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West Side Story
West Bay Story: The Google-Yahoo rumble
9:00 P.M. Under Route 101.
It is nightfall. The almost-silhouetted gangs come in from separate sides: climbing over the fences or crawling through holes in the walls. There is silence as they fan out on opposite sides of the cleared space. Then one of the Yahoos' Sidekicks rings, and they really have to take this call, so everyone waits and a few Googlers check in on Dodgeball. More » -
Dean Kamen
Unintended consequences of geek fame
The Washington Post and "don't call me the Segway inventor" Dean Kamen want geeks to be famous. Rather than letting creative geniuses get all the glory for their piddly "Oscars" and their "works of timeless art," the Post and Kamen want kids to worship real role models like the Google guys and YouTube founders. More » -
Digg
Remainders: It's New Year's in July
- Batting .000 on his New Year's predictions, Firefox developer Blake Ross rushes out a second batch:
Citizen journalism will finally topple Old Media, ushering in a remarkable new age of incisive journalism—"That Dude Across the Street Walks His Dog;" "Local Mail Arrives Ten Minutes Past 4." Illegal immigrants will protest the discriminatory name, forcing the blogosphere to rechristen the new model "Asscasting," short for "Broadcasting while sitting on my ass, which will never leave this chair."
- Batting .000 on his New Year's predictions, Firefox developer Blake Ross rushes out a second batch:
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Veoh
Why Veoh pulled the plug on porn
Video sites like YouTube and Google Video are sloppy about allowing TV shows and other copyrighted material on their sites — and we all thank them for that — but take a hard line against anything R-rated. Now we know why. More » -
Confonz
ConFonz [CENSORED]s a [CENSORED] up the [CENSORED]
Valleywag abhors censorship. But it also abhors looking like a [CENSORED] that just [CENSORED]ed two double-D [CENSORED]s. The latest Conference Fonzie report belongs on "The Aristocrats" more than it does on this blog, so enjoy ConFonz's, erm, colorful metaphors as he describes the MI6 Conference. More » -
Marissa Mayer
Valleyspeak translated: Marissa Mayer herds pumas
Google's most public VP occasionally slips beyond even the most creative interpreter's grasp. But in Marissa Mayer's latest interview in BusinessWeek, her message is clear — once it's translated from Valleyspeak. More » -
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Clips
Least coherent business plan of the night
If the last video clip of Hawaiian excess in New York's Silicon Alley didn't convince you there's a bubble, maybe this clip from the same party will win you over. The interviewer labels this the "least coherent business plan" — which shows he's never walked through Palo Alto. "Seriously," he says, "this kid has a startup (but no funding, yet, thank god)." More » -
Clips
ShopWiki's bacchanalian festival of dot-com excess
Hula dancers! Blue vibrators! A whole roast pig! Last night's Silicon Alley Luau held by NYC startup ShopWiki tells it like it is: the bubble's back and we're all getting leied! More » -
Netscape
All this Netscape mockery is mean-spirited, but it sure is fun
AOL switched Netscape.com to the new edition (the one we don't like) made by Weblogs, Inc. president Jason Calacanis and his team. One of the top stories: More » -
How-to
So you need to defame your enemies!
You tried fair competition. You tried fake friendliness. Sucker. The only way you'll take your enemies down is an all-out smear campaign. Don't make it sloppy. Unless you follow the dictims of dishonor, your tactics will backfire like a Tijuana burrito-eating contest. Besmirch by the rules: More »
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