jabs like, "It never occurred to me not to come here [Demo]." Here at Valleywag, we maintainthe highest standards of impartiality through our willingness to get kicked out of any and all such events.
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By Jackson WestComment by the_gdude: Ugh... why is she famous? She's fucking terrible. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Next Establishment
Once again, Vanity Fair leaves geeks at the kids' power table
Preeminent among the magazine world's kingmaking power lists is Vanity Fair's New Establishment, which appears in the October issue — on newsstands in L.A. and New York today, but not in the Bay Area for another six days. Silicon Valley gets similar short shrift: The names who make it there are predictable bigs like Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison, or Hollywood-crossover types like Jeff Skoll, eBay's first employee turned movie producer. Walt Mossberg, now employed by New Establishment perennial Rupert Murdoch, also squeaked in. The consolation prize Vanity Fair offers: Its "Next Establishment" list, reserved for the likes of Twitter's Ev Williams. It's a marvelous piece of New York media trickery — flatter the geeks by making them feel included, but corral them into a side room so the real power brokers aren't offended by comparison. True, the "Next Establishment" suggests that these are people who might matter in the future. But in saying that, Vanity Fair's editors are also sending the message that right here, right now, its "Next" nominees are nobodies. On this year's list: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Robleh: I doubt they would put Murdoch's wife on a list of nobodies. more » | Other threads
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google
Walt Mossberg pans Google's Chrome browser
With Chrome, Google is trying to reinvent Web browsing. What's that old saying about not fixing it if it ain't broke? Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal's make-or-break gadget reviewer, has played with Chrome for a week. His conclusion: the browser has "promise" — which, if you're familiar with Mossbergspeak, means he thinks it sucks, but he's willing to review the next version in a year. The harshest part: "Despite Google’s claims that Chrome is fast, it was notably slower in my tests at the common task of launching Web pages than either Firefox or Safari."
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By Owen ThomasComment by emnem: Google is AOL all over again; the only difference is AOL started off as a walled garden, while Google is... 5 Responses | Other threads
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100-word version
Mossberg's stunt double solves Windows Mobile's media problems
"A single tap on its surface instantly zooms in on images; a flicking gesture moves one photo off the screen and pulls another one on. Menus appear with clever animation, and actions like downloading and emailing photos and videos are intuitively incorporated." No, not the iPhone. It's the Kinoma player for Windows phones. WSJ contributor Katie Boehret solves all of Walt Mossberg's problems with this tidy report on using Kinoma to serve Flickr, YouTube, SHOUTcast and other services on a Windows phone. There's good news for Linux and Symbian fans too: More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by Tim Faulkner: "Kinoma Play is so well-designed that I wish it could entirely replace the dated Windows Mobile user interface, which still... more » | Other threads
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Apple Users Held Hostage
iPhone day 14: Walt Mossberg finds 12 bugs in MobileMe
"Apple's MobileMe is far too flawed to be reliable," the Sage of Potomac pronounced yesterday. It's a rare swipe from Walt Mossberg, the guy better known for writing Steve Jobs's marketing slogans ("the most elegant desktop computer I've ever used.") What's important is that Mossberg isn't complaining about MobileMe's launch glitches — even when it works, he says, it's not solid. Here's the bullet list of Walt's gripes: More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by CaliforniaCajun: @caesar32: holly crap, sounds like bill Gates designed it It works like it, too. For the past couple of years -... more » | Other threads
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the olds
Walt Mossberg in a suit? Gotta be Photoshop
It's not just me. The sight of Walt Mossberg, the Big Guy of gadget journalism, in a tie and jacket for an ad promoting his appearance on the Fox Business cable network was such a surprise that even Walt's longtime colleague Kara Swisher blogged about it. Fox has been caught Photoshopping opposition journalists. Did they likewise suit up Mossberg in postproduction? Hope so. A suit is a suit, but a 'shop is a story. Memo to Fox: Computer experts are like Trace Adkins. "Work boots, one blue suit / Size too small, won't wear it at all / Unless somebody kicks or gets hitched / It don’t fit, and it makes me itch." Keep it real, Walt! -
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Mossberg: iPhone 3G will cost you more than the old model
Yes, the new iPhone 3G is "much, much faster at fetching data" — 200 to 500 kilobits per second in New York and Washington, D.C. tests. Prices start at $199, half that of the old model. But the only gadget reviewer who can make or break a product warns that the new King of Phones will, like a Mach 3 Turbo razor, cost you more than you realize over time. Also, "There’s no copy and paste function, no universal search, no instant messaging and no MMS for sending photos quickly between phones." You're buying one anyway, but read our excerpt of Walt's two ways the new iPhone will cost you more in time and money than the original. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by FiveStarEggRoll: Well, they purchased me the 8MB model. I'm not complaining. Harry "well, mabye a little" Wang more » | Other threads
