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sue decker
Yahoo's Depressing Backup Plan
No one wants to buy Yahoo. And the only person who wants to run Yahoo is an insider who helped sink it. Is there any hope left for the beleaguered Web giant? More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Beautiful Stranger: Yahoo's impending demise raises an interesting issue which I am sure will delight us all (or at least those of... more » | Other threads
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twitterati
We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To
Twitter is supposed to save journalism 140 characters at a time. Media people love it, and we love media people, so let's take a look at what the Twitterati have to say for themselves. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by BookishLookish: Props to the beautiful and intelligent Rachel S. 4 Responses | Other threads
- Yesterday - January 7, 2009
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jimmy wales
Wikipedia Cofounder's Wiki Bailout Plan
Jimmy Wales, the scandal-prone cofounder of Wikipedia, thinks Barack Obama's first priority should be creating government websites anyone can edit. Translation: A bailout for makers of wikis. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by thekohser: If you're not put to sleep by it, Jimbo was part of a 2-hour testimony to a Senate subcommittee, regarding... 3 Responses | Other threads
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layoffs
Google's Unkindest Cut: Tech Support
In October, before Google's cost-cutting campaign began in earnest, the company had more than 10,000 contractors, founder Sergey Brin said. In a mid-December SEC filing, it reported only 4,300 temporary workers. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by TedEx: what company needs 24 people at 1 location to fix a computer?! more » | Other threads
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war is hell
War Hits Second Life!
Why doesn't anyone ever write about the real victims of the current war in Gaza? That's right, the losers and freaks of Second Life. More »
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By Pareene
Comment by Valiant Westland: Which "Losers & Freaks were you specifically referring to? Were they the employees of one of the more than 7 Responses | Other threads
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death of print
Google Boss to Newspapers: No Bailout
Everyone wants a sugar daddy to save them. Wall Street has found one in Washington. But the newspaper industry has been batting its eyes in the direction of Mountain View, Calif., home of Google. Ha! More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by CodePink: Um, this man resembles a mentally challenged adult who likes doing that fast hand moving thing when he gets excited.... 8 Responses | Other threads
- Tuesday - January 6, 2009
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geek love
Google Billionaire Ex-Wife's Revenge Wedding
What did the ex-wife of Google executive Omid Kordestani (net worth: $2.2 billion) do after getting dumped for a younger woman? She hooked up with a doctor and hired Julio Iglesias as her wedding singer. More » -
death of print
Forbes.com, Magazine United at Last by Layoffs
We hear Forbes, the fussily conservative business magazine, is laying off Web and print staff today, and merging the surviving editors and writers into a single newsroom. It only took them a decade. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Lena Potapova: Hm, so? What if it is a game adults are playing to trick other adults into thinking that there IS a... more » | Other threads
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fake trends
The Sick Internet Joke About 9/11: ✈ ▌▌
An airplane flies into two vertical objects: For many ordinary New Yorkers, it's a horrible, still-living memory. For Internet commenters, it's absolutely hilarious. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Well, it certainly merits the echo chambering you so neatly provided it with. I like your stuff, Owen. Really, I 10 Responses | Other threads
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macworld 2009
Hackers Post Faked Report of Steve Jobs's Death
MacRumors, one of the many sites which cover Apple's annual Macworld product launches, has had its live coverage infiltrated, with someone adding the false news of Steve Jobs's death to the blow-by-blow reports. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by OMG! Ponies!: Maybe it would have helped if people believed the prank. At 10:30, AAPL was at $97.17. At 3:30, after the 3 Responses | Other threads
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livejournal
The Russian Bear Slashes a Social Network
The bubble in social networking has burst, decisively. LiveJournal, the San Francisco-based arm of Sup, a Russian Internet startup, has cut 12 of 28 U.S. employees — and offered them no severance, we're told.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by RevHalofan: How do I archive my blogs over there somewhere else? This is like mom throwing my diary in the fireplace,... 9 Responses | Other threads
- Monday - January 5, 2009
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public relations
How Steve Jobs Turned CNBC Into Apple Touts
First clip: A CNBC reporter dishes outsidery snark about Apple's supposedly botched iPhone launch. Second clip: CNBC's Silicon Valley bureau chief guzzles the Apple Kool-Aid. Is this the same network?
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by ADismalScience: So wait - Gizmodo throws up a post on Job. Today, we find out that the report gets a 6 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Meg Whitman Now More Retired from eBay Than Ever
The famously frumpy former CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman, is veering closer to entering California's governor 2010 race, quitting the boards of Procter & Gamble, eBay, and Dreamworks Animation SKG.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Pinekatz: Oh ick. I'll bet my last nickel she has no chance whatsoever of winning the governor's seat of California. But I 2 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
CNBC Asks If Steve Jobs Has PMS
Having softpedaled rumors of Steve Jobs's failing health, CNBC is falling over itself to catch up to the story — with embarrassing results.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Curves: This insults not only Mr. Jobs, but women as well. I have never seen a situation so lacking in sensitivity... 10 Responses | Other threads
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censorship
Why Facebook Won't Bring Peace to the Middle East
Facebook, which claims its goal is to let users share their lives. has been accused of censoring posts about the fighting in Gaza. So much for Mark Zuckerberg's dreams of breaking down global barriers.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Almostbanned: I don't see how this is an issue. Facebook is a private company, and can 'censor', delete, or ban whatever... 6 Responses | Other threads
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hackers
Twitter Hacking Epidemic Claims Britney Spears, Barack Obama
Whats going on with Twitter? First Fox News gets hacked, then Britney Spears. Is no one safe from this epidemic?
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by hamburgerhotdog: julia allison's twitter: please god make it happen. 4 Responses | Other threads
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hackers
Fox News Twitter Hacked By Bill O'Reilly
This is currently the lead post on the official Fox News Twitter page. Hackers are cool again.
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By Hamilton Nolan
Comment by WhereAreTheChips?: Oh I get it; "gay" is the most insulting and degrading thing someone can be labeled, right? 18 Responses | Other threads
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apple
Steve Jobs Confesses: Too Sick to Work
If you just look at how thin he is, you'd know it. But now Steve Jobs himself has admitted that his declining health is keeping him from taking the Macworld stage tomorrow.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by dogcat: Isn't it funny that Jobs and Wozniak both have weight problems, albeit in opposite directions... 7 Responses | Other threads
- Sunday - January 4, 2009
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synergy
Becoming A Brand: Pointless
One of the biggest brand-called-you practitioners is calling the whole notion into question. Tech pundit Sarah Lacy publishes in four or five media and wonders what the point is. More »
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By Ryan Tate
Comment by SpeedingUptoStop: I'm calling Brand Bullshit. My favorite DJ, A-Trak, has a twitter, blog, myspace, record label blog, occasional fader blog, youtube,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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startups
Why Halsey Minor Can't Have Nice Things
Dotcom mogul Halsey Minor, the CNET founder, has spent freely on real estate, artwork, and startups. He's having trouble keeping them all. The latest bauble to run aground: San Francisco magazine publisher 8020 Media. More »
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by TroisFilles: Surely Halsey Minor is a constellation and not name? 1 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
How Long Will the Greatest Depression Be?
When does a recession turn into a depression? When economists start getting fired! Since the experts can't even agree on how long this downturn will last, let's hope that starts happening soon.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: once i started thinking of the typical economist quoted in the wall street journal as simply a type of hired 8 Responses | Other threads
- Saturday - January 3, 2009
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failanthropy
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Almost Out of a Job
Imagine an online encyclopedia anyone can edit — and no one can run. With the calendar running out on 2008, Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia's sleaze-drenched cofounder, nearly lost his seat on the board. Who's in charge here?
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by At The Ivar: I didn't know Canada has Pop Culture. 10 Responses | Other threads
- Tuesday - December 30, 2008
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google
Marissa Mayer's 2009 Resolution: Leave Google
What will Google be like without Marissa Mayer, the glamour nerd whose goofy laugh so neatly captures the search engine's adolescent awkwardness? We'll know soon. We hear the company's 19th employee is planning her goodbye.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by nirreskeya: OK, I've only ever read about this laugh, so I played the clip. Please tell me these are faked 5 Responses | Other threads
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exits
Why It's Time for Steve Jobs and Apple to Split
Is Steve Jobs dying? Larry Ellison thinks so — the prospect reportedly moved the Oracle CEO to tears. A Gizmodo source thinks his "health is rapidly declining." For Apple, it could be good news.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by OMG! Ponies!: I just think it's great how everyone is dumping on Jesus Diaz as of course. Jim Goldman is off in Jersey,... 9 Responses | Other threads
- Monday - December 29, 2008
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kevin rose
Digg Founder Wants to Date Jennifer Aniston
Kevin Rose, the boyish founder of Digg, a testosterone-soaked news-discussion site, has resolved to "date someone seriously" in 2009. Specifically, he plans to woo Marley & Me star Jennifer Aniston.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Monsignor Xtravagante D'ouchestache: why not? she is lonely and desperate, apparently 9 Responses | Other threads
- Saturday - December 27, 2008
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comebacks
FuckedCompany Founder to Launch "Kaplan Index" Site
Since the Panic of '08 started nailing Silicon Valley startups, people have been begging Philip Kaplan to restart his FuckedCompany website. But Kaplan doesn't want a second dose of dotcom doom.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by ianmac47: Its not like there is dearth of fucked companies to write about in the past year, and 2009 it probably 3 Responses | Other threads
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Inaugural Cash
Google Execs Pay $150,000 for Obama Bash
It's Google's presidency. We're just watching it. Six Google executives, including CEO Eric Schmidt and cofounder Larry Page, have donated $25,000 apiece to fund President Barack Obama's swearing-in party.
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By Owen Thomas
Comment by Goose Spruce: First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the president. 1 Responses | Other threads
- Friday - December 26, 2008
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