Valleywag
There are relatively few internet industry personalities both powerful enough, and as dorky as the viewing public expects, to make it to NBC's Today Show. To a short list that includes, probably, Craig Newmark of Craigslist, and the Google founders, now add Mark Zuckerberg. The 23-year-old Facebook founder, whose college social network has evolved into a general "social utility" for all ages, seemed broadly at ease. Even when Meredith Vieira, the Today host, cut to his mother and sister, standing by. The one blushworthy moment came at the end, when Vieira appeared to evaluate Zuckerberg's boyfriend potential. (Given one of the Google founders just married, and the other's smitten, the world needs a new internet prince.) "You're low-maintenance, I can see. You really are. You haven't changed, right, with all this money? [There's no money, yet, answered Zuckerberg.] I have a feeling there will be some coming down the pike soon." After the jump, the clip.
The internet's newest prince
There are relatively few internet industry personalities both powerful enough, and as dorky as the viewing public expects, to make it to NBC's Today Show. To a short list that includes, probably, Craig Newmark of Craigslist, and the Google founders, now add Mark Zuckerberg. The 23-year-old Facebook founder, whose college social network has evolved into a general "social utility" for all ages, seemed broadly at ease. Even when Meredith Vieira, the Today host, cut to his mother and sister, standing by. The one blushworthy moment came at the end, when Vieira appeared to evaluate Zuckerberg's boyfriend potential. (Given one of the Google founders just married, and the other's smitten, the world needs a new internet prince.) "You're low-maintenance, I can see. You really are. You haven't changed, right, with all this money? [There's no money, yet, answered Zuckerberg.] I have a feeling there will be some coming down the pike soon." After the jump, the clip.
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7:59 AM on Tue Jun 12 2007
By Nick Denton
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Okay Valleywag, what's with the misplaced adoration of the most obnoxious characters in the Valley? Mark Zuckerberg, Jason Calacanis, Chris Sacca? What's next, a full page expose' and verbal crowning of Larry Ellison?
I'm glad that I sleep and in will never mistakenly turn on one of these morning shows. These hosts make me want to stab my eyes out sometimes. I'm sure they went right to a story about paris after this segment.
In any case, good job Mark! Flip flop pimping aint easy.
@GoogleDawg: Hey, GoogleDawg, if you think Jason Calacanis and Chris Sacca get adoring treatment, you're reading the posts all wrong. Chris Sacca, superhero. Was that not obviously sarcastic?
hey, this just gave me an amazing thought... imagine Zuckerberg hooked up with Marissa Mayer.
can you imagine a more amazing geek power couple?
boggles the mind.
(nickDe u should get nickDo working on this one right away ;)
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