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more about #dodgeball more comments → Figaro: Foursquare sucks. I tried it on my iPhone and never used it. It's just not very useful. I see why Google killed it.. it's DOA. more » Caroline McCarthy: TEAM CROWLEY more » FaceMelter: "...rapidly being installed on iPhones across the city..." Numbers please, because that is some bullshit. OK ... the beef: 1) This app already failed.... more » bluebears: Naveen S. recommends... make out in the glass elevators at hilton times square! Well who wouldn't want that hot tip? more » BadUncle: I hope they make it. I genuinely miss Dodgeball. more » Fawn Liebowitz: What the hell is that green thing on his wrist? more » ZiggyStardust: Owen, there's always a source that will steer you the wrong way, as you doubt no doubt know by now. If this is the same source as last time (which I'm... more » Anthony De Rosa: Gawker checks facts? more » MrInBetween: Carr does not have a Timesman vibe. He does give off the vibe of a dude who has been sleeping under a bridge since the mid-90s. more » ZiggyStardust: Interesting how this is now off the Gawker site, hmmm. I call 'shenanigans' on this one-- tis inaccurate. more » Lux Alptraum: Aw, and to think I remember when Harry first moved to New York! more » lobstr: I always hated the pricks who tried to pull those tiny tim moves .. more » BrianVan: Owen, of "Dodgeball deserved to die" fame - are you still getting your rocks off on making death announcements for startups? Your narrative seems to m... more » Martin May: If that's really true (which I doubt, because the tech behind this stuff is relatively simple, it's the idea and UX that counts), Dennis and Naveen an... more » hamburgerhotdog: Is the whole point of being "cool" in NYC finding stuff other people don't know about and keeping it that way so they don't ruin it for you? more » -
#hype
Even Foursquare's Hype is Recycled from Dodgeball
After Google bought Dodgeball from him and shut it down, New York entrepreneur Dennis Crowley knocked off his own idea to create Foursquare, a new friend-finding app. The coverage likewise feels familiar. More » -
#journalismism
Foursquare Founder Tells Two Tales About Filched Dodgeball Code
Too busy partying in Austin, Dennis Crowley never replied to our questions about whether Foursquare was built on code owned by Google. He's denied it to other press, but we hear he's telling buddies otherwise. More » -
#videuhoh
New York Times Writer Learns about 'Internets' at SXSW
In the '90s, the Web cognoscenti joked about doing crack. But New York Times columnist David Carr actually did crack! Which might explain his befuddlement in this clip from the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin. More » -
#scandal
Is the New Foursquare Too Much Like the Old Dodgeball for Google?
Even though Google killed Dodgeball, Dennis Crowley reassured the socially inept that they'd still be able to find their friends at bars with his newly launched Foursquare. One problem: it may not be his. More » -
#startups
Dodgeball, Overhyped and Underused, Deserved to Die
Google has axed six services, from Google Video uploads to a shopping-catalog search. But none has sparked more outrage than the closure of Dodgeball.com. Dennis Crowley, the friend-locating service's twentysomething founder, is miffed. More » -
