bluelines commented on RockYou diving deeper into social games

"@Shadowlayer: The scary thing is the total they've raised is over $50 million, over three rounds."

bluelines commented on That was fun while it lasted

"@Owen Thomas: To be honest I don't know."

bluelines commented on Digg announces major increase in spending

"I wonder why no-one ever calls bs on Michael Arrington's alleged "insider tips" about these deals happening."

bluelines commented on That was fun while it lasted

"Any reason why you didn't use a third-party commenting system like Disqus?"

bluelines commented on Facebook's Brandee Barker hides from camera while denying Microsoft buyout

""Some German guy"?"

bluelines commented on What's "follow spam" on Twitter?

"So we're now well past Twitter's two-year anniversary and still none of my normal friends, family members or business associates have heard of Twitter, let alone become regular users."

bluelines commented on PaidContent raises blog sale bet to $30 million -- who's next?

"I think the difference is that the content on Ars Technica and Paid Content probably appeals to the more mainstream business news crowd."

bluelines commented on Guy Kawasaki's $12,107.09 rumor site bought, buried

"@Rick: I think he's chairman of their advisory board, not the board of directors."

bluelines commented on Bill Gates third act a story of redemption for the fallen geek hero?

"Great story (seriously, although I did have to pause for a moment to figure out if it was possible to be sincere in the VW / Gawker comments)."

bluelines commented on Martha Stewart eyeing Etsy for acquisition?

"@LongAgoYahoo: I remember reading somewhere that the pre-money valuation on Etsy's last round was $90MM, leaving the new investors with under 25%."