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apple
New iPhone just waiting to fall off a truck in the East Bay
The new iPhone that has the panties of Apple fans in a bunch? It's already here. The latest shipment arrived in Oakland on May 6, and was then trucked to a distribution center in nearby Fremont. So if you want to get your hands on one before the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg — if it's not already too late — it might be a better idea to make friends with the International Longshore Workers Union than top Apple flack Katie Cotton. (Photo by AP/Paul Sakuma) -
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The passive-aggressive passion of Kara Swisher
Attempting to edit down Kara Swisher's epic two-part behind-the-scenes opus on the making of D6 into something more manageable, it was hard not to note a certain passive aggression. The deadpan delivery of criticisms quickly couched as attempts at humor, the needling of uncomfortable minions with the constant gaze of her camera and, above all, more than a little envy when it comes to the status her colleague at the Wall Street Journal Walt Mossberg enjoys. At one point, she even asks a staffer who grants access to the conference, "Are you dangling hope and then snatching it away, which was our instruction?" Yes, yes they are. -
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Security ejects Valleywag from D6 conference
CARLSBAD, CA — I wasn't just eighty-sixed, folks. No, I was eight-D6'd. There I was, charming my way through the crowd at the Wall Street Journal's D6 conference — why hello, Sir Howard Stringer of Sony! Oh, was that Steve Case? — when a woman announced herself as "in-house security" and informed me that "the client" had asked that I be shown the door. "The client" being Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, the conference organizers, and "the door" actually just the way to the hotel bar, where I'm having a lovely fruity beverage. And Swisher and Mossberg were too late with the bum rush. I'd already been working my camera for hours. While Bill Gates bores attendees with a preview of Windows Seven, Microsoft's latest attempt to annoy the majority of computer users, you can enjoy the snapshots I took. Among the nerdspotting: Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Max Levchin of Slide. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by TomNocera: When all was said and done, what holds up is the fact that the coverage of D6 by Owen Thomas... more » | Other threads
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caption contest
Sometimes that new iPhone is just a cigar
Sexygenarian gadget reviewer Walt Mossberg and feisty gossipmonger Kara Swisher, the disgrumptive pair behind the Wall Street Journal's D conference and AllThingsD.com website. Can you suggest a better caption? Do so in the comments, and the winner will become this post's new headline. Yesterday's winner: digital2 for "Google: Organizing the world's crap." (Photo by Asa Mathat/AllThingsD.com)
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By Owen ThomasComment by FiveStarEggRoll: Ah, a twisted Freud reference. Harry "cute" Wang more » | Other threads
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d6 live coverage
Invading D6, the Wall Street Journal's posh pooh-bah conference
CARLSBAD, CA — D, the Wall Street Journal schmoozefest which opened today with a round of golf at the Four Seasons Aviara Resort, is not the conference for the rest of us. It attracts a host of tech and media CEOs who agree to be harangued onstage by Walt Mossberg, the sexagenarian of sexy gadgets, and Kara Swisher, the diminutive media commentaterrorist of AllThingsD.com. In exchange, they get to seem classy and witty, if only by comparison. It is the sort of elite event to which Valleywag is not invited. We showed up anyway. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jeremy: I'm sure if you asked Kara nicely, she'd let you in. You're like Sally Fields that way - people DO... more » | Other threads
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quotable
Mossberg denies he bleated iPhone release date
"If I knew [the release date for the new iPhone], why would I announce it in the middle of a sentence at the Finnish embassy, rather than report it in the Wall Street Journal?" — mid-six-figure-salary Journal gadgeteer Walt Mossberg, on earning his keep. Left unanswered: What was he doing at the Finnish embassy in the first place? [Silicon Alley Insider]
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Comment by fishneversleep: @matto: finnish mafia media conspiracy. but you're on the right track. more » | Other threads
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quotable
Rupert putting "special things" behind WSJ subscription wall
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, commented on the future of the Wall Street Journal website: "We are going to greatly expand and improve the free part of The Wall Street Journal online, but there will still be a strong offering" for subscribers.The really special things will still be a subscription service, and, sorry to tell you, probably more expensive."
This likely means more articles will be free, but what will end up in the subscription-only section — behind the paywall, in blogger jargon? Our money is on a 24/7 Walt Mossberg/Justin.tv lifecast — a live, streaming, online video "documenting" Uncle Walt's life. We'd pay at least $5.95 a month for that.
