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1. Why Facebook wants to spam your News Feed (5,206 views, 9 comments)
2. Cyber Monday crashes an online-shopping tradition (4,750 views, 12 comments)
3. Temptress of Silicon Valley shuts down useless site (4,683 views, 12 comments)
4. We can't even afford chicken feed (10 comments, 1,452 views)
5. Go forth and network (7 comments, 582 views)
5:00 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
pownce
Temptress of Silicon Valley shuts down useless site
Earlier this year, Leah Culver appeared on the cover of a tech magazine blowing an enormous pink bubble. But the shrill-voiced San Francisco programmer no longer desires fame — even the modest sort afforded Silicon Valley's microcelebrities. The turnabout seems odd, considering how aggressively she once courted notoriety. More »

2:00 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Owen Thomas
5,745 views, 12 comments

Most discussed SFJoe: I'm going to see how many times I can drop the phrase, "relentless technosexuality" into everyday conversation. I may even more »
censorship
Google's censors really sorry about violating freedom of speech
If a YouTube video gets yanked, if a Blogger blog gets deleted, if a website disappears from Google's search results, chances are Google lawyer Nicole Wong had something to do with it. Wong has kept a low profile, aside from the occasional post on Google's official blog, but after a profile in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, it's likely she'll be hearing more pleas than ever from frustrated users whose works have vanished from Google's sprawling Web empire. More »

12:40 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Owen Thomas
2,580 views, 4 comments

Latest by albokay: wow I thought that was a pic of a dude. Whoops. more »
Recession officially a year old What, now they tell us? A recession is not a recession until the number-driven meritocrats of the National Bureau of Economic Research declare it to be one. And now they have. The current recession actually began a year ago, in December 2007. The past 11 months? Blissful ignorance. [MarketWatch]

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e-commerce
Cyber Monday crashes an online-shopping tradition
As white-collar workers return desultorily to their desk jobs, they waste time by shopping online. To capitalize on this, a group of online retailers invented "Cyber Monday," a day of Internet discounts to match Black Friday's in-store deals. You'd think that the planned traffic from such a staged event would go off smoothly. But you'd be wrong. More »

10:20 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Owen Thomas
4,983 views, 12 comments

Most discussed Itsjustcatnip: But it's 40% off boxed DVD sets at Borders! And it doesn't work! more »
meltdowns
We can't even afford chicken feed
The recession has an upside, right? As consumers cut back, austerity trend pieces told us chicken was supposed to supplant beef as what's for dinner. But Pilgrim's Pride, the large poultry producer, has gone bankrupt right after Thanksgiving. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Owen Thomas
1,517 views, 10 comments

social networks
Why Facebook wants to spam your News Feed
Social networks have a lifecycle: They start with a small core of early adopters, swell as mainstream users get pulled in by their friends, and then see growth taper off as people get turned off by spam. That's why Friendster is forgotten and why MySpace is looking increasingly stagnant. The price for reaching an audience advertisers care about seems to be a site users can't stand. Facebook, however, isn't following the fashionable trend. More »

9:00 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Owen Thomas
5,484 views, 9 comments

Most discussed Migrant Blogger: Wow, this is, like, a real article. more »
valleywag calendar
Go forth and network

Now that the calendar is walking out of your life, here is a quick and dirty guide to how you can stay up to date on tech: More »

7:30 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Adriana Nunez
624 views, 7 comments
we read twitter so you don't have to
On Mumbai tragedy, Twitter proves useful in its uselessness
Can't stand CNN? Don't want to keep Googling for news? Pop open a browser window and leave a Twitter search for "mumbai" running. People are posting photo links and group-sulking, rather than the usual sort of "if only they had used Twitter more in Mumbai, none of this would have happened" chatter. You can always go to Poynter for that stuff.

11:17 AM on Fri Nov 28 2008
By Paul Boutin
2,247 views, 17 comments

Most discussed notsogreatsatan: i know what percentage of craigmisches didn't know that Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay 5 minutes prior to posting more »
jason calacanis
Mahalo motormouth to launch mystery product in December
I'm taking guesses now. What's "Project A," the seekrit product being talked up by Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis on his private mailing list? A recap of recent events: He launched a human-powered news feed at a time most companies were planning layoffs. After that, he performed a layoff, then trolled for new engineers to hire. Why do I like the often-blustery Calacanis? Because when I briefly worked for him as an Engadget stringer, I saw his approach to running a startup: Operate the business on a shoestring, but splurge on little things to make employees feel spoiled — a second monitor, a killer espresso machine, free dinners at places the staff can't afford. Don't hate him because he's rich. He always picks up the check. Anyway, here's his vague product pre-announcement: More »

10:13 AM on Fri Nov 28 2008
By Paul Boutin
2,775 views, 10 comments

Most discussed seanpercival: Paul anyone you havn't blogged for? Perks are nice but I'd rather buy my own dinners. Less requirement to "put out" more »

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