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  • Dan Fost

    "The Top 10 Lies of Web 2.0": Chronicle writer retorts to himself

    By Nick Douglas, 12:26 PM on Tue Nov 7 2006, 504 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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    Dan Fost - ValleywagSF Chronicle writer Dan Fost nails his list of "The top 10 lies of Web 2.0" so straight-on, it's almost like he didn't write a heady news spread about the "Digital Utopia" this weekend.

    Lie #1: "We learned our lesson last time. And we're going to cash out before this bubble pops."

    Is this list Fost's way of saying "It was my editors that made the Web 2.0 spread so nauseating! I'm a cynic just like you!" or is the man just sharing his personal demons?

    The Top 10 Lies of Web 2.0 [SF Chronicle; photo by Scott Beale]
    Earlier: Digital fellatio: The SF Chronicle's slobbery tribute to Web 2.0 [Valleywag]

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    CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen has decided to short the word "douche." After a strong resurgence in 2005 and showing strong staying power through 2007, lately most of the people I've seen use it fit into two categories: More »

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