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Comment by sample032: @phil28: "Walt now is on several free sites, which makes him widely read and influential." No, it makes his work free.... more » | Other threads
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macworld 2008
At Macworld, all press are created equal, but some are more equal than others
At CES 2008, respectable press and barely-tolerated bloggers were separated into groups with different badges but mostly similar levels of access. At Macworld 2008, there was, theoretically, only one badge for all types of press. In reality? Some hacks were more equal than others. More »
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Comment by WillVille: I saw all those little ribbon things. Goldman (CNBC) had one. They kind of reminded me of something you'd use for... more » | Other threads
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blogging for dollars
Gizmodo chief Brian is a sleepy little Lam
Blogging can be tiring, especially when you blog blog blog almost nonstop like Gizmodo's Brian Lam. When you're reporting from a show like CES where there is so much stuff to cover, you have to grab a few minutes to rest whenever you can. Don't worry, Brian. It'll all be over soon. Lam told us he used to tease Walt Mossberg about his age but stopped when he realized that the 60-year-old Wall Street Journal columnist has more energy than he does. (Photo by Curtis Walker) -
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This week was a wash
Ahh, that feels good right there. I don't think we'll be talking about this week next week. The Facebook pile-on continued. Amazon's Kindle reader suffered a surprise media backlash. I'd hoped for another bank-employee-in-tutu photo to liven things up. Instead we got Gerstmanngate. At least we still have jobs — oh wait, Valleywag party girl Megan "Leggy" McCarthy is heading to Wired. I think I'll go curl up in the tub with my INVISIBLE PUPPY. (Photo by Jason Calacanis) -
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Mossberg slams Kindle — was he bitter about Newsweek exclusive?
Walt Mossberg, surprisingly slow out of the gate, has finally deigned to review Amazon.com's Kindle e-book reader. He was not kind, calling it "mediocre" and "marred by annoying flaws." He also says that Amazon "nailed the electronic-book shopping experience," which is no surprise given the success of Amazon.com, "but it has a lot to learn about designing electronic devices." Harsh words from a top reviewer who can make or break a device. Here's our question: what took him so long? More » -
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OS X Leopard reviews — the 100-word versions
Got 30 seconds? Read my summaries of the early reviews of Apple's new operating system in Thursday's papers. Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg, New York Times reviewer David Pogue, and USA Today's Ed Baig agree: Time Machine backups, yay. See-through menus, boo. More » -
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Mossberg's PC buying guide: The 100-word version
Goat-bearded Wall Street Journal gadget sage Walt Mossberg published his annual fall PC buyer's guide today. Great advice, but eight times too long. I've whittled it down to a PowerPoint-friendly bullet list. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by bimplebean: Oooh! An IBM XT! I *love* those boxes! more » | Other threads
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lifecasters
Everybody run away streaming! It's Kara.tv
Buried in this TechCrunch40 wrap-up post is a frightening promise from AllThingsD's Kara Swisher: More »
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Comment by Trackback: Leave it to the freakishly tall Megan McCarthy of Valleywag to impugn our stature at BoomTown. In her post... more » | Other threads
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feuds
Kara Swisher suggests Walt Mossberg is "dour, humorless"
On her blog, Kara Swisher is running a cartoon comparing Walt Mossberg to Anton Ego, the "dour, humorless" food critic from the Disney/Pixar movie Ratatouille. Mossberg, of course, is the gadget reviewer for the Wall Street Journal, and Swisher is a hyperconnected Valley reporter extraordinaire, and the two have a long-lasting friendship, as well as a partnership running AllThingsD.com. But can it possibly endure this jab from the acid-tongued Swisher? (Illustration by Adam Tow for AllThingsD.com)
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By Owen ThomasComment by DeltaGuy: This article is a bit of a stretch, even for Valleywag's standards. It's only fun when you guys occasionally... more » | Other threads
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wsj pulpbite
Breaking: Mossberg Reviews the iPhone, Says Keyboard A-OK After Five Days
Mossberg and Boehret review the iPhone, 3 minutes after Pogue at the NYTimes. In a nutshell:Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer. Its software, especially, sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface, which dispenses with a stylus and most buttons, works well, though it sometimes adds steps to common functions.
And more importantly, unlike Pogue, he likes the keyboard: [Gizmodo]
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By Brian LamComment by L. M. Lloyd: My guess is that the iPhone became a "breakthrough handheld computer" the moment Mossberg agreed to give it a glowing... more » | Other threads
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apple
Walt Mossberg Has the iPhone
Ooooohhh. Someone's gonna be in trouble with Steve Jobs. Mossberg has the iPhone as of this morning, and he's already flaunting it in public. An explicit rule between Apple and A-listers with early access is that this kind of showboating is a no-no. [Gizmodo] -
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A bad review for the iPhone?
Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter often accused of being an Apple fanboy, does not know if the iPhone will receive a good or bad review yet. That's right, Walt got his review iPhone today (surprise), and his early impressions leave him undecided: More »
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By Tim FaulknerComment by AOLLeftover: Walt Mossberg? Oh this is an older WSJ version of Rob Pegoraro of the Washington Post. They will pay them... more » | Other threads
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Comment by edarroyo: I wonder... could they add YOUTUBE... to front row?? That would be awesome, that way one could be even lazier!... more » | Other threads
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live
All Things D Wednesday Morning Session with Ballmer and the Surface Table
I'll be filtering for interesting gadget news. Mossy wore the funny hat today. And Ballmer is on fire with the weirdness. [Gizmodo]
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By Brian LamComment by DeadPlasmaCell: You can't really knock it on its price point.. since it's supposed to be for commercial use first, by the... more » | Other threads
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windows vista
Mossberg in our mailbag: "I will likely do a more comparative piece" on Vista vs OS X
PAUL BOUTIN — Wall Street Journal uber-reviewer Walt Mossberg replied at length to Valleywag's email inquiry yesterday, in which I asked why he mentions Apple's Mac OS X so many times in his review of Microsoft Windows Vista. He obviously thinks the Mac still whups Vista, yet doesn't tell his loyal readers to consider a Mac instead of the pricey new PC most will need to buy to run Vista's best features. Are they holding a gun to his head there, or what? The Sage of Potomac replied instantly, but his email got stuck in the tubes for most of a day. Walt's full response after the jump. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by mzarum: Come on. Comparing Apple's OSs to Microsoft's OSs is like comparing...apples to oranges. No...Like comparing apples to lemons. In the auto... more » | Other threads
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windows vista
David Pogue calls Vista "a truck"
PAUL BOUTIN — Vista or OS X? The star reviewers at the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both point out Microsoft's new operating system (a) requires a new, beefed-up PC to use its best features, and (b) seems like an inferior copy of Apple's Mac OS X. David Pogue and Walt Mossberg are both known Mac fans. Each spends a good chunk of his review praising OS X over Vista. It leaves a reader wondering: Should I buy a Vista PC or get one of those Macs, and why didn't they tell me which? Are Pogue and Mossberg appeasing Mac fanboys without actually advocating Apple? Were they ordered not to blurt out VISTA SUCKS GET A MAC? After the jump, Pogue takes the bait. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by L. M. Lloyd: Oh, and I have no particular desire to single you out Mr. Pouge, it is just that this article is... more » | Other threads
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geeking out
Geek out: Al Gore lunges and Martha befriends a topless boy at D Conference
Wrap up the Powerbook cord and follow Esther Dyson to the next con — the D Conference winds down today. For actual news from people who are there, check out the Wall Street Journal's blog. (Favorite post: Turning the schmaltz up to 11.) For trumped-up news filtered through the snark machine, look no further. Photos by ZDNet reporter Dan Farber. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by Andy Baio: The "big techie journalisty guy" is actually Brian Dear, the founder of EVDB. more » | Other threads
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Geek out: Martha Stewart and John Cusak hit the D Conference
Journos Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher had a grand time hosting the Wall Street Journal's D Conference, or at least they've learned to fake it. Reporter Dan Farber has a write-up at ZDNet, and he kindly lent his event photos. Here they are, misinterpreted. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by zero0000: Is it just me or did Walt have his face surgically and permanently molded to show an arrogant and vaguely... more » | Other threads
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edge foundation
John Brockman invites Google triumvirate to dinner
John Brockman (pictured) pulls together a real A-list for his upcoming "Edge Foundation Billionaires' Dinner." Invitees to the foundation's private dinner (only 35 guests will get in) include Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and their CEO Eric Schmidt. More » -
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Valleywag: Walt Mossberg Candids
What's does the Wall Street Journal's famous tech journalist Walt Mossberg look like when he's lounging in what appears to be an average hotel room? Thanks to our newest Gawker sibling Valleywag, we know he looks exactly like this. [Gizmodo] -
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Valleywag Readers Stalk Walt Mossberg So You Don't Have to
We're more or less Luddites over here, so we're glad the stork recently delivered our latest baby brother, the khakis-and-blue-shirt-clad Valleywag, to explain some things to us. More »
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By JesseComment by colinsmith: The Blackberry makes me think he's all work, but the goatee lets me know he's all play. Watch out... more » | Other threads
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Walt Mossberg privacy watch
Two Walt Mossberg items just showed up. Looks like the Wall Street Journal tech writer ought to go into hiding. More »
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By ndouglasComment by CitySpecific: How about pics of Mossberg's assistant, Katie?!??!?! more » | Other threads
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