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Facebook NSFW! Julia Allison and other pics from Randi Zuckerberg's Vegas bachelorette
Can you imagine a photo op that Julia Allison wouldn't attend? What happens in Vegas goes instantly to Valleywag, Allison knows, and so she flew to Las Vegas to attend Randi Zuckerberg's bachelorette party. Zuckerberg, whose wig-and-sunglasses disguise did not deter the Web's paparazzi, is a budding Web video star, Facebook's marketing director, and, unlike younger brother Mark, an actual Harvard graduate. In what's surely a first, Allison, the tech-obsessed TV personality, managed not to hog the camera; she's in only one of the shots. Facebook's Meagan Marks also appears sporting what looks like a freshly acquired head wound. A slip and fall on the dance floor? Our informants are investigating. In the meantime, enjoy the evidence of Zuckerberg's bacchanal. A warning: If plastic sex toys offend your coworkers, one photo may be unsuitable for office computers. More »
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No, this woman will not take your virginity if you support Net Neutrality
Belgian activist Tania Derveaux is making an offer to virgins: Join her campaign to prevent Internet service providers from favoring some websites with better bandwidth, and she'll have sex with you. The virgin must be "able to provide sufficient evidence that clearly shows he has been defending net neutrality." The bad news: Derveaux is just a attention whore. Her past hoaxes include a promise to give 40,000 blow jobs in return for getting elected to Belgium's senate, and a still-ongoing suicide countdown. Still, we appreciate Derveaux's postmodern sensibilities. Check out the "General Requirements and Rules of Conduct," for her "Don't stay a virgin campaign," copied below. My favorite part: "Tania is not responsible for any genital injury that the applicant may suffer." After you read it, you may conclude that it's easier to build your own network than complain about how Comcast and AT&T run theirs. More »
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Details of Randi Zuckerberg's bachelorette party in Vegas
We hear that friends of Randi Zuckerberg, better known as nerd chanteuse Randi Jayne, are surprising the Facebook marketer with a bachelorette party in Las Vegas this weekend. The place: the Hard Rock Hotel, where they've secured two suites. (Zuckerberg is set to wed Brent Tworetzky, an associate at Shasta Ventures, in May.) The bacchanalia's expected to last all weekend, including a dinner at Tao and a night out at Rain. Who's going? More »
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Why is Yahoo cofounder David Filo getting hit by a ball? Faceball, that's why!
Let Google and Facebook play ultimate frisbee. Yahoos like balls, and they like them in the face. Their game is called Faceball. How it works: Two players sit in chairs ten feet apart and take turns throwing inflated beach balls at each other's faces. One point per facial, and no ducking. This goes on for five rounds. John Allspaw and Dunstan Orchard developed Faceball in April 2007 and ever since, Yahoos — from CEO Jerry Yang on down — have loved it. When it came time to plan the launch of Flickr Video, there was little debate as to what to do. A Faceball tournament was held on April 9, 2008. In the picture above is your winner, cofounder David Filo. Below, a video (on Vimeo, not Flickr, oddly) from Faceball creators Allspaw and Orchard describing their game, as well as more photos (on Flickr) from the tournament. More »
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Randi Zuckerberg takes Manhattan (and our hearts)
Randi Jayne Zuckerberg, the nerd chanteuse and sister of Facebook CEO Mark, visited the fair island of Manhattan last week and frankly, we'll never be the same. Zuckerberg — sorry boys, she's planning to wed in May — came to town with her mother. Notorious notoriety-possessor Julia Allison roped Zuckerberg into a meal — and one of her lip-sync videos. We haven't seen the video yet, but we're hoping wantrepreneur Allison was smart enough to hand over creative control to the vastly more talented Zuckerberg. She's excellent at show tunes. Stills from the shoot are below. More »
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Robert Scoble went on a tear yesterday, posting more than 200 Twitter messages within the span of a few hours. The logorrheic explosion came as he had a "group conversation" with his Twitter followers. Not all were impressed. "Well, I've tormented Twitter enough today. About 200 people have unfollowed." Don't worry, Bobby. I'm sticking around — for now, anyway. Though I'm starting to think that woman at Whole Foods who found Twitter "boring" might have been right. See an excerpt of Scoble's Twitters below, and then share your opinion in our poll.
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Scoble text-message rampage leaves Twitter users numb
Robert Scoble went on a tear yesterday, posting more than 200 Twitter messages within the span of a few hours. The logorrheic explosion came as he had a "group conversation" with his Twitter followers. Not all were impressed. "Well, I've tormented Twitter enough today. About 200 people have unfollowed." Don't worry, Bobby. I'm sticking around — for now, anyway. Though I'm starting to think that woman at Whole Foods who found Twitter "boring" might have been right. See an excerpt of Scoble's Twitters below, and then share your opinion in our poll.
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Page, Branson, Wales and Blair fuel up private jets for more green getaways
Earlier this month, Virgin's Richard Branson hosted Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and his wealthier coevals on Necker Island for a discussion on global warming. The beach party seemed to be held mostly for the benefit of a sun-satiated New York Times reporter. But, between sips of pinot grigio, Branson and his tanning friends confirmed that yes, they will consider holding another such confab again in the future. You don't see plebes in Priuses saving the world, do you? Write your best caption in the comments.
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Scoble spots a "fun shirt at SXSW"
Back in Austin, egoblogger Robert Scoble spotted Internet marketing consultant Stephanie Agresta at BlogHaus. He took one photo, then a second, close-up shot. Anyone want to take bets on Maryam Scoble attending SXSW next year? (Photo by Robert Scoble)
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Ryan Allis, the "b" in "b-boy" doesn't stand for "business"
Preternaturally grandiose iContact founder Ryan Allis should probably stick to selling email marketing tools, as his toprock is nonexistent and his power moves cheesier than Ricky Schroder's. That wack mess may play in Denver, where the 23-year-old Allis was visiting a college on an "extreme entrepreneurship tour," but he should think twice before trying to bring it in the Yay Area, lest he get served. More »
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Average SXSW partier blows a 0.097
"What are you blowing?" Wired's Megan McCarthy asked blip.tv's Charles Hope the other night, offering him the chance to take a breathalyser test. His slightly puzzling answer: "HOT." Natalie Villalobos, a community manager from the Bay area answered: "Mostly boys." McCarthy polled five others as well, who actually blew into the damn thing. Their levels ranged from sober-dober (0.00) to "heyyyyI'm in Aushtin?hokeedohkee" (0.25).
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Wired reminds you the good-looking people in Austin are actors
Including portaits and thumbnail sketches, Wired's Megan McCarthy posted on the "Faces of SXSW: Geeks and Film Freaks." Read it and you'll discover that venture capitalist David Hornik uses both Twitter and Pownce. You'll learn that MyToons founder Jessica Beers's dream job is being the MyToons founder. And, taking a close look at the portraits, you'll remember why you stayed home.
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David Hornik is a secretive sort; the venture capitalist tried (and failed) to keep his invite-only Lobby conference off the record. Even when he wants to expose himself, he stays guarded. At a SXSW panel where he judged the best of the worst website pitches, Hornik changed from a gold-hued paisley shirt to the VC's blue button-down uniform. Next time, David, skip the white T-shirt. That seems braver. The frame-by-frame strip tease:
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Venture capitalist disrobes in front of titillated SXSW audience
David Hornik is a secretive sort; the venture capitalist tried (and failed) to keep his invite-only Lobby conference off the record. Even when he wants to expose himself, he stays guarded. At a SXSW panel where he judged the best of the worst website pitches, Hornik changed from a gold-hued paisley shirt to the VC's blue button-down uniform. Next time, David, skip the white T-shirt. That seems braver. The frame-by-frame strip tease:
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The Philippe Dauman Jr. playlist
Philippe Dauman Jr., triumphant Googler, entrepreneur, and son of Viacom's CEO, you're our new hero. So we made a playlist for you. Forgive us: We didn't have a password to your music startup, Yuzu, so we used rival Pandora's algorithm to find music about coke, boys, girls, boys and girls, and other things we imagine you like. Please play it this weekend. We'll be thinking of you as we do.More »
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Why Philippe Dauman Jr. is our new hero
I'm a hustler baby, that's what my daddy's made me. The son of Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman gets guff from the likes of Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget for running yet another NYC-hipster online music company on the side from his day job as a "strategic partner development associate" at Google. Don't tell Silicon Alley Insider about the sex and drugs. More »
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Asha already moving on, planning to get geeks gone wild in Miami
Michael Arrington and Meghan Asha aren't on-again, off-again anymore. Sources with intimate knowledge of the situation tell Valleywag that it's unambiguously over. We're confident a man with Arrington's prospects will have no problem moving on. Asha, it seems, already has. More »
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Why is Jordy Mont-Reynaud, the 24-year-old "mobile guy" for social network Bebo, partying in London with strategy director Evan Cohen, marketing VP Ziv Navoth, and two lawyers? Bebo is rumored to be exploring a sale or investment. Did Bebo just score some dollars from a big wireless company?
Bebo execs, lawyers throw down in London
Why is Jordy Mont-Reynaud, the 24-year-old "mobile guy" for social network Bebo, partying in London with strategy director Evan Cohen, marketing VP Ziv Navoth, and two lawyers? Bebo is rumored to be exploring a sale or investment. Did Bebo just score some dollars from a big wireless company?
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