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    Image of Jackson West Jackson West
    04/30/09

    In reply to Google's Still Got a Crush on Flickr, How Cute!
    "And no surprise that Henderson's playing hard to get."


    I see what you did there! Har.

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    Image of sample032 sample032
    04/30/09

    In reply to Google's Still Got a Crush on Flickr, How Cute!
    If I were Google, I wouldn't worry about competing with a product from a dying company that doesn't make any money, though I have to admit, this profitless arms race between Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and occasionally Apple over worthless page impressions is fun to watch.
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    Image of macbeach macbeach
    04/30/09

    @sample032: Yes, one wonders if there is a least a slim chance that they could ALL lose somehow.
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    Image of macbeach macbeach
    04/30/09

    In reply to Google's Still Got a Crush on Flickr, How Cute!
    Everything Yahoo does kind of sucks eventually. They either don't have the resources or don't deploy the resources that are needed to live up to their grand plans and by the time users notice the grand planners are off working on the next big thing. Of course by now many of the grand planners are probably interviewing.
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    Image of tawnie tawnie
    04/24/09

    In reply to MySpace Job Is Sweet Revenge for Ex-Facebook Exec
    Hmmm The way Jason Calacanis has been no commenting all week and his list mail was talking about My Space I thought for sure he was taking over. I wonder what happened there?
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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    04/25/09

    @tawnie: You discovered that you are easily taken in by a two-bit, loud-talking Brooklyn hustler? I think that's what happened.
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    Image of Peter Feld Peter Feld
    04/24/09

    In reply to MySpace Job Is Sweet Revenge for Ex-Facebook Exec
    I would have thought MySpace was dead but they have one advantage over a fresh startup in trying to take advantage of Facebook's recent suicide (um, redesign): a lot of people already have accounts, have uploaded pics, etc. All they have to do is clean it up and turn it into Facebook circa March 2009. The music interface is a plus, so is the absence of zombies and ninjas.
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    04/24/09

    @Peter Feld: very good point! it seems as though Facebook was designed to waste your time with as many useless apps as possible.
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    04/24/09

    In reply to MySpace Job Is Sweet Revenge for Ex-Facebook Exec
    I don't know why I haven't killed my MySpace account. It would be great if he rechristened it 'MySpaceBook' just to take a jab.


    I do think however that Myspace's advantage is the music service. It's useful for keeping in touch with bands you like and knowing what their dates are.

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    Image of Awesome X Awesome X
    04/24/09

    In reply to MySpace Job Is Sweet Revenge for Ex-Facebook Exec
    I'd sooner go back to AOL's webmail than start using MySpace again. I'm no Captain Creative, but I can't fathom how MySpace could be useful and attractive.
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    Image of heddahopper heddahopper
    04/22/09

    In reply to Should MySpace Hire the Hero or the Zero?
    watch the rest all fall: Jeff Berman is first. When Miller referenced inspirational leader he was directing that at him. If he tells the McDonald's special sauce song contest story one more time he should be banned from every industry conference. Dani Dudeck should pack up her oversized office and look forward to never working in this industry again, she is the most hated person in PR. I could go right down the list but I don't want to scoop anyone...
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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    04/23/09

    @heddahopper: No, do go on!
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    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    04/22/09

    In reply to Should MySpace Hire the Hero or the Zero?
    Obviously it's possible, but is it common for execs to live in the Bay Area and commute to L.A.?
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    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    04/22/09

    @nirreskeya: Nevermind, I see they have an office in SF.
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    Image of Brandon Black Brandon Black
    04/22/09

    @nirreskeya:


    The SF office is pretty small. The job of the execs would still be in the main office in LA where the majority of the company (~80%) is at.


    But there are actually a number of execs at MySpace who live in SF or Seattle and commute to LA every week. So to answer your question, no it's not uncommon.

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    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    04/23/09

    @Brandon Black: Thanks. Interesting.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    04/22/09

    In reply to Should MySpace Hire the Hero or the Zero?
    The Peter Principle is alive and well though Dr. Peter himself is long dead.
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    Image of Accidental Billionaire Accidental Billionaire
    04/16/09

    In reply to If Facebook Needs Faux-Documentary Recruiting Videos, It's Already Lost
    Hiring actors in the valley play engineers?


    I swear I've seen that guy in a hardcore M-on-M porn cut. Not that I dig that stuff.

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    Image of Figaro Figaro
    04/15/09

    In reply to If Facebook Needs Faux-Documentary Recruiting Videos, It's Already Lost
    Oh wow... they used stock apple loops for music! That Zuck kid is taking his Steve Jobs fascination to new levels.
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    Image of the rzo the rzo
    04/15/09

    In reply to If Facebook Needs Faux-Documentary Recruiting Videos, It's Already Lost
    I went to school with the standing guy in the white t-shirt. Good dude.
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    Image of Accidental Billionaire Accidental Billionaire
    04/15/09

    In reply to If Facebook Needs Faux-Documentary Recruiting Videos, It's Already Lost
    The leverage? When this bubble bursts, these arrogant smega pellets are gonna have doors in their face when they go job hunting.


    I understand that facebook's only true virtue is the "Here, know and it's real" deal, but honestly. Screw these hubristic cunts. Screw its users.


    If we ever get population issues on Earth, Facebook people gotta go.

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    Image of Ha Ha Sound Ha Ha Sound
    04/15/09

    In reply to If Facebook Needs Faux-Documentary Recruiting Videos, It's Already Lost
    I took the Quiz, "Which Internet Startup Should Work For?", and the result was "call a temp agency."
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