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Why work at Facebook? "Pre-IPO" is the right answer


Sarah Meyers, Valleywag's new videographer, attended Facebook's Lunch 2.0 happy hour and asked Facebookers and other developers what the buzz was all about. She cut through the hype to get the real answer on why Facebook's so hot — the long-rumored IPO, of course. More »

2:51 PM on Thu Aug 2 2007
By Owen Thomas
3,674 views, 14 comments

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MySpace is "hott" for Hillary, while Facebook is just hungry


So MySpace sent Valleywag a press release this morning with lots of exclamation points — and two misspellings in the subject line alone. You've got to hand it to MySpace's PR team: They're practically as one with their demographic. The topic? "Hott4Hill," a lesbian-crush video about Hillary Clinton. Already sounding stupid, right? But here's where the attempt at publicity got downright idiotic. More »

9:39 AM on Fri Jul 20 2007
By Owen Thomas
5,095 views, 6 comments

Kara Swisher talks to VC Roelof "Rudy" Botha, sneaks in her camera for a quick tour of the Sequoia Capital lobby. [All Things D]

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Why PodTech isn't a real media network

NICK DOUGLAS — PodTech.net, one of Silicon Valley's most-hyped video networks, is fake. How do you spot a fake company? First observe a real one. A media network needs content, an audience, deals, a plan, and momentum. In all of these, PodTech is deficient. More »

3:42 PM on Tue May 8 2007
By Nick Douglas
2,176 views, 16 comments

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Vlog Hot: Boys Semifinals Heat 2

And for today's final semifinal in the Vlog Hot reader poll, here's your last serving of man-meat. Voting will run through this week and conclude at noon Eastern time on Sunday, March 11. You can vote in all heats once per day by clearing browser cookies from polls.gawker.com. In this installment, your choices are Ron Richards, Pedro Andrade, Chad Ruble, and Eric Rey. After the jump, crown your prince. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Chris Mohney
5,551 views, 1 comment

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Vlog Hot: Babes Semifinals Heat 2

Wrapping up the fair-sex semifinal side of our Vlog Hot reader poll, here are the last four females. Voting will run through this week and conclude at noon Eastern time on Sunday, March 11. You can vote in all heats once per day by clearing browser cookies from polls.gawker.com. This course of the menu includes Aida Mollenkamp, Kristin Reilly, Veronica Belmont, and Maria Sansone. Choose your future spouse after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Chris Mohney
3,016 views, Comment

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Vlog Hot: Boys Semifinals Heat 1

Continuing the semifinals in our Vlog Hot reader poll, here's the first log cabin full of hearty male specimens. Voting will run through this week and conclude at noon Eastern time on Sunday, March 11. You can vote in all heats once per day by clearing browser cookies from polls.gawker.com. In this heat, enjoy Kevin Nalts, Gary Vaynerchuk, Josh Shipp, and Jonathan London. Vote for your bestie after the jump. More »

11:00 AM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Chris Mohney
575 views, 4 comments

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Vlog Hot: Babes Semifinals Heat 1

The first 16 heats of the Vlog Hot reader poll have concluded, so it's time for the semifinals — four heats of the top vote-getters (two heats of ladies, two heats of gents). Voting will run through this week and conclude at noon Eastern time on Sunday, March 11. You can vote in all heats once per day by clearing browser cookies from polls.gawker.com. The four semifinal heats will be announced throughout today. In this first heat of womens, we have Katrin Bauerfeind, Christine Gambito, Joanne Colan, and Adriana Gascoigne. Hit it after the jump. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Chris Mohney
10,193 views, 89 comments

Latest by jnovais2: This site is a fake more »

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Vlog Hot: Last chance to vote

Voting in the first round of our Vlog Hot poll ends Sunday, March 4, at noon Eastern time. We've had a few shifts in the close races, but remember you can keep voting to support your vlog-crush. Vote once per day by clearing out your browser's cookies (specifically, the cookies from polls.gawker.com). Many of the (ostensibly) most popular vloggers are far behind due to devoted grassroots campaigns from the up-and-comers, so the field remains open. Semifinal rounds will open Monday, March 5. After the jump, a complete list of heats, contestants, and current vote leaders. More »

11:00 AM on Fri Mar 2 2007
By Chris Mohney
3,581 views, Comment

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The race to roll-up video content

We obviously spoke too soon when calling video tech jobs the object of the online video gold rush. Content deals are where it's at. Big fish like Viacom are going to Joost, while singing their own praises in terms of pushing internal video. Joost in turn is pursuing moderate players like JumpTV. Not to be outdone, Google has signed up the BBC for Youtube, even while it pursues a host of littler deals (and we enjoy how the New York Times likens the NBA to a "smaller media company"). So if you have some video content lying around that no one is bothering to pirate anyway, why not cash in with a little Youtube money? It's a seller's market, at least for the next 30 days or so.

10:00 AM on Fri Mar 2 2007
By Chris Mohney
435 views, Comment

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Metacafe gets a little porny

A reader points out that video sharing site Metacafe — fresh from fruitless acquisition negotiations with Yahoo and bringing in a new CEO — seems to be showcasing more racy videos on the homepage. The "highest rated" clips often contain a scattering of cheesecake softporn or topless amateur video, and many are little more than slideshows advertising for nekkid sites (such as "Beach Girl Video"). All of which happily scroll by despite the ostensible "family filter" in place. Definitely one of the 25 startups to watch.

7:20 AM on Fri Mar 2 2007
By Chris Mohney
5,147 views, Comment

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Joost signs deal for JumpTV content

A love-letter to Joost in Time notes that the imminent video site has inked a deal with international net-TV distributor JumpTV. Brought to you by the dudes behind Kazaa and Skype, Joost is aiming high content-wise, having already secured agreements with Viacom among others. Joost's model of premium-video only doesn't necessarily make it a Youtube-killer as Time would have you believe, but it's gaining ground with big-time corporate content owners and advertisers. Plus, this new deal gives you another way to watch Al Jazeera in the States.

10:00 AM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Chris Mohney
754 views, 1 comment

Latest by shmooth: Al Jazeera is the best news station in the world, period. more »

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Kemble Scott's SoMa

Kemble Scott — the pen name of onetime TV news director and now journalist-editor-author Scott James — is promoting his book, SoMa, by way of a series of Youtube videos. For a book supposedly chronicling the seedy side of San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, the clips are disappointingly tame, and the subdued PBS style isn't helping. Where are the "crystal meth scenes vetted by real-life addicts to ensure accuracy"?

6:40 AM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Chris Mohney
298 views, Comment

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Vlog Hot: Votes, close races, and upsets

Voting for the Vlog Hot video blogger hotness poll continues through this weekend; polls will close at noon Eastern time on Sunday, March 4. Semifinals will launch the following Monday. Many thousands of votes have already tallied, but note that even wide margins should be no deterrent, as everyone can vote once per day in all contests (just delete cookies from your browser, or specifically, delete cookies from polls.gawker.com, to vote anew daily). So energize your base and get out the vote. Several surprises in the making — popular kids Amanda Congdon and Ze Frank are getting trounced, for example. After the jump, a complete index of all open races and contestants, with the current favorite (as of this writing) highlighted in bold for each heat. More »

11:00 AM on Wed Feb 28 2007
By Chris Mohney
2,806 views, 2 comments

Latest by egoboss: i prefer the radio for news and commentary. i have a great face for the radio. more »

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Vlog Hot: Wildcard Boys Heat 4

And THIS, for real now, is the last heat. Jesus Christ, there's a lot people out there with time on their hands. Not that we don't fully support everything you do. But next time we'll just flip a coin. In this last incarnation of hotness, pick your fave from Kevin Nalts, Chuck Olsen, Schlomo Rabinowitz, Christopher Witecki, and Peter Zottolo. Do it, after the jump. More »

6:00 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Chris Mohney
6,034 views, 6 comments

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Vlog Hot: Wildcard Babes Heat 2

Here at last is the last school of female fish, swimming their vloggy way to you for evaluation. (Sorry, it's been a very long day.) On the buffet are Jacqulyn Joy, Mary Matthews, Aida Mollenkamp, Uta Ritke, and Eva Sollberger. They await your vote after the jump. More »

5:38 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Chris Mohney
6,352 views, 1 comment

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Vlog Hot: Wildcard Boys Heat 3

There's light at the end of the tunnel, but not before you render an opinion on another crop of aspiring videoblogging he-men. Well, okay, there's one more round of men after this, but really, that will be it. Promise. Don't hold that against Greg Rose, Gabe Mac, Rick Rey, Chris Ritke, and Gary Vaynerchuk. They have every right to be here, and are, after the jump, where they await your vote. More »

5:07 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Chris Mohney
3,096 views, Comment

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Vlog Hot: Wildcard Babes Heat 1

Eventually, even the womenfolk defy easy categories. Hence, the first of two catchall girly rounds to polish off this excessive day of polling. Herein are Brookers, Christine, Ximena Falla, Randi Jayne, Jenny Lee, and Sarah Meyers. Find their vote-holes after the jump. More »

4:49 PM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Chris Mohney
13,943 views, 7 comments